UNDP-OHCHR Toolkit

module overview

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

module overview

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

8.6.3.2 Capacity Development in Special Procedures

Table: 6 Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council19

Communications	Establish contacts with mandate holders in areas of particular concern at national level.
	Ensure that NHRI receives regular communications from mandate holders in areas of particular concern to government.
	Establish contacts with ICC representative in Geneva.
	Plan for NHRI to attend relevant meetings (annual thematic, etc.).
Knowledge management	Ensure KM system in place to collect information about gaps and weaknesses in rights protection.
	Establish a system to actively monitor and implement mandate holders' recommendations to the State.
	Develop an awareness programme of follow-up seminars, including human rights stakeholders regarding mandate holders' recommendations to the State.
	Strategic planning: NHRI should take relevant mandate holder recommendations into account when preparing its work-plan and when assisting in the formulation of National Human Rights Action Plans and in other human rights related programming activities.

Table: 7 NHRIs and the Human Rights Council20

Sessions	Plan to attend meetings of the HRC (active participation in these meetings is restricted to A-status institutions).
	Ensure KM system in place to deliver reports, oral statements on agenda items.
	Ensure that the NHRI can issue documentation for the HRC, with its own UN document symbol number.
	Establish contacts with ICC representative.
Universal Periodic Review (Preparation at the country level)	Ensure NHRI is included in national consultation process organised by the State for the purpose of the preparation of the information for the UPR.
	Ensure KM system in place to provide information to OHCHR for summary of stakeholder information.
	Prepare for a lead in a broad consultation with state entities, civil society organizations and NGOs for the purpose of (joint) submissions of information.
Universal Periodic Review (Participation in UPR review)	Take steps to ensure NHRI attendance at UPR review in the Working Group.
Universal Periodic Review (Participation in UPR review)	Make use of the presence of the ICC representative in Geneva to make a statement on its behalf.
Universal Periodic Review (Follow-up to the UPR outcome)	Communications planning to disseminate UPR process outcomes to all major stakeholders at the national level.
	Prepare action plan or strategy to contribute to the implementation of the various recommendations (see strategic planning).
	Establish a system to monitor implementation of UPR recommendations
	Prepare to issue communications to the attention of national stakeholders, including through the media, regarding the UPR and upcoming deadlines.