NHRI Guidelines for Mainstreaming the Human Rights of Women and Girls into Our Everyday Work Acknowledgements The Guidelines were written by gender expert Dr Jillian Chrisp who has worked in New Zealand and internationally, including with the New Zealand Human Rights Commission, facilitating regional, national and international capability-building activities. Expert advice was provided by Pip Dargan, APF Principal Adviser, Capacity Assessments and International Engagement and Gender Focal Point, and Aishath Fasoha, APF Projects and Planning Manager. An APF Gender Mainstreaming Expert Reference Group was established to support the development of the Guidelines. The APF acknowledges the group’s contributions and thanks members for their expertise, experience and diverse perspectives. • Dr Ammar Dwaik, and Ola Adawi; Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights • Azhara Suleimenova; National Centre for Human Rights of Kazakhstan • Charles Dean; Office of the Ombudsman/NHRI Samoa • Fatima Al Tareef; National Institution for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain • Jayshree Mangubhai; Regional Rights Resource Team (RRRT) of the Pacific Community • Jensen Byrne; former human rights consultant UN Bangkok Regional Hub • Joanna Maskell; New Zealand Human Rights Commission • Mohna Ansari; Commissioner, National Human Rights Commission of Nepal • Norleen Oliver-Deorio; Chief of Social Affairs Division and National Gender Officer, Federated State of Micronesia • Rosslyn Noonan; APF Special Envoy • Twyla Rubin; Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines • Zaihan Zulkarnain; Human Rights Commission of Malaysia • Karen Johansen; former Indigenous Rights Commissioner, New Zealand Human Rights Commission. 2