Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte e.V.
Budget
€9,885,412
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
2
0.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The German Institute for Human Rights is the independent National Human Rights Institution of Germany (§ 1 GIHR law). It is accredited according to the Paris Principles of the United Nations (A-status). The Institute’s activities include the provision of advice on policy issues, human rights education, information and documentation, applied research on human rights issues and cooperation with international organizations. It is supported by the German Bundestag. The Institute is mandated to monitor the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and established Monitoring Bodies for these purposes. It is also mandated as National Rapporteur Mechanism under the Council of Europe Conventions on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) and on Trafficking in Human Beings.
EU Legislative Interests
- Legislative initiative on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence - Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - Forced Labor Ban - Sustainability Omnibus
Communication Activities
- EU environmental legislation: ENNHRI warns of risks for human rights protections, https://www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/en/news/detail/eu-environmental-legislation-ennhri-warns-of-risks-for-human-rights-protections - Global Supply Chains: ENNHRI Warns of Cuts to Human Rights Protection https://www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/en/news/detail/global-supply-chains-ennhri-warns-of-cuts-to-human-rights-protection - EU Supply Chain Act: Important contribution to the protection of human rights and the environment: https://www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/en/news/detail/eu-supply-chain-act-important-contribution-to-the-protection-of-human-rights-and-the-environment - Duscha, M., Hock, A.-L., Kern, W., Braun, B., Wündsch, M., & Würth, A. (2022). Selected human rights indicators in the context of current EU regulation: Towards more social sustainability in the financial and economic system. Part II: Substantial Contribution. (Briefing Paper / Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte). Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte; Fair Finance Institute. https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-81496-0 - Study on European National Action Plans Business and Human Rights: https://www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/fileadmin/Redaktion/Publikationen/Analyse_Studie/Analyse_NAPs_UNGP_engl..pdf
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
The Institute is a member in the following networks of National Human Rights Institutions: European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) http://ennhri.org/our-members/ Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) https://ganhri.org/membership/
Organisation Members
https://www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/das-institut/gremien/mitglieder-des-vereins
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.