RIHR - Signals


Addressing anti-Muslim hate crimes and the security needs of Muslim communities

On December 8, the Romanian Institute for Human Rights participated in the webinar on ”Addressing anti-Muslim hate crimes and the security needs of Muslim communitites”, organized by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), part ofthe Organization fo ...more

Focus group on the situation of workers providing home care services

The Romanian Institute for Human Rights participated on January 20 at the focus group on the German Institute for Human Rights study on the workingand living situationof domestic care workers from Eastern European EU member states in Germany. The virtual event was organised by ENNHRI, as a foll ...more

GANHRI Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GAHNRI) was held between November 30 - December 4. Given the exceptional conditions in 2020, the meeting took place online, with the participation of over 300 guests– experts and representatives of human righ ...more

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

In a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on humanity, the celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities aims to draw attention to the risks faced by persons with di ...more

Alternative reports of national human rights institutions. General coordinates

The International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), along with partners from the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Francophone Association of National Commissions for Human Rights (AFCNDH) organized a webinar on November 25 for representatives of national human rights institutions (N ...more

The United Nations Virtual Forum on Business and Human Rights

Between November 16 - 18, the UN is organizing a virtual forum on Business and Human Rights, this year themed “Preventing adverse impacts to build a sustainable future”. Over the three days of the event, participants will discuss trends, challenges and progress towards the ...more

The right of peaceful assembly

In September this year, the Committee on Civil and Political Rights issued General ...more

A human rights-based approach to palliative care

On November 13, RIHR participated in the virtual conference organized by the International Federation on Ageing (IFA), themed “A human rights-based approach to palliative care”.This is part of the ”COVID-19 and o ...more

OSCE – The Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting

The third Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) this year, organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), is taking place from 9 to 10 November.

The main theme of the event, “Freedom of Religion or Belief: ...more

National contest of didactic creativity

The National Contest on didactic creativeness in the field of auxiliary material devoted to education for human rights, democracy, a culture of peace and tolerance, organized by RIHR in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Research (MEC), concluded, on October 30, the process of ...more