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

Specialized Units Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission


Example: Specialised Units in the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission:

The work of the different AIRHC units is interconnected. For example, individual cases of violence against women involve both the Women's Rights Unit and the Monitoring and Investigation Unit. Human rights education workshops are carried out by both thematic programmes, and the Human Rights Education Unit. Thematic programme units – Women's rights and Child Rights – conduct monitoring, aspects of case work, and promotion activities.

To an extent these areas of duplication have been pragmatically resolved. However, Commissioners have begun to consider substantial structural and organizational changes, including reformulating the Executive structure into Promotion, Protection, Monitoring and Capacity Building programmes.

Source: UN Support to the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission Project