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 4

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