Part II National human rights institutions’ domestic activities and functions Natalya Komarova, Governor of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug; Vladimir Lukin, Ombudsman of the Russian Federation; and Ryszard Komenda, Senior Human Rights Advisor to UN Country Teams in the Russian Federation at a regional meeting organized in Khanty-Mansiysk to discuss Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Business, 19 June 2013. Photo by Olesia Minyaylo. 1.1. TOOLS FOR ENGAGEMENT The most common ways that NHRIs will engage with their State include: • Bringing human rights issues to the attention of the relevant ministry • Submitting annual reports and making recommendations to the Government • Reviewing existing and proposed legislation for human rights compliance • Advocating for the ratification and implementation of international human rights instruments and assisting the Government to fulfil its reporting obligations under international treaties • Undertaking public inquiries into human rights violations and submitting subsequent recommendations to the Government • Encouraging the development of mechanisms and procedures for receiving and implementing international recommendations and advice on the domestic human rights situation.206207 The Defensoria del Pueblo de Perú produced a report – A challenge for the State: Contributions to a national policy on bilingual and intercultural education for indigenous peoples of Peru – which collated monitoring observations by the Office on the implementation of education policy.207 206 United Nations Development Programme and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Toolkit for Collaborating with National Human Rights Institutions (2010), pp. 34-35. 207 Response to OHCHR questionnaire on possible good practices in addressing the rights of indigenous peoples. Chapter 8: Promoting domestic compliance with the Declaration | 71