Country Questionnaire To assist in consideration of the reference, a questionnaire was distributed to the APF’s member NHRIs asking them to outline the laws and practices relating to human rights and the environment in their State. The questionnaire sought information on, amongst other things: • • • • • • • constitutional provisions legislation case law the interpretation of State obligations State, NGO and other action to protect the environment NHRI activities reports by local, national or international NGOs. Structure of the Paper There are four parts to this paper. • • • • Part 1 addresses the terms of reference, providing the ACJs response to each question as well as a summary of their reasoning. Part 2 contains a list of the ACJ recommendations on activities that NHRIs might undertake in promoting the human rights issues that arise in the context of this reference. Part 3 provides a comparative summary of the country information provided by member NHRIs in response to the questionnaire distributed prior to the ACJ meeting. Part 4 contains a summary of participatory rights that may be invoked to promote human rights and environmental protection. A separate annex contains a table of relevant human rights and environmental treaties highlighting membership within the APF region; Supporting Documentation This Final Report should be read in conjunction with the ACJ Reference Paper. The reference paper provides more detailed information on international, regional and domestic human rights and environmental law regimes. A copy of this report and the Reference Paper is available at: -8-