Human Rights Office of the City of Vienna

founded 2015

Vienna, Austria

menschenrechtsbuero@post.wien.gv.at

https://www.wien.gv.at/english/social/integration/human-rights/office.html

The Human Rights Office was opened in September 2015. The basis of the work of the Human Rights Office is defined by the declaration "Vienna - city of human rights" and the coalition government agreement of the Vienna city government.

Goals

Raising awareness on the topic of human rights
Children’s rights, topics: unaccompanied refugee minors, fighting poverty and violence
Security policies and human rights at provincial level
Fighting human trafficking, implementing the recommendations of the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) of the Council of Europe

People

Shams Asadi

Networks

NOW Working Group Exploitation and Human Trafficking

Links

Declaration “Vienna – City of Human Rights”

Wien - Stadt der Menschenrechte - Bericht (german)

Target Groups

Children (approx. 0-12 years old), Unaccompanied Refugee Minors

Keywords

Children's Rights, Human Rights, Human Trafficking