NHRIS

Human Rights and Gender Equality Network of Committees in the Western Balkan (HUGEN) was established as a non-formal parliamentary network, on a voluntary basis and principles, in October 2019. HUGEN was established with the aim of enhancing existing and developing new mechanisms for regional parliamentary cooperation on human rights and gender issues in the Western Balkan region and for developing more robust parliamentary oversight of human rights and gender laws and policies... HUGEN Network is consisting of eight participating parliaments in the Western Balkan region. Currently, 15 human rights and gender equality committees are participating in the Network's work. Participation of the committees, members of parliament and parliamentary staff in the Network is on a voluntary and inclusive basis and in line with established regional practices. HUGEN Network is holding no legal subjectivity neither it is holding international legal subjectivity- HUGEN is not an international..