The Role of the Ombudsman, Mediator and Other National Human Rights Institutions in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 68bHuman rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2011.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2009–2018

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What subjects does this mandate have?

7 topics

Administration of Justice Communications Procedures Cooperation Between Organizations Equality Before the Law Human Rights Institutions Ombudsman Rule of Law

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2012.

2012A/67/288Role of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of human rights report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General;

Encourages Member States:

To consider the creation or the strengthening of independent and autonomous Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions;

To develop and conduct, as appropriate, outreach activities at the national level, in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, in order to raise awareness of the important role of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions;

Recognizes that, in accordance with the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action,Error: Reference source not found it is the right of each State to choose the framework for national institutions, including the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions, which is best suited to its particular needs at the national level, in order to promote human rights in accordance with international human rights instruments;

Notes the participation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the ninth World Conference of the International Ombudsman Institute, held in Stockholm in June 2009, and welcomes the active participation of the Office in all international and regional meetings of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions;

Encourages the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, through its advisory services, to develop and support activities dedicated to the existing Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions and to strengthen their role within national systems for human rights protection;

Encourages the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions, where they exist:

To operate, as appropriate, in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (“the Paris Principles”) and other relevant international instruments, in order to strengthen their independence and autonomy and to enhance their capacity to assist Member States in the promotion and protection of human rights;

To request, in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, their accreditation by the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, in order to enable them to interact effectively with the relevant human rights bodies of the United Nations system;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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