A Manual on National Human Rights Institutions
Acknowledgements
A Manual on National Human Rights Institutions is a publication of the Asia Pacific Forum of National
Human Rights Institutions (APF).
This manual was written by Adjunct Professor Chris Sidoti, APF senior expert on National Human Rights
Institutions.
The manual was enriched through materials, case studies and comments from representatives from
APF member institutions, including: Ahmad Zia Langari (Afghanistan Independent Human Rights
Commission); Ariunaa Tumurtogoo and Undrakh Ulziisumiya (Mongolian National Human Rights
Commission); B.S. Nagar (National Human Rights Commission of India); Darren Dick (Australian Human
Rights Commission); Liezl Parajas (Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines); Rafidah Yahya
(Human Rights Commission of Malaysia); Ronza Almadbooh (Palestine Independent Human Rights
Commission); Shreeram Adhikari (National Human Rights Commission of Nepal); and Win Mra (Myanmar
Human Rights Commission).
The APF also thanks the following APF secretariat staff and consultants who contributed in their
respective ways to the development of this manual: Ash Bowe, Clare Sidoti, Greg Heesom, James Iliffe,
Kieren Fitzpatrick, Lisa Thompson, Pip Dargan and Suraina Pasha.
As part of its 2020 strategy to integrate gender mainstreaming across all its existing thematic, functional
and operational training programs, the APF has reviewed its training manuals to ensure that they have
sufficiently integrated and highlighted gender issues.
This Manual was reviewed in May 2018 by Dr Jillian Chrisp, gender expert and APF consultant, with
contribution from the Manual’s author and subject matter expert, Adjunct Professor Chris Sidoti.
The APF particularly thanks the reference group that contributed its expertise to the review: Nurul Hasanah
bt Ahamed Hassain Malim (Human Rights Commission of Malaysia); Rahman Ali Jawed (Afghanistan
Independent Human Rights Commission); Walid al-Sheikh (Palestinian Independent Commission for
Human Rights); and Joanna Maskell (New Zealand Human Rights Commission).
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