Human Rights and Disability A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions 4.5. 2016 GUIDELINES ON THE PARTICIPATION OF NHRIs IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE The Committee published its draft Guidelines on NHRIs in May 2016.144 They were adopted in August 2016: Guidelines on Independent Monitoring Frameworks and their Participation in the work of the Committee. They build on similar guidelines adopted by other treaty monitoring bodies and seek to contribute to the broader process across the UN system to create more opportunities for contribution by NHRIs. The Guidelines include an introduction and three substantive chapters. The introduction emphasises the need for both substantive and functional independence of NHRIs. It also encourages States parties to equip NHRIs with an additional and adequate budget and human resources to enable them carry out their article 33 functions (paras. 13-14). This strongly reinforces key elements of the Paris Principles. The first chapter considers the scope of articles 33(2) and 33(3), the second chapter examines the participation of ‘independent monitoring frameworks’ in the proceedings of the Committee and the third chapter focuses on monitoring of the Convention by NHRIs at the national level. Participants attending an event to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard 144 62 See www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/DraftGuidelinesestablishmentindependentmonitoring.aspx.