Board

The Board is the supreme controlling body of the Danish Institute for Human Rights. The Board lays down guidelines and policy for the Institute's activities, and appoints the Institute's Director. The Board is appointed by the universities of Denmark, the Council for Human Rights in Denmark and Greenland and the employees of the Danish Institute for Human Rights.

Board members

Chairmanship of the Board

• Andreas Kamm, Chairman
• Mette Boye, Vice Chairman

Appointed by universities

• Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Louise Halleskov (Aarhus University)
• Professor, Stine Jørgensen (University of Copenhagen)
• Dr.jur. Professor Birgit Feldtmann  (Aalborg University).
• Vice Dean Lars Grassmé Binderup (University of Southern Denmark).
• Professor (mso), dr. scient. adm and Ph.D., Karin Buhmann (Rector college)
• Deputy Head, Ph.D., Sune Lægaard (Rector college)

Appointed by the Council for Human Rights

• Vice chair, Sif Holst (rep. mandate of disability)
• Team Leader, Asim Latif (rep. mandate of ethnicity)
• International Director, Jonas Vejsager Nøddekær
• Head of Secretariat, Mette Boye
• Director, KVINFO, Henriette Laursen (rep. mandate of equal treatment)

Appointed by the Human Rights Council of Greenland

• Consultant and public defender, Christina Johnson

Appointed by the employees

• Senior Researcher, Steven L.B. Jensen