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callidoptera.bsky.social
We also need an inquiry into how the EHRC has been allowed to be captured by bigoted ideologues, and why the govt has chosen to overrule two parliamentary committees in appointing another bigot to chair, ensuring the EHRC does not meet the Paris Principles of NHRIs.
October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
elvirafangirl.bsky.social
When are you going to strip the UK of its A rating given our abusive Gov & NHRIs actions against the trans & disabled communities?

Won't hold my breath...
September 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
tzemingdynasty.bsky.social
National human rights institutions (NHRIs) have a crucial role in upholding universal human rights in both liberal democracies & transitional regimes, and it's frankly a frightening indicator that the UK for *a long time now* has not had a real one.
May 21, 2026 at 7:41 PM
sexabolition.blog
There are a variety of reasons why ganhri has vested interests in not judging UK so harshly in any case, it's essentially peer review by other countries' NHRIs and it would take a lot to reject Britain's status aiui.

But I believe further complaints continue to be submitted.
July 4, 2026 at 3:14 AM
callidoptera.bsky.social
I would love it if you could really really press them on this. The fact of the matter is that the UK is currently in violation of its human rights obligations, and it's apparent that the EHRC is a rogue institution, not befitting its title& not meeting the standards of the Paris Principles of NHRIs.
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
donnchalaw.bsky.social
Delighted to have the wonderful Sinéad Lucey, Senior Solicitor with FLAC, speak to my Advocacy, Activism & Public Interest Law students in University of Galway today on the role of NGOs and NHRIs in public interest litigation. A brilliant seminar rich in experiential insights.
November 18, 2024 at 5:01 PM
commissionerhr.coe.int
With @coe.int Steering Cttee on #HumanRights, I raised concern over contagion of attacks on independence & effectiveness of some Europe's #NHRIs & Ombuds institutions. As pillars of democratic architecture, they protect human well-being, often in brave & innovative ways.
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
Member states should protect and strengthen NHRIs Ombuds institutions - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Strasbourg 26/11/2025
www.coe.int
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
genevaenvironmentnetwork.org
Discussing legal & institutional developments still needed to strengthen the right to #HealthyEnvironment, Sandra Epal Ratjen of @icjurists.bsky.social spotlights:
🔸 Further Constitutional protection
🔸 Mainstream beyond envt. domains
🔸 Engagement of ministries
🔸 Boost NHRIs & justice systems
September 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
reneejeffery.bsky.social
I am loving the way this platform has connected me with so many new people! For those who don’t know me well, I work on:

- transitional justice and human rights in Asia
- human rights institutions (TRCs, NHRIs, commissions of inquiry)
- amnesties
- emotions and IR
- the arts in TJ
November 18, 2024 at 12:13 AM
carlawinston.bsky.social
Comparative national human rights institutions (NHRIs)! Welch, Ryan M, Jacqueline H R Demeritt, and Courtenay R Conrad (2020). “Conceptualizing and Measuring Institutional Variation in National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs).” Journal of Conflict Resolution  doi.org/10.1177/0022... .
Conceptualizing and Measuring Institutional Variation in National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) - Ryan M. Welch, Jacqueline H. R. DeMeritt, Courtenay R. Conrad, 2021
A wealth of literature argues that domestic institutions can sometimes restrain government repression. In this article, we highlight an institution tasked speci...
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April 29, 2024 at 10:45 PM
clairemullaly.bsky.social
Mary-Ann Stephenson is not a neutral appointment. Her appointment means EHRC breaches UN Paris Principles on National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs). Appointments must have 'independence from government influence and ensure that the selection of members is free from political interference.' [1/2]
August 1, 2025 at 6:27 AM
commissionerhr.coe.int
I call on National Human Rights Institutions and Ombudspersons to be ambassadors for the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights.
#NHRIs #ECHR #HumanRights
Read my speech at @coe.int ON Forum www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

cc: @ennhri.bsky.social / EquinetEurope
ON Forum: Commissioner O’Flaherty calls on NHRIs and Ombudspersons to be national ambassadors for the Convention and the Court - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Strasbourg 13 March 2026
www.coe.int
March 13, 2026 at 11:55 AM
commissionerhr.coe.int
Wrapping up my meeetings in Geneva I discussed issues related to the war in Ukraine with Morris Tidball-Binz UN Special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions. With Katharina Rose @ganhri.bsky.social we exchanged on the importance of NHRIs for #humanrights protection.
May 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
unsrapporteurfoaa.bsky.social
1/3 🧵 National human rights institutions are under attack. Together with @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social, we warned today about the rise in smear campaigns, judicial harassment, and physical and digital threats against those defending #rights from within these bodies.
🔗 www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN experts raise concern about increasing attacks on National Human Rights Institutions
GENEVA – Attacks against National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) weaken their ability to fulfill their mandates and hinder access to justice and accountability, UN experts* warned today, noting an ...
www.ohchr.org
April 27, 2026 at 8:47 PM
fra.europa.eu
To help shape the @ec.europa.eu 2025 #RuleOfLaw report, @fra.europa.eu provided input on:
🔵enabling #CivicSpace
🔵the role of #NHRIs
🔵judicial trust/efficiency
🔵racism in policing
🔵border & asylum procedures
🔵#DataProtection

For more see: europa.eu/!tJWTpG
July 28, 2025 at 6:16 AM
philippaeast.bsky.social
Just wrote this to our GANHRI working group 😆
I’ve just been reading through the SCA reports from the last few years for NHRIs that ended up being downgraded to “B”. Two main things which strike me: 1. The bar for actually being downgraded is very high, but that doesn’t mean that the bar for the SCA initiating a special review is necessarily quite so high (and we know that the UK has had this before!) 2. In all the reports I’ve read, the UK is the only country where the concern raised was a failure to “take positions in line with international human rights standards”. Usually the issue is that the NHRI hasn’t been making enough effort to protect human rights. I think maybe this is a point that we want to hammer home more clearly.
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
auska.esq
They survived the last review (barely) translucent.org.uk/the-ehrc-gan...

Not sure if there's a reporting process to request a review or if it's time-based
The EHRC & GANHRI's ReAccreditation Report - TransLucent
So, the EHRC’s reaccreditation by the UN is all over, and GANHRI, the international accreditation body for National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) has
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April 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
commissionerhr.coe.int
National Human Rights Institutions & Ombudspersons should assist their governments to ensure that the political declaration expected in May will not do harm and, at best, will constitute a timely affirmation of the importance of the Convention and of the work of the Court.
#NHRIs #ECHR #HumanRights
ON Forum: Commissioner O’Flaherty calls on NHRIs and Ombudspersons to be national ambassadors for the Convention and the Court - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Strasbourg 13 March 2026
www.coe.int
March 13, 2026 at 11:55 AM
commissionerhr.coe.int
Honored to deliver the NIHRC’s 2025 Annual Human Rights Lecture. It is crucial to resist the push back on #HumanRights & #RuleOfLaw, stand up for institutions that protect us like NHRIs & demand leadership that advances human rights. Read my lecture 👇
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
Uphold the Rule of Law – Resist the Push Back - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Belfast 24/02/2025
www.coe.int
February 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
alain-berset.coe.int
National Human Rights Institutions are indispensable to protecting human rights and the rule of law. Our strong partnership with ENNHRI, including its contribution to the Chișinău Declaration, is an important part of that effort. #NHRIs
June 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
krobertslyer.bsky.social
Can strengthened legal protections support human rights defenders in National Human Rights Institutions? I argue for improved immunity provisions in The International Journal of Human Rights. doi.org/10.1080/1364...
Protecting the protectors: redefining immunity protections for National Human Rights Institutions
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) established pursuant to the United Nations Paris Principles play a crucial role in protecting human rights at the domestic level, but they face significan...
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November 12, 2024 at 7:15 PM
commissionerhr.coe.int
Important discussions with NHRIs & Ombudspersons this week. Discussed current #HumanRights challenges & the ongoing debate on the #ECHR system with IHREC Chief Commissioner, the Finnish Human Rights Centre Director, the Netherlands National Ombudsman and the Human Rights Ombudswoman of Slovenia.
March 13, 2026 at 1:34 PM
duycks.bsky.social
2/ It is now well established, incl. as matter of law, that:
🌊climate change pose systematic threats to #HumanRights
⚖️States must uphold their human rights obligations when taking #ClimateAction: UN institutions, NHRIs and regional courts have all reaffirmed this.
December 10, 2024 at 9:41 AM
bigearthdata.ai
ACHPR83: the African Commission should continue actively cooperating with NGOs and NHRIs
->International Service for Human Rights | More info from EcoSearch
ACHPR83: the African Commission should continue actively cooperating with NGOs and NHRIs
ishr.ch
May 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM