The NHRI Board of Trustees held its eleventh meeting on April 24 2024, chaired by H.E. Maqsoud Kruse, Chairperson of the NHRI Board of Trustees.

The agenda included following up on the implementation of previous decisions and discussing updates related to achieving the main goals of the NHRI in the next phase.

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.