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Useful information to support people affected by the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

In line with the activities provided by its mandate and considering the human rights-based approach, the Romanian Institute for Human Rights, taking into account the latest developments in the promotion and respect of the rights of persons seeking protection from our state, provides the follo ...more

Launch of ENNHRI Annual Report 2021

In August 2022, ENNHRI launched its 2021 Annual Report. The Report presents the achievements of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions in 2021, bearing in mind that many activities of NHRIs took place in difficult conditions. These achiev ...more

ENNHRI high level webinar “Strengthening human rights accountability at borders”

On July 6, 2022 the Romanian Institute for Human Rights participated in the high-level webinar “Strengthening human rights accountability at borders”.
 
Together, with ENNHRI’s suppo ...more

Round table

On 17 March 2022, RIHR attended a hybrid roundtable (at the Romanian Football Federation and online on the Zoom platform) on "Gender (in)equality in sport". The event was organised by the FILIA Centre together with the Maltese Football Federation, the Norwegian Football Federation, ...more

ENNHRI Statement on respecting and protecting human rights in the current context

The European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) has issued a statement on ensuring that humanitarian law and human rights are respected and protected in the context of the current armed attack on Ukraine. ENNHRI calls for solidarity and cooperation to support the human rig ...more

A new Council of Europe strategy on the rights of the child

On 1 March 2022, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a new strategy on the rights of the child aimed at promoting and protecting the rights of the child in Europe.
 
The new pl ...more

Attendance at the meeting of the Senate Committee on Human Rights

On 25 February 2022, the Romanian Institute for Human Rights attended the emergency meeting organised by the Committee for Human Rights, Equal Opportunities, Cults and Minorities, on the establishment and monitoring of the respect of the rights of persons with asylum or refugee status in Ukra ...more

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The Romanian Institute for Human Rights has established, for reasons of medical safety related to the Coronavirus pandemic, that during the state of alert, the public relations activity will be carried out only by telephone at no. 0783 247 990 and postal (C. A. Rosetti Square, no. 4, ...more

International Roma Day

 
In his message on the occasion of International Roma Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres recalled the horrors of ...more

The role of NHRIs in protecting displaced and stateless persons

On February 16, RIHR participated in the online event themed Protecting displaced and stateless persons: the role and experiences o ...more