The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions KEY POINTS: CHAPTER 8 • NHRIs have a mandate to provide advice and issue recommendations to their Government, as well as to other stakeholders. • NHRIs can use their mandates to promote change to laws, polices and State practices which violate or restrict the rights of indigenous peoples. • NHRIs are encouraged to use the Declaration as a common standard of reference in their work to advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples. 80 | Chapter 8: Promoting domestic compliance with the Declaration