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Swiss Human Rights Institution

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The SHRI is Switzerland's independent national human rights institution. Its mission is to represent the interests of all population groups and advocate for their rights.

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  • News from the SHRI
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    Priority topic "Democracy and Human Rights"

    How do human rights and democracy influence each other? Do they limit one another or depend on each other? This is the focus of this priority topic.

    How do human rights and democracy influence each other? Do they limit one another or depend on each other? This is the focus of this priority topic.

  • News from the SHRI
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    Priority topic "Federalism and Human Rights"

    This priority topic examines, among other things, how federal structures can contribute to strengthening the protection of human rights.

    This priority topic examines, among other things, how federal structures can contribute to strengthening the protection of human rights.

  • News from the SHRI
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    Priority topic "Multiple discrimination"

    The SHRI examines the relevance of a multidimensional understanding of discrimination in order to reveal instances of multiple discrimination.

    The SHRI examines the relevance of a multidimensional understanding of discrimination in order to reveal instances of multiple discrimination.

  • News from the SHRI
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    Priority topic “Outsourcing of responsibility for human rights”

    This priority topic enables the SHRI to address the tension between outsourcing and insourcing.

    This priority topic enables the SHRI to address the tension between outsourcing and insourcing.

  • What we do
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    Information to the authorities

    The SHRI supports cantons and communes in strengthening human rights at a structural and institutional level.

    The SHRI supports cantons and communes in strengthening human rights at a structural and institutional level.

  • News from the SHRI
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    The SHRI publishes its 2025–2035 strategy

    The SHRI Committee and its Director developed the strategy of the Institution until 2035, thereby defining the core mission, priorities, and goals of the Institution.

    The SHRI Committee and its Director developed the strategy of the Institution until 2035, thereby defining the core mission, priorities, and goals of the Institution.

  • What we do
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    Information portal

    The SHRI information portal is a place of democratic knowledge on the human rights situation in Switzerland.

    The SHRI information portal is a place of democratic knowledge on the human rights situation in Switzerland.

  • News from the SHRI
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    The SHRI is now on social media

    Stay up to date on our activities by following us on LinkedIn (@isdh-smri) and Bluesky (@isdh.ch).

    Stay up to date on our activities by following us on LinkedIn (@isdh-smri) and Bluesky (@isdh.ch).

  • Become a member
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    Become a member of the SHRI

    The SHRI welcomes applications from individuals or legal entities engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights in Switzerland.

    The SHRI welcomes applications from individuals or legal entities engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights in Switzerland.

  • Who we are
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  • Interview
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    "Protecting human rights is an ongoing task"

    Stefan Schlegel, the new Director of the SHRI, on the state of human rights in Switzerland and the role of the SHRI.

    Stefan Schlegel, the new Director of the SHRI, on the state of human rights in Switzerland and the role of the SHRI.

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