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

Country Office Perspective on NHRIs and Human Development


Example: Country office perspective on NHRIs and human development

In Nigeria, progress towards MDGs has been slow and the formulation of poverty reduction strategies has not been inclusive and participatory. Effective interventions by the NHRI might have been helpful. However, in the view of the country office, the Nigerian Human Rights Commission’s overwhelming focus on its traditional roles of human rights monitoring and documentation, as well as its severe capacity gaps, have limited its ability to apply a HRBA to development.

Source: Mr. Samuel Egwu, Team leader, Governance, UNDP Nigeria