Council members

The Chair

Leo Bjørnskov
Chairperson, the Danish Human Rights Council

Aase Rieck Sørensen (Danish Centre for Conflict Resolution) 
Vice-Chairperson, the Danish Human Rights Council


Board of the Institute

Claus Haagen Jensen,
Chairman of the DIHR Board
(Professor, University of Aalborg )

Bent Christensen,
Council alternate on the DIHR Board
(MS – Danish Association for International Co-operation)

Jens Elo Rytter
(Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen )

Henrik Dam Kristensen
(M.P., the Social Democrats)

Karen Ellemann
(MP, the Liberals)

Helle Porsdam,
(Associate Professor, University of Odense )

Bodil Folke Frederiksen
(Associate Professor, University of Roskilde)

Sten Schaumburg-Müller
(Associate Professor, University of Aarhus)

Fakhra Mohammad
(Documentary and Advisory Centre on Racial Discrimination)

Sune Skadegård Thorsen
(Attorney - The Danish Bar and Law Society)

Kjeld Holm
(Bishop - Individual member of the Council)
 
Issmat Mohamed
(Council for Ethnic Minorities)

Erik Andre Andersen
(PhD, Ms C.  - Staff representative for The Danish Institute for Human Rights)

Tove Møller Pedersen
(Women's Council)



Organizations including Research institutions


The Danish Bar and Law Society
(represented on the board)

Amnesty International

BØRNEfonden

Equal Opportunities Centre for Disabled Persons

Danish Research Centre on Gender Equality

Danish Refugee Council

Danish Adult Education Association

Danish-Russian Association

Danish Red Cross

Danish Youth Council

Disabled Peoples Organisations Denmark (DPOD)

Danish UNESCO National Commission

The International Commission of Jurists, the Danish Chamber

The International Dalit Solidarity Network 

Documentary and Advisory Centre on Racial Discrimination (DRC)
(represented on the board)

ENAR-Denmark (European Network against Racism)

LO/FTF Council

Danish UN Association

DanChurchAid

International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT)

IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs

Women's Council
(represented on the board)

National Association of Gay and Lesbian

Country Organization in Denmark (LO)

Between Samvirke
(represented on the board)

OASIS - Treatment and advice for refugees

Plan International Denmark

Save the Children

Rehabilitation Center for Torture Victims (RCT)

Council of Ethnic Minorities
(represented on the board)

Development organization Ibis

DaneAge Association


Departments like.

Ministry of Employment

Greenland Home Rule

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Refugees, Immigration & Integration Affairs

Ministry of Social Welfare

Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs


Political parties represented in parliament

Conservatives

Danish People's Party

Liberals
 
Liberal Youth

Social Democrats

Social Liberals

Socialist People's Party

Unity List - Red-Green Alliance



Individual non-voting members


Anker Jørgensen
(Honorary Fellow of the Danish Human Rights Council)

Kjeld Holm
(represented on the board)

Aase Rieck Sorensen.
(Vice-Chairperson of the Danish Human RightsCouncil)

Bjorn Elmquist