European Regional Consultation on the Copenhagen Principles

While digital technologies create new opportunities for the enjoyment of human rights, they have also generated novel forms of abuse. These emerging practices in the digital environment have given rise to particular challenges that require interpretations and constructions of international standards specifically tailored to respond to technology-enabled violations and abuses and ensure adequate human rights protection. 

In response to these challenges, the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have established an initiative to elaborate the Copenhagen Principles and Guidance for the Protection of Human Rights in the Digital Age, carried out by a group of 18 leading global legal experts. 

As part of this process, the Europe regional consultation will serve as one in a series of regional, multi-stakeholder dialogues designed to inform the development of the global legal principles and accompanying guidance. 

The consultation aims to gather a broad range of recommendations to strengthen the Copenhagen Principles and ensure their applicability at both regional and national levels; and contribute to a cross-cutting analysis of national legal frameworks, practices, and policies in Europe, generating insights that complement and contextualize the global legal principles. 

The consultation will convene a diverse group of stakeholders, including representatives of civil society, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), academia, legal practitioners, policymakers, and the private sector. 

Time: 18 June 2026, 9:30-14:30 Place: Les Ateliers des tanneurs, Rue des Tanneurs 60A, Brussels 

Register for the consultation here. 

More information about the Copenhagen Principles project can be found here.