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

IDP's, Refugees and Stateless Persons


Table 2: IDP's, Refugees and Stateless Persons4

Activities

Has the NHRI been engaged in ensuring that persons in need of assistance enjoy the right to humanitarian assistance, that humanitarian organisations have a right to provide it, and that the Government grants these organisations access?

Has the NHRI contributed to human rights monitoring as a basis for effective assistance programmes (for example, monitoring of the right to food, shelter, health care and education of vulnerable groups)?

Has the NHRI received and handled complaints from IDPs, refugees and stateless persons?

Is the NHRI fostering cordial relations between refugees and the host communities?

Is the NHRI evaluating and reviewing existing legislations on citisenship and nationality that could lead to statelessness and urging their governments to establish an efficient registration mechanism?

 

 

 

 

 

4 See OHCHR, Guidance Note: National Human Rights Institutions and the Work of OHCHR at Headquarters and Field Level. December 2007.