Objective
Coordination of
CRPD/EMRIP/
UNDRIP monitoring
mechanisms, and
OPCAT national
mechanism30
Publication of
report on OPCAT
national preventive
mechanism
NPA monitors the
Government’s
actions to address
UPR and other
international treaty
recommendations
Measure
Number of national
preventive mechanism
(NPM) meetings
arranged and held
related to OPCAT
Number of UNDRIP,
CRPD independent
monitoring mechanism
(IMM)31 meetings
arranged and held
OPCAT annual report
completed and
published
Number of updates to
the NPA tool to reflect
changes to actions
Effectiveness of NPA:
Review of current NPA
model and tool
Baseline
2018/19
Result
2019/20
Standard
2 meetings
per year
2 meetings
held
2 meetings
per year
2 meetings
per year
2 meetings
of UNDRIP
IMM held and
participation
in 4 meetings
of the CRPD
IMM
One
OPCAT NPM
Annual report
published
Report
published
-
2 updates
Twice a year
Not achieved33
New measure
Development
of new
NPA model
monitoring
tool
Partial
achievement34
New measure
2019/20
Result
Achieved
3 meetings
held
Achieved
2 meetings
per year
4 meetings of
UNDRIP IMM
held and 5
meetings of
the CRPD IMM
held
Achieved
OPCAT
annual report
published
The Commission, reporting to United Nation treaty-monitoring and other bodies, works with government and civil society,
providing reports, advice and technical assistance in response to periodic compliance examinations.
31
The Commission’s role as monitoring mechanism (IMM) mandates it to monitor and report on the Government’s
performance against the obligations in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
32
This measure is included in the services from the Human Rights Commission’s non-departmental appropriation for Vote
Justice for 2019/20
33
Following the government’s acceptance of the recommendations arising from the 3rd cycle of the UPR, the Commission
is considering a new NPA approach. The development of a new NPA approach will require consultation with government
and non-government stakeholders. Some initial discussions have already taken place with the Ministry of Justice. The
on-line NPA website, which was linked to the 2nd cycle of UPR recommendations and subject to previous Statement of
Performance Expectations has been discontinued.
34
Considerable amount of work was undertaken between July 2019 and December 2019 on the development of a new NPA
model. This, however, has been curtailed by reprioritisation of work to address COVID-19 related impacts.
30
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