Themes and Activities

Civil Society and Networks

Through partnerships with civil society organizations, this program area aims to strengthen the role of civil society and enhance its ability to promote and protect human rights.
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National Human Rights Institutions

Although some were established as early as 1947, National Human Rights Institutions represent a relatively new type of organisation, which operates between the spheres of civil society and government.
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Access to Justice

Access to justice is an essential component within any judicial system. Access should not depend on wealth, status, skin color, gender, religion or ethnicity.
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Academic Cooperation

The vision is to have universities and research institutions in target countries capacitated to function as key academic resource bases for human rights.
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Reform of Law and State

Since the mid-nineteen nineties, DIHR has been engaged in the reform of law and state institutions in countries undergoing major social change.
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Access to Information

Access to information is a basic human right which is fundamental to the development of democracy, good governance and the promotion of popular participation.
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