The 14th International Conference of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions(GANHRI) took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 6 to 8 November 2023. It was co-hostedby GANHRI, the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), the Ukrainian ParliamentCommissioner for Human Rights (UPCHR), and the Office of the United Nations HighCommissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Below...Read More

NANHRI participated in the 77th Ordinary session of the African Commission and issued the following statement: NANHRI-STATEMENT-TO-THE-OPENING-OF-THE-77th-ORDINARY-SESSION-OF-THE-ACHPR-OCTOBER-2023DownloadRead More

The 6th National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) Forum, held on October 18th and 19th, 2023, in Arusha, Tanzania, was a significant platform organized by the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) in collaboration with the host NHRI being the Tanzania Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG). The theme of the Sixth...Read More

The Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) held its 14th Biennial Conference in Accra, Ghana from October 18th-20th, 2023. This event was organized in collaboration with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), under the theme “Nurturing Responsible Business Conduct and Respect for Human Rights in Africa: The Role of African...Read More

NANHRI celebrates the achievement of its chair Advocate Joseph Whittal, who recently received the De Sanctis Award for Human Rights. This prestigious award recognizes the exemplary efforts and celebrates achievements of authoritative figures who have distinguished themselves in defending human rights. Advocate Whittal has been very instrumental in the protection and nd promotion of human...Read More

NANHRI commends the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) last week between the Cameroon Human Rights Commission (the CHRC) and the National institute of Statistics (the NIS) Cameroon after the In-country Capacity Building workshop (hereinafter the workshop) that took place from the 16th to 18th of August in Yaoundé. The workshop was convened under...Read More

Adopted during the Capacity Building Workshop organized by the Network ofAfrican National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) for the Malawi HumanRights Commission (MHRC) and the Malawi National Statistical Office (NSO) onHarnessing a Human Rights Based Approach to Reporting on the 2030 Agendaand Agenda 2063 and the Malawi, 2063 Final-Lilongwe-Declaration-31-08-2023DownloadRead More

Adopted during the Capacity Building Workshop organized by the Network ofAfrican National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) for Cameroon HumanRights Commission (CHRC) and The National Institute of Statistics (NIS) onHarnessing a Human Rights Based Approach to Reporting on the 2030 Agendaand Agenda 2063 and the National Development Strategy, 2030 The-Yaounde-Declaration-18-8-2023-002-1DownloadRead More

TERMS OF REFERENCE: Business and Human Rights Advisor Reports to: Senior Programmes Officer Location: Head Office (NAIROBI), with occasional travels in the region Duration: 12 months will be a possibility of extension Language: English, French will be an added advantage Background About the Recruiting Organisation The Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) is...Read More

17TH – 18TH APRIL, 2023 NAIROBI – KENYA NANHRI organized a regional sensitization workshop in April 17th-18th around the legal frameworks on adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights in the African Continent. The objective of the workshop was to assist participants with the technical support to undertake national, regional and international level interventions to support...Read More