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As trilogue negotiations begin on the European Commission’s Omnibus I proposal, the Danish Institute for Human Rights calls on EU policymakers to protect the integrity of the EU’s corporate sustainability framework.

Denmark has announced its support of DKK 25 million for a consortium of Danish organisations: DIGNITY, IMS (International Media Support), and the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Over the next three years, the consortium will partner with Bangladeshi organisations to strengthen human rights, improve access to rehabilitation for survivors of torture and violence, and promote independent media.

Katharina Ó Cathaoir will take on the position on 1 January.

Today – November 4, 2025 – marks the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. This is not only a moment of celebration – it is also a time of historic pressure on the rules-based international order, demanding unequivocal Nordic support.

On 28-30 October, National Human Rights Institutions from Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus gathered in Chișinău to share experiences, discuss challenges and strategies for monitoring, reporting and advocating for the human rights of populations residing in conflict-affected areas.

During a study visit to Copenhagen, the Instance Nationale pour la Prévention de la Torture (INPT) from Tunisia exchanged experiences with the Danish Institute for Human Rights regarding monitoring and protecting the rights of persons deprived of liberty, with particular attention to vulnerable groups.

A delegation of regional representatives of from the Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights visited Danish Institute for Human Rights and Danish civil society organisations to discuss how to protect rights at a local level.

At a roundtable in the European Parliament, Nordic companies voiced their support for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and expressed their concern with the proposed changes to the directive currently being negotiated.

Danish Institute for Human Rights and the National Authority of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) of Colombia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the integration of a human rights approach in environmental licensing in Colombia.

The newly released revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards Exposure Draft delivers significant simplification without sacrificing the overall integrity of the standards, Danish Institute for Human Rights underlines. Further reduction will render the standards un-fit for purpose and a number of technical issues need resolving prior to finalisation.

In a long-awaited advisory opinion on State’s obligations regarding climate change, the International Court of Justice says that failing to meet climate obligations might violate international law. Post-doctoral researcher at Danish Institute for Human Rights, Megan Donald, believes the advisory opinion will be important in holding states accountable for failing to protect human rights from the harmful impacts of climate change.

National Human Rights Institutions report backsliding on rights and rule of law principles in their yearly reports on the state of the rule of law in Europe.

The rapid development of digital technology is creating challenges to the international legal landscape which has become fragmented. In the new project Global Policy and Legal Action, which was launched on 23 June, an expert group will address this by producing a set of global legal principles and guidelines.

During his visit to the Danish Institute for Human Rights, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk highlighted the vital role of National Human Rights Institutions at a pivotal moment for human rights.

During a seminar at Danish Institute for Human Rights, Sirpa Rautio, Director of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency, shared her perspective on how human rights institutions and civil society can act in a changing world order.