The European Group of National Human Rights Institutions was one of four regional networks of
national human rights institutions
A national human rights institution (NHRI) is an independent state-based institution with the responsibility to broadly protect and promote human rights in a given country. The growth of such bodies has been encouraged by the Office of the United ...
within the
International Co-ordinating Committee of NHRIs (the ICC). It has ceased to exist and was superseded by the
European Network of National Human Rights Institutions The European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) is a membership international not-for-profit association (AISBL) under Belgian law. In 2013 it established its Permanent Secretariat in Brussels bringing together National Human Rig ...
(ENNHRI) in 2013.
Until the formal establishment of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions, the European Group co-ordinated joint action by NHRIs across the
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...
region, including by way of conferences and thematic working groups.
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European Network of National Human Rights Institutions The European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) is a membership international not-for-profit association (AISBL) under Belgian law. In 2013 it established its Permanent Secretariat in Brussels bringing together National Human Rig ...
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Asia Pacific Forum
The Asia Pacific Forum (APF) is one of four regional networks of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) within the International Co-ordinating Committee of NHRIs. The APF formerly accredited NHRIs for compliance with the United Nations' Pari ...
of National Human Rights Institutions (APF)
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Network of National Institutions in the Americas
The Network of National Institutions in the Americas is one of four regional groups of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) within the global network, the International Co-ordinating Committee of NHRIs (the ICC). The Americas group, which la ...
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Network of African National Human Rights Institutions
The Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) is one of four regional groupings within the global network, the Global Alliance for National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). NANHRI promotes the establishment of national hum ...
(NANHRI)
References
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Human rights organisations based in Belgium
Supranational unions