ANNUAL REPORT 2014–2015 The important point to understand about national human rights institutions is that they are independent of government and they become, in a sense, the conscience of their country. We have a statutory power that allows us to speak the truth to power. PROFESSOR GILLIAN TRIGGS PRESIDENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SOURCE: APF INTERVIEW, MAY 2015 Mongolia Kazakhstan South Korea Afghanistan Iraq Palestine Jordan Nepal Bahrain Qatar India Bangladesh Oman Myanmar Thailand Philippines Sri Lanka Malaysia Maldives Indonesia Timor Leste Samoa Australia Full Members Associate Members New Zealand New NHRIs (not currently accredited with the ICC) 5