In 2024, the Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN) made significant strides in expanding its reach, strengthening partnerships to advance human rights initiatives in cities across Europe. Activities focused on fostering collaboration, promoting knowledge exchange, and implementing impactful projects that enhanced democratic participation and human rights monitoring at the local level. Through strategic partnerships, new projects, […]
Annual Report – Year 2024 Read More »
The Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN) organised a training in the Town Hall of Brussels, on 6 June 2025, for participants from the Brussels Capital Region and the City of Brussels as part of the EU-funded FOCUS project. The aim was to strengthen the city’s ability to protect and promote fundamental rights through the
Local Training in Brussels on the EU Charter of Fundamental Right Read More »
To better understand how to enhance democratic participation of citizens with migration and refugee Background, the Human Rights Cities Network organized an online discussion entitled “ Democracy beyond Elections: Exchange of Good Practices for Enhancing the Democratic Participation of People with Migration and Refugee Background”. This was done as part of the DARE – Democratic
To explore the potential of cities, the Human Rights Cities Network (HRNC) and the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) organised a Human Rights City webinar on Enhancing Human Rights in Cities with the Right to Vote: the 2024 European Parliament Elections. The event took place on the 6th of May 2024, in the framework
Supporting the work and findings of the European Civic Forum (ECF) and the Civic Space Watch (CSW) we are glad to promote the new Civic Space Report of 2024! READ THE FULL REPORT HERE “Ahead of the EU elections, we have published our Civic Space Report 2024. The report finds that overall, civic
Civic Space Report 2024 – European Civic Forum Read More »
York Human Rights City Network Indicator Report 2022 now out! READ IT HERE! York Human Rights City Network’s (YHRCN’s) seventh annual indicator report ‘Seeking to Rebuild’ provides a unique overview of human rights in the city of York. From 2022 onwards, the cost-of-living crisis emerged as the dominant local and national concern. Given
York Human Rights City Network Indicator Report 2022 Read More »
What if gender equity and women’s empowerment, inclusion and rights weren’t only emphasised on the 8th of March? Nevertheless, International Women’s Day is an opportunity to highlight women all around the world for their achievements. Today, we put forward the work of Graz’s first women mayor, Mrs Elke Kahr, and her council underlining women’s rights
The HRCN interview Mrs Elke Kahr – Mayor of the city of Graz Read More »
Human Rights Cities Network Webinars The Human Rights Cities & COVID 19 The way forward The Human Rights Cities Network (HRCN) initiate a new dynamic with the cities participating to the network (Middelburg, Barcelona, Utrecht, Lund, York, Graz) through two webinars. The way forward aims to exchange on how being a human rights city
The Human Rights Cities Network & COVID 19 Read More »
“Stakeholders Dialogue on Human Rights and Global Agendas at the Local Level” 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council 13:30-15:00, Friday 8 March 2019 Room XXIV, Palais Nations, Geneva, March 8, 2019 The OHCHR is preparing a new report on how to foster cooperation between local governments and stakeholders, on human rights at the
8 March 2019 – Get registered to the Side Event at the UN HR Council in Geneva Read More »
