The Estonian Institute of Human Rights (EIHR) is the first and oldest independent organisation in Estonia systematically dealing with the protection of human rights. The Institute was established on Human Rights Day, 10th of December 1992. The initiator and first patron of the Institute was President Lennart Meri. Currently we have 40 members and a Board who directs the everyday work.
The goal of the Institute of Human Rights is to collect, systematise, analyse and promote information about human rights, to increase public awareness about the field and to make proposals about how to better protect human rights in Estonia and elsewhere in the world. To achieve this, the Institute cooperates with NGOs, universities and governmental institutions. It also organises training courses and conferences, publishes articles and reports and participates in international networks.
Our work can be divided into four main topics: education, research, international cooperation and human rights related events. Under those topics we implement human rights related researches, do international and educational projects and cooperate with several domestic and international organisations.