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.
Spotlight
Annual report 2024
2024 has been a year of clarification for the SHRI: clarification of its thematic priorities and strategic objectives, among other aspects.
2024 has been a year of clarification for the SHRI: clarification of its thematic priorities and strategic objectives, among other aspects.
News from the SHRI
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.
News from the SHRI
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).
What we do
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.
Become a member
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.
"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.
Who we are
The logo of the SHRI
The designers of Herendi Artemisio have developed a reduced and self-confident appearance for the newly established SHRI. Its purely typographic implementation ties in with the Swiss modernist grap...
The designers of Herendi Artemisio have developed a reduced and self-confident appearance for the newly established SHRI. Its purely typographic implementation ties in with the Swiss modernist graphic tradition.