Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Department I.7 – Human Rights and National Minority Affairs
Organisation name in original language
Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten / Abteilung I/7 Menschenrechte, Volksgruppenangelegenheiten
Category of human rights structure
Government administration
Country
Austria
Type(s) of body
Not applicableLegal source(s)
- Federal Act on the Number, Scope and Organisation of Federal Ministries – Federal Ministries Act 1986 (Bundesgesetz über die Zahl, den Wirkungsbereich und die Einrichtung der Bundesministerien – Bundesministeriengesetz 1986 – BMG),Federal Law Gazette, No 76/1986 (WV), last amended byFederal Law Gazette, No 10/2025
Human rights capacity support
Not applicableFunctions
- Concerned with human rights issues of all kinds, ethnic group issues and international women’s issues; representation of the Republic of Austria before international human rights bodies; liaison with non-governmental human rights organisations; involvement in the Human Security Network and the European Endowment for Democracy.
Specific mandates
Not applicableStructured cooperation with partners at national level
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- It is a contact point in accordance with Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30).
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