“Paris Principles” as they relate to the Center of the National Institutions for Promotion and Protection of Human Rights “Paris Principles” related to the Centre of the National Institutions for Promotion and Protection of Human Rights are the set of international standards which regulate and orchestrate the operations of the national institution of human rights and are tantamount to a constitution of their functional operations and an effective and constructive element in promoting and protecting human rights within the state’s system. These principles are spawned from the conclusions reached in the first international seminar concerned with the national institutions for promotion and protection of human rights which was held in the French capital, Paris, in the year 1991. The International Conference on Human Rights held in the year 1993 represented a turning point for the national institutions as these entities, namely the national institutions 3