GNCHR Presentation at a Joint Event of the Council of Europe, ENNHRI and EQUINET for the European Committee of Social Rights

The Greek National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR) participated on Wednesday 4 February 2026 in the event of the Council of Europe, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) and the European Network of Equality Bodies (EQUINET) entitled: “Training session for National Human Rights Institutions and Equality Bodies - Engaging with the European Committee of Social Rights under the monitoring procedure of the European Social Charter”

The GNCHR was represented by Dr Katerina Charokopou and Dr Christos Tsevas, GNCHR Legal Advisors. The presentation entitled “The GNCHR’s Participation in the Collective Complaints Procedure of the ECSR and its Contribution to Case No. 173/2018 ICJ and ECRE v. Greece” was presented during the second session entitled “Engaging within the context of the Collective Complaints Procedure”. The presentation aimed to highlight the good practice of the GNCHR regarding the submission of observations for the monitoring of collective complaints.

The 2026 training session aims to deepen National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and National Equality Bodies’ understanding of their possible engagement with the ECSR under both the reporting and the collective complaints procedures, including new developments introduced through the reform of the Charter’s monitoring system.

The contribution can be found here

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