ENNHRI - European Network of National Human Rights Institutions

ENNHRI is the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions. We bring together over 40 National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) across wider Europe to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights in the region. NHRIs are independent national bodies with a constitutional or legal mandate to promote and protect human rights.

We support NHRIs by:

• Supporting the establishment and accreditation of NHRIs
• Coordinating the exchange of information and best practice
• Facilitating capacity building and training
• Engaging with regional mechanisms
• Intervening on legal and policy developments at the European level

ENNHRI coordinates cooperation among NHRIs around key thematic areas, particularly ‘Democratic Space and the Rule of Law’, ‘Economic and Social Rights’ and ‘Asylum and Migration’. We also conduct the Human Rights & Conflict Project, which aims to enhance the effectiveness of NHRIs in situations of (post-)conflict in wider Europe.

ENNHRI is one of four regional networks of NHRIs, which together make up the Global Alliance of NHRIs. We are an international not-for-profit association under Belgian law with a Permanent Secretariat based in Brussels.