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

4.5 Detention monitoring

Quick Facts ABOUT NHRIS DETENTION MONITORING

According to a recent survey, a high percentage of respondent NHRIs (83.6%) conduct visits to places of detention. The percentage in the Americas is 100%, with African NHRIs at 94.7% and the Asia Paci"c at 91.6%. However, the figures were lower in Europe (61.9%). Most African, European and Asia Pacific NHRIs said there were other bodies empowered to visit places of detention (the percentage was notably lower in the Americas at 55.5%).10

FIGURE 2: NUMBER OF DETENTION VISITS IN 2008

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OHCHR, Survey of National Human Rights Institutions: Report on the Findings and Recommendations of a Questionnaire Addressed to NHRIs Worldwide. 2009. www.nhri.net


TABLE 4: NHRIS AND DETENTION MONITORING11

MONITORING

See also:

Annex 2: Standing Instructions for NHRIs: Monitoring Places of Detention

 

 

 

 

 

10 Other bodies included NGOs, government justice departments, or members of parliament. Other examples of visiting bodies included the International Committee of the Red Cross, magistrates and other members of the judiciary, UNHCR, public prosecutors or other statutory agencies and ombudsmen.

11 This is adapted from OHCHR, Guidance Note: National Human Rights Institutions and the Work of OHCHR at Headquarters and Field Level, 2007, op. cit.