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

9.5.1 Core Protection Issues

This is dealt with in Chapter 4.


9.5.2 Women's Equality

The following queries can be used in a capacity assessment regarding the NHRI's work in promoting the equality of women and its own capacity to address this area.

For additional information regarding women's equality and ESC rights, please see Chapter 5.


Table 1: Women's equality

Reporting

Does the NHRI have the capacity to generate gender de-segregated data about its own case load and investigations?

Does the NHRI use indicators and the relevant MDGs to track progress regarding women's well-being and human development? to track progress regarding women's well-being and human development?

Has the NHRI provided advice on institutional reforms (as a remedy to address causes of inequity?

Internal Structure

Does the NHRI have internal gender-related policies on hiring, promotion and representation of women?

Does the NHRI have the internal structure and capacity to ensure that women's issues are considered in all programme activities, including identifying and addressing complaints on gender equality?

Protection and promotion activities

Has the NHRI taken and publicised positions on important gender-related issues prevalent in the country?

Has the NHRI carried out investigations and reported on findings related to key gender issues? Does it assist victims with claims in a gender-sensitive and gender appropriate manner having regard to the nature of the complaint?

Has the NHRI monitored whether the State has taken all appropriate measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of women? Has it made suggestions on how the legislative and/or policy framework can be strengthened?

Has the NHRI targeted women's issues in its promotion activities?

Does the NHRI's strategic plan specifically identify and address important gender-related issues?