EDDS 2015 - SDGs: What role for NHRIs?

Patrice Lenormand, Deputy Head of Unit in the Governance, Democracy, Gender, Human Rights Unit at DEVCO, introduces the sessions on National Human Rights Institutions at the European Development Days 2015.

Wednesday 03 June 2015 - 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM

It has been two decades since the parallel development of the Millennium Development Goals, the Vienna Declaration and the Paris Principles on National Human Rights Institutions, and the link between human rights and development is now firmly established. Through their monitoring, reporting, complaints handling, and advisory mandates, NHRIs play an important role in upholding international human rights standards, thereby contributing to development. How can NHRIs promote the inclusion of human rights in the post-2015 agenda? 

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