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Enhancing accountability for sustainable development through human rights

22 May 2020

With the support of the NHRI.EU project, national human rights institutions (NHRIs) from all over the world have been engaging with key human rights issues related to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Human Rights and Covid-19: ‘Build Back Better’

1 May 2020

We are living in times that call for leadership of the responsible and visionary kind. Such leadership is visible in a number of states and the citizens living there are in a better situation because of it. We are also witnessing distinct examples of the opposite.

DIHR enters one-year partnership with Mondi Group

30 April 2020

In November 2019 the DIHR entered into a one-year collaboration agreement with Mondi Group, a leading multinational company in the packaging and paper industry.

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Latest results

Awareness on civil and social rights raised in China

The first educational materials on human rights targeting primary & secondary school children were published in China with support from the Institute.

Chinese prosecutors and lawyers prepared to protect human rights

The Institute has supported human rights training of 15,000 defence lawyers and 2,000 prosecutors.

Increased access to legal aid in Nepal

The Institute has contributed to the establishment of five legal aid centres that provide legal assistance to thousands of Nepalese people.

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We know that local ownership is key to spur sustainable change. The Danish Institute for Human Rights will never work from a ‘one size fits all’ starting point. That is why we work in equal partnerships with local actors to achieve results.

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