The Council for Human Rights
The Council assess the design and execution of the Danish Institute for Human Rights' activities and may propose new activities to the Board. The Council for Human Rights also appoints six of the Board members.
The Board appoints members of the Board according to a public consultation procedure repeated at least every 4 years. The members are appointed in such a way as to reflect the attitudes of the civil society organisations that engage in human rights activities.
Also read more about the Council in Danish (opens the page on our Danish website in a new tab)
Members of the Council
Ministries
Ministry for Children and Social Affairs
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Authorities
The Danish Independent Police Complaints Authority (DUP)
The Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman
The Board of Equal Treatment
Councils
The National Council for Children
The Danish Disability Council (DCH)
Rådet for socialt udsatte (the council for socially marginalised people)
Political parties
The Alternative
Danish People's Party
Red-Green Alliance
The Conservative People's Party
Liberal Alliance
Danish Social-Liberal Party
Social Democratic Party
Socialist People's Party
Venstre - The Liberal Party of Denmark
NGO’s
Children and youth
Børns Vilkår (children's conditions)
The Joint Council for Child Issues in Denmark
Danish Youth Council (DUF)
Save the Children Denmark
Intact Denmark
Business
Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO)
Ethnic equal treatment
Documentation and Advisory Center on Racial Discrimination (DRC)
The European Network Against Racism (ENAR)
Refugees
Danish Refugee Council
Dan Church Aid (DCA)
HopeNow
Generel
Amnesty International Denmark
Danish Adult Education Association
Danish United Nations Association (UNA Denmark)
Mellemfolkelig Samvirke (a part of the international ActionAid alliance)
Disability
Bedre Psykiatri (better psychiatry, a national association for relatives)
Disabled Peoples Organisations Denmark
UlykkesPatientForeningen (association for accident victims)
International
Oxfam IBIS
KULU - Women and Development
Danish Helsinki Committee on Human Rights
Sexual discrimination etc.
Women's Council in Denmark
KVINFO - Danish Centre for Information on Gender
LGBT Denmark - The Danish National Organisation for Gay Men, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgendered Persons
Sex & Samfund (sex & society is member of IPPF, International Planned Parenthood Federation)
Media/journalists
PEN Denmark
International Media Support (IMS)
Judiciary
Danish Bar and Law Society
Retspolitisk forening (Legal Politics Association)
Social rights
European Anti Poverty Network (EPAN)
Mændenes Hjem (men’s home is a part of WeShelter)
Rådet for Psykisk Sårbare på Arbejdsmarkedet (council for psychologically vulnerable in the labor market)
Torture
DIGNITY - Danish Institute against Torture
IRCT - International Rehabilitation Center for Torture victims
OASIS
Armed conflict
Danish Red Cross
Senior citizens
Danske Seniorer (senior citizens' organization)
Senior Citizens Councils
DaneAge Association