The NHRI Board of Trustees held its tenth meeting on 20 December, 2023, chaired by H.E. Maqsoud Kruse, Chairperson of the NHRI Board of Trustees.

The agenda included following up on the implementation status of previous decisions, updates on the regulations and work instructions for complaints and field visits, as well as discussing the vision of the permanent committees’ work for the next phase. The meeting also addressed updates on the implementation plans for all the technical systems within the NHRI, and the plans for upcoming initiatives, programmes, and workshops.

The National Human Rights Institution was established in 2021 as per the Federal Law No. (12) as an independent institution and enjoys financial and administrative independence and aims to protect and promote human rights in the United Arab Emirates by taking into account the UAE Constitution, mandates, and other relevant international treaties. The institution works in compliance with the Paris Principles as it sets the basis for regulating the work of national human rights institutions approved by the United Nations.