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

SELECTED REFERENCES

United Nations Documents

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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health to the Commission on Human Rights, March 2005, 61st Sess. E/CN.4/2005/51

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health to the General Assembly, 8 October 2004 G.A. Supp. UN Doc A/59/422.

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 17 May 2005, UN ESCOR Sess. (No.14). UN Doc E/2005/65. (Hyperlink: Report of the High Commissioner to ECOSOC (2005))

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Secondary Resources:

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OHCHR, “Common Country Assessment and UN Development Assistance Framework; Guidelines for the UN Country Teams Preparing a CCA and a UNDAF”, OHCHR Resources on MDGs and Human Rights.

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