Human Rights Advisory Council

The Human Rights Advisory Council of the City of Graz has been constituted on April 12th, 2007, by Mayor Mag. Siegfried Nagl. Its establishment is based on the Human Rights Declaration of the City of Graz from the 8th of February, 2001, and the 10 point agenda regarding joining the “City Coalition against Racism” on June 29th, 2006. It consists of 28 honorary members who are appointed by the Mayor from politics, administration, the judiciary, media, and civil society institutions. Establishing the Human Rights Advisory Council has been an important step in the history of the City of Human Rights Graz. Its task is to support the development of the City of Human Rights with evaluations and advice.