Glossary and abbreviations Glossary and abbreviations APF Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions chief commissioner the most senior position in a commission-model NHRI; its formal title can be president, chairperson or chief commissioner; the term ‘chief commissioner’ is used generically in this guide commission the governing body collectively in a commission-model NHRI, consisting of the chief commissioner and other commissioners commission-model NHRI an NHRI distinguished by having a multi-member governing body that acts collectively or collegially and having a broad mandate for human rights promotion and protection commissioner(s) a member(s) of the governing body in a commission-model NHRI, other than the chief commissioner founding law the national law that establishes an NHRI GANHRI Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions institution head the chief commissioner in a commission-model NHRI or the ombudsperson in an ombuds-model NHRI NHRI(s) national human rights institution(s) NHRI leaders the chief commissioner and commissioners in a commission-model NHRI or the ombudsperson, and the deputy ombudsperson where they exist, in an ombuds-model NHRI, together with the senior executive officer and the other senior staff ombudsperson the most senior position in an ombuds-model NHRI; its formal title can be ombudsman, ombudsperson, ombuds, provedor(a), defensor(a) or public defender; the term ‘ombudsperson’ is used generically in this guide ombuds-model NHRI an NHRI built on one member who is full-time and supported by a significant number of staff and principally undertaking investigations of complaints or situations of human rights violations Paris Principles the Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions, attached to United Nations Commission on Human Rights resolution 1992/54 and United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/134 SCA Sub-Committee on Accreditation of GANHRI SEO senior executive officer senior executive officer the most senior staff position in an NHRI, often called executive director, general manager, secretary-general or secretary senior staff the directors or heads of staff units staff leadership team the senior executive officer and other senior staff top leaders the chief commissioner and other commissioners in a commission-model NHRI; the ombudsperson and deputies in an ombuds-model NHRI UN United Nations 3