The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions Introduction to Part III A critical function of NHRIs is to act as a conduit between the international human rights system and the domestic reality within their State. A necessary part of this work includes monitoring their State’s implementation of its international human rights obligations. In this way, international engagement reinforces the domestic work of NHRIs. NHRIs are uniquely positioned to provide international bodies and mechanisms with authoritative and objective evidence and analysis of the human rights situation of indigenous peoples within their jurisdiction. They are also well positioned to raise public awareness of the findings and recommendations of these international bodies and to promote domestic implementation of their recommendations. Chapter 11 examines the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms, particularly the universal periodic review and the special procedures. Chapter 12 examines the human rights treaty bodies and Chapter 13 looks at three United Nations mechanisms that exclusively work in the area of indigenous peoples’ human rights. 100