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DIHR informs about irregularities appearing in the DIHR economy in the years 1997-2008.

More than 26.000 marginalized and vulnerable people have received legal aid through a DIHR-supported project in Rwanda. Moreover, a national policy for legal aid in Rwanda is gaining headway in a country where the need for access to justice is still massive.

New project aim to fight homophobia in schools. Based on knowledge and experiences among European countries, the goal is to create learning tools for teachers when facing homophobia in schools.

New evaluation rapport concludes that the Human Rights Network ‘CSHRN’ supported by the Danish Institute for Humans Rights (DIHR) has become one of the main human rights umbrella organisations for the promotion of human rights in Afghanistan.

Statement: The Danish Institute for Human Rights expresses deep regret with the ruling in the case against our friend and partner - Ales Bialiatski. 

Tawakkul Karmen from Yemen was among the three female human rights defenders, who received the Nobel Peace Prize for their nonviolent struggle for human rights.

DIHR participated in the mission with ICC Chair to Algeria, 13 to 15 September 2011, to conduct a pre-assessment visit to Algerian NHRI.

The first bi-annual newsletter from the Arab-European Human Rights Dialogue (AEHRD) out now.

In the sixth Arab-European Human Rights Dialogue Conference the participants will focus on on Torture and Rule of Law.

OBITUARY: Our former colleague and Senior Researcher at DIHR has died. Kim was a prominent and critical voice in the Danish debate.

David Kato has paid the ultimate price for his advocacy of the rights of sexual minorities. On January 26 he was brutally beaten to death at his home in Uganda. The DIHR is horrified by the loss and murder of Kato.

According to speakers at a conference on human rights and cultural dialogue, Islam and human rights can work together.

On December 17th DIHR was presented with a mark of honour by the Ministry of Human Rights in Burkina Faso. The prize is awarded for good partnership that has brought about tangible results.

One of the world’s leading researchers in the field of human rights becomes guest professor at The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR). One major focal point is UN’s Millennium Development Goals.

The Danish Institute for Human Rights, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and the Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute invites all interested to a conference on human rights and cultural dialogues.

On November 23rd-25th 2010 The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) facilitated a human rights education workshop with participants from different parts of the world. Humanrights.dk caught up with three of the participants to get their views upon the main challenges regarding human rights in their home countries.

DIHR invites all interested to the launch of a new book on legal aid services and how they contribute to the promoting and protection of human rights.

What is the status of freedom of expression in Europe and the Middle East? An event at the Danish Institute for Human Rights will focus on the issue.

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the other international human rights courts and similar institutions in Africa had their first ever colloquium October 2010 in Arusha, Tanzania. They agreed to work closer together to improve the protection of human rights in Africa. DIHR was co-organiser.