The Council for Human Rights

Denmark's Council for Human Rights is composed of the representatives of a number of civil society organisations and authorities who meet to discuss the undertakings of the Institute.

The Council assess the design and execution of the Danish Institute for Human Rights' activities and may propose new activities to the Board. The Council for Human Rights also appoints six of the Board members.

The Board appoints members of the Board according to a public consultation procedure repeated at least every 4 years. The members are appointed in such a way as to reflect the attitudes of the civil society organisations that engage in human rights activities.

Also read more about the Council in Danish (opens the page on our Danish website in a new tab)

Members of the Council

Ministries

Ministry for Children and Social Affairs
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Authorities

The Danish Independent Police Complaints Authority (DUP)
The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman
The Board of Equal Treatment

Councils

The National Council for Children
The Danish Disability Council (DCH)
Rådet for socialt udsatte (the council for socially marginalised people)

Political parties

The Alternative
Danish People's Party
Red-Green Alliance
The Conservative People's Party
Liberal Alliance
Danish Social-Liberal Party
Social Democratic Party
Socialist People's Party
Venstre - The Liberal Party of Denmark

NGO’s

Children and youth

Børns Vilkår (children's conditions)
The Joint Council for Child Issues in Denmark
Danish Youth Council (DUF)
Save the Children Denmark

Business

Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO)

Ethnic equal treatment

Documentation and Advisory Center on Racial Discrimination (DRC)
The European Network Against Racism (ENAR)

Refugees

Danish Refugee Council
Dan Church Aid (DCA)
HopeNow

Generel

Amnesty International Denmark
Danish Adult Education Association
Danish United Nations Association (UNA Denmark)
Mellemfolkelig Samvirke (a part of the international ActionAid alliance)

Disability

Bedre Psykiatri (better psychiatry, a national association for relatives)
Disabled Peoples Organisations Denmark
UlykkesPatientForeningen (association for accident victims)

International

Oxfam IBIS
KULU - Women and Development
Danish Helsinki Committee on Human Rights

Sexual discrimination etc.

Women's Council in Denmark
KVINFO - Danish Centre for Information on Gender
LGBT Denmark - The Danish National Organisation for Gay Men, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgendered Persons
Sex & Samfund (sex & society is member of IPPF, International Planned Parenthood Federation)

Media/journalists

PEN Denmark
International Media Support (IMS)

Judiciary

Danish Bar and Law Society
Retspolitisk forening (Legal Politics Association)

Social rights

European Anti Poverty Network (EPAN)
Mændenes Hjem (men’s home is a part of WeShelter)
Rådet for Psykisk Sårbare på Arbejdsmarkedet (council for psychologically vulnerable in the labor market)

Torture

DIGNITY - Danish Institute against Torture
IRCT - International Rehabilitation Center for Torture victims
OASIS

Armed conflict

Danish Red Cross

Senior citizens

Danske Seniorer (senior citizens' organization)
Senior Citizens Councils
DaneAge Association

Files

Joint NGO submission in connection with Denmark’s mid-term reporting on the implementation of the 2011 UPR recommendations