TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 07 INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER: DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WORK 11 Section I: Legal Framework of the National Institution for Human Rights 11 Section II: Recommendations of the First Annual Report of the National Institution for Human Rights for 2013 13 CHAPTER I: COMPLIANCE OF THE PROVISIONS OF LAW NO. 26 OF 2014 ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WITH “PARIS PRINCIPLES” RELATING TO THE STATUS OF NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 27 Section I: Basic Requirements of “Paris Principles” Relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 29 Section II: Practices that promote effective compliance with “Paris Principles” relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. 35 CHAPTER II: NIHR ROLE IN THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 45 Section I: NIHR Role in the Promotion of Human Rights 46 Section II: NIHR Role in the Protection of Human Rights 53 CHAPTER III: KEY ISSUES WITH DIRECT IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS 65 Section I: Combating Trafficking in Persons 66 Section II: The Right to Nomination and Election 72 Section III: Protection from Enforced Disappearance 77 5