Materials on national inquiries
APF and RWI materials
National Inquiries into Systemic Patterns of Human Rights Violation: A Training Manual; Asia Pacific
Forum of National Human Rights Institutions; 2009, revised 2019
National Human Rights Institutions and National Inquiries: Training Resource Materials; Asia Pacific
Forum of National Human Rights Institutions and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and
Humanitarian Law; 2011
Going Public: Strategies for an Effective National Inquiry (video); Asia Pacific Forum of National Human
Rights Institutions; 2012 (revised)
Key materials on national human rights institutions
General Assembly Resolution 48/134 (Paris Principles)
www.asiapacificforum.net/support/what-are-nhris/paris-principles/
A Manual on National Human Rights Institutions; Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights
Institutions; 2015, revised 2018
www.asiapacificforum.net/resources/manual-on-nhris/
National Human Rights Institutions in the Asia Pacific Region; Brian Burdekin, with Jason Naum; 2007
Assessing the Effectiveness of National Human Rights Institutions; International Council on Human
Rights Policy and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; 2005
www.ichrp.org/files/reports/18/125_report.pdf
National Human Rights Institutions: History, Principles, Roles and Responsibilities; Professional
Training Series No. 4 (Rev 1); Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 2010
www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/PTS-4Rev1-NHRI_en.pdf
Guidelines for Accreditation & Re-Accreditation of National Human Rights Institutions to the
International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions; Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; June 2009 (Version 4)
http://nhri.ohchr.org/EN/Themes/Portuguese/DocumentsPage/Guidelines%20for%20
accreditation%20application%20June%202009%20ENGLISH.pdf
The Evolution of National Human Rights Institutions: The Role of the United Nations; Anna-Elina
Pohjolainen, Danish Institute for Human Rights; 2006
Examples of national inquiries conducted by national human rights institutions
in the Asia Pacific region
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
National Inquiry into the Factors and Causes of Rape and Honour Killing; 2013
www.aihrc.org.af/media/files/PDF/Natioan%20Inquiry%20final%20-%20for%20meru.pdf
National Inquiry into the Causes and Negative Consequences of Bacha Bazi; 2015
www.aihrc.org.af/home/research_report/3324
National Inquiry on Women, Peace and Security; 2019
www.aihrc.org.af/media/files/ENLGISH.pdf
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