Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

OHCHR logoOHCHR  Regional Office for Europe

The mandate of the Regional Office for Europe is based on that of the High Commissioner as the principal UN official in charge of the promotion and protection of human rights. Through the integration of the UN’s human rights standards into EU-wide policies, legislation and implementation measures, the Regional Office aim to help address human rights challenges in Europe. It also seeks to ensure the integration of the UN’s human rights perspective in external EU policies and activities. To this end the Office provides policy advocacy and advisory services and work with governments, parliaments, judicial and national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and the UN Team in Brussels. Key regional partners include the EU institutions based in Brussels (the Council, the Commission and the Parliament), the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in Vienna, the Council of Europe and the OSCE.

 

OHCHR Annual Report 2009 (PDF)Contact:

UN OHCHR Office in Brussels
Rue Montoyer 23
1000 Brussels, Belgium
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Website: www.ohchr.org, europe.ohchr.org   

Staff

Mr Jan Jařab
Regional Representative

Mr Pablo Espiniella
Human Rights Officer

Ms Linnea Arvidsson
Human Rights Officer

Ms Karen McHugh
Team Assistant

 

About the UN Team in Brussels

The United Nations team brings together 24 specialised agencies, funds and programmes spanning the development, humanitarian and human rights work of the UN. The Director of the UN Office in Brussels is the representative of the UN Secretary-General to the European Union institutions. The team works to build understanding and support for UN system activities within the EU institutions and amongst a wider public in Europe.