Chapter 1
Introducing National Human
Rights Institutions

Chapter 2
Models of NHRIs

Chapter 3
Roles and Responsabilities of
NHRIs

Chapter 4
The Rule of Law and the NHRI

Chapter 5
NHRIs, Development and
Democratic Governance

Chapter 6
Situating NHRI Support in the UN Planning & Programming Process

Chapter 7
Pre-establishment Phase of NHRIs

Chapter 8
Establishing NHRIs

Chapter 9
Consolidation Phase:
Strengthening the Mature NHRI

Chapter 10
Paris Principles and Accreditation

3.2.2 National Repository/Archive for Human Rights Documentation

NHRIs can also serve as a national repository/archive for human rights documentation on issues that have major implications for human rights. This can be supported by internal archives or documentation centres that systematically collect and classify data on human rights not only for internal purposes of the organization, but also for students, lawyers, NGOs and the public at large.