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

Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council


Table 6: Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council


Country visits

Has the NHRI encouraged the Government to extend a standing invitation to all thematic mandate holders?

In preparation for a visit, has the NHRI provided the mandate holder with relevant information and materials on the human rights situation? Has it facilitated meetings during country visits, including with civil society and human rights reporters?

Has the NHRI met the mandate holder during the visit?

Follow-up

Was the NHRI involved in the process of formulating the recommendations of the mandate holder?

Has the NHRI widely publicised the press release or public statement of the mandate holder following a visit?

Has the NHRI translated as necessary and widely disseminated the country visit report, including to Government officials, Members of Parliament, NGOs and civil society groups?

Is the NHRI actively monitoring the implementation of the mandate holder recommendations to the State? (N.B. The ICC has set a standard of six months for follow up by the government)11

Does the NHRI take relevant mandate holder recommendations into account when submitting opinions, recommendations, proposals and reports to the Government, Parliament or other public body?

Does the NHRI monitor any retaliatory action against sources of information that have cooperated with a mandate holder during a country visit?

Has the NHRI organized follow-up seminars, including all human rights stakeholders as well as the mandate holder?

Does the NHRI take relevant mandate holder recommendations into account when preparing its work-plan and when assisting in the formulation of National Human Rights Action Plans and in other human rights related programming activities?

Is the NHRI in contact with relevant mandate holders in case of an anticipated or ongoing human rights violation?

Communications

Does the NHRI flag relevant legislative developments to the relevant mandate holder?

Thematic studies

Does the NRHI bring a specific human rights situation to the attention of the relevant mandate holder and suggest that specific issues be the subject of, or be included in, a thematic study?

If a Special Rapporteur has been invited by the country, has the NHRI organised thematic conferences or seminars and invited the relevant mandate holder to attend?

Annual meeting

Has the NHRI participated in the annual meeting of Special Procedure Mandate Holders?

Human Rights Council

Has the NHRI attended the presentation of mandate holder reports at HRC sessions and taken the floor in the following dialogue?

Has the NHRI made use of the presence of the ICC representative in Geneva to make a statement on its behalf after the presentation of a mandate holder before the HRC?

 

 

 

 

 

11 ICC Sub-Committee on Accreditation General Observations (Geneva, June 2009).