of human rights, were officially recognized
for the first time ever to be in conformity with
the Paris Declarations. During the conference,
the states were formally urged to set up such
institutions. This step prompted the General
Assembly of the United Nations to pass its
resolution No.134 / 48, dated 20 December
1993, sanctioning the Paris Declarations for the
Center of National Institutions for Promotion
and Protection of Human Rights. Today, these
principles became the hallmark standard and
test for the legality, credibility and authenticity
of any national institution.
Paris Declarations are based on a set of
standards that the national institutions of
human rights must adhere to. Such institutions
must have and are required to enjoy extensive
power and competence in the field of human
rights promotion and protection, that they must
have in place independent and autonomous
management from the government, that they
must enjoy total independence in their legal,
executive and financial domains, coupled with
availability of adequate financial resources in a
way that would enable them to carry out their
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