Part I ＞ Our Role and Responsibilities 1 What Can the NHRC Do for You? Aiming to promote and protect human rights, the functions and powers vested in accordance with international standards and domestic laws of the NHRC are as follows: a. To investigate incidents involving torture, human rights violations, or various forms of discrimination in accordance with its authority or in response to petition from the general public, and to handle them and provide remedy according to the law. b. To study and review national human rights policies and make recommendations. c. To publish special reports or annual reports on countrywide human rights issues for understanding and assessing the domestic human rights situation. d. To assist government agencies in the signing or ratification of international human rights conventions and their incorporation into domestic laws, so as to ensure the conformity of domestic laws, regulations, directives, and administrative measures with international human rights norms. 18 National Human Rights Commission 2022 Annual Report e. To conduct systematic studies of the Constitution and legal statutes based on international human rights standards for the purpose of offering necessary and feasible recommendations for legislation, amending the Constitution and the law. f. To monitor the effectiveness of government agencies in promoting human rights education, enhancing human rights awareness, and handling matters involving human rights. g. To cooperate with domestic institutions, civic groups, international organizations, national human rights institutes, and nongovernmental organizations for promoting the protection of human rights. h. To provide independent opinions for national reports submitted by the government in accordance with the provisions of international human rights conventions. i. Other matters related to the promotion and protection of human rights.