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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.

Files

Joint NGO submission in connection with Denmark’s mid-term reporting on the implementation of the 2011 UPR recommendations
Rules of procedure of The Danish Council for Human Rights

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 Council 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

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing
The Ministry of Justice
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Authorities

The Danish Independent Police Complaints Authority (DUP)
The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman

Councils and bodies established by the state

The National Council for Children
The Danish Disability Council 
The Council of Socially Vulnerable People
The Danish Centre against Human Trafficking 
The National Council for Integration

Political parties

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

NGO’s

The Danish Bar and Law Society 
Amnesty International Denmark 
Bedre Psykiatri (Better Psychiatry) 
The Joint Council for Child Issues 
Caritas Denmark
Center for Danish Muslim Relations
Danner 
Dansk Folkeoplysnings Samråd (The Danish Adult Education Association) 
The Islamic Society in Denmark 
Danish Women's Society
Danish PEN
The Danish Youth Council 
Danish Deaf Association
Disabled People's Organisations Denmark 
Council of Danish Churches 
Danish Seniors 
Danish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights 
The Jewish Community in Denmark
DIGNITY - Danish Institute Against Torture 
Danish Refugee Council
The Danish Association of Independent Schools
ENAR-Denmark (European Network Against Racism)
Finn Nørgaard Foreningen (Finn Nørgaard Association) 
Danish United Nations Association 
DanChurchAid
Foreningen Far (The Association Dad) 
Foreningen Joan-Søstrene (The Association Joan-Søstrene) 
The Humanist Society 
Intact Denmark
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims
KULU - Women and Development 
The Danish Women's Council 
KVINFO 
Landsorganisation af Kvindekrisecentre (National Organisation of Women's Shelters) 
Levende Menneskerettigheder - Human Rights in Action
LGBT+ Denmark
ActionAid Denmark
Mino Denmark
OASIS 
Oxfam Denmark 
Save the Children Denmark
The National Centre Against Honour-Related Conflicts
Refugees Welcome
Religion & Society 
Retspolitisk Forening (The Legal Affairs Association)
Danish Red Cross
Rådet for Psykisk Sårbare på Arbejdsmarkedet (The Council for Psychosocially Vulnerable on the Labor Market)
Sabaah
Sex & Society 
SOS Racisme Danmark (SOS Racism Denmark) 
UlykkesPatientForeningen (Accident Patient's Association) 
DaneAge