DIHR - The Danish Institute for Human Rights

The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) is a national human rights institution in accordance with the UN Paris Principles. It became part of the Danish Centre for International Studies and Human Rights on January 1, 2003.

The work of DIHR includes research, analysis, information, education, documentation, and complaints handling, as well as a large number of national and international programmes. DIHR takes a multidisciplinary approach to human rights, and the DIHR employ staff from the areas of law, political science, economics, and others.

DIHR has developed the South African Country Risk Assessments (CRA), other Country Risk Assessments, the general Quick Check, the full Human Rights Compliance Assessment database, the Corporate Social Responsibility Compass and other specific checks such as the Dalit Check. These general human rights & business tools can be of use for human rights assessments of subcontractors and suppliers in other countries.

To read more about DIHR, please visit or check the DIHR website at http://www.humanrightsbusiness.org or http://www.humanrights.dk/.

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Please note the following dates of project forthcoming activities:

October 2007

Another Roundtable Meeting of which the outcomes of the Market Research and the Multi-Stake Holder Conference will be discussed.

National Human Rights and Business Conference: March 18th and 19th, 2008

AICC, in partnership with the South African Human Rights Commission and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, is holding a National Human Rights and Business Conference entitled 'Business, Development, and Poverty'. The event will be held at the Nedbank Sandton Auditorium. To register, and for more information, please see: www.africagrowth.net/humanrightsandbusiness

Round Table Discussion

There will be a roundtable discussion on the 10th & 11th July hosted by the South African Human Rights Commission.

Please contact us for further details.