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

8.5.2 Core Protection Issues

A crucial aspect of the NHRI mandate is core protection work. The OHCHR considers core protection issues to be one of the more important elements in determining the credibility of NHRIs at both the national and international levels:

  • General activities relating to the prevention of torture, summary execution and arbitrary detention;
  • Complaints from detainees;
  • Detention monitoring; and
  • General activities relating to the protection of human rights defenders.

Specific suggestions for activities related to supporting this area and corresponding capacity development interventions are contained in Chapter 4.