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

Disability and NHRIs


Table 3: Disability and NHRIs9


Millennium Development Goal

Key Related Human Rights Standards

Disability Convention

If the NHRI is designated as (one of) the independent national mechanisms to promote, protect and monitor the implementation of the Disability Convention, ensure that specialized capacity is built in across all functional areas of the NHRI's work.

Even if an NHRI has not been specifically designated, it still may have general jurisdiction to promote, protect and monitor disability issues. NHRIs should support the implementation of the Disability Convention:

  • promotion: education, awareness-raising, encouraging further and better implementation of the Convention;
  • protection: assisting with and taking cases, strategic litigation;
  • monitoring: reflecting periodically on domestic implementation and commenting on or proposing legislation that best fits local circumstances, in close consultation with NGOs and persons with disabilities.

HR Policy

Develop internal policies to ensure the accommodation of staff with disabilities (See section 8.2 on human resources).

Ensure that NHRI premises, services and publications are accessible to persons with disabilities.

 

 

 

 

 

9 This is based in part on the OHCHR, Guidance Note: National Human Rights Institutions and the Work of OHCHR at Headquarters and Field Level. 2007.