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

NHRI Role in Transitional Justice in Rwanda


Example: NHRI Role in Transitional Justice in Rwanda

In Rwanda, several government institutions were established to support reconciliation and transitional justice after the 1994 genocide. The Unity and Reconciliation Commission has a lead in promoting awareness of reconciliation through public programs.

The National Human Rights Commission, plays a cooperative role in reviewing these processes on an ongoing basis, including attending and preparing reports on human rights aspects of many of these processes.