Promoting and protecting fundamental rights, democracy and rule of law

2026-07-22

In 2022 ENNHRI will focus on building the capacity of independent human rights bodies (NHRIs) to promote, protect and raise awareness of Union values, including fundamental rights, democracy and rule of law. NHRIs, and ENNHRI, have been recognized as key actors for the Charter Strategy and Rule of Law Cycle. As the only network of NHRIs in Europe, ENNHRI will strengthen its network and foster a progressive increase in the impact of the network’s activities, including in cooperation with CSOs, on regional and national levels on rule of law and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The following initiatives will be undertaken in 2022: + Support for national authorities, institutions and CSOs on NHRI establishment and accreditation + Develop and promote recommendations on NHRI standards across Europe, in line with the EU Charter + Publish annual rule of law report and new NHRI report on implementation of the EU Charter, undertaking follow-up actions with CSOs + Capacity building and institutional learning of NHRIs, including NHRI Academy + Explore a regranting mechanism to strengthen national implementation of EU Charter, EU rule of law recommendations, follow-up to SCA, and ECtHR and CJEU judgments + Conduct a gender audit of the network and implement recommendations throughout ENNHRI’s work on stakeholder engagements and partnerships; communications and visibility; member engagement, member-led initiatives, and peer-exchanges; etc. + Enhance the effective governance, accountability and transparency; apply the result-oriented monitoring system Independent human rights bodies (NHRI) staff members and leaders; CSOs, human rights defenders and institutional partners; and stakeholders and decision makers will benefit from the measurable impact of the network's actions in the relevant policy areas realized through 16 analytical, 9 mutual learning and 23 exchange of good practices, 7 awareness raising, 47 information and 5 dissemination activities.

Belgium

2025-12-15