Note The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the APF concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. ISBN 978-0-9942513-2-9 (print) ISBN 978-0-9942513-3-6 (electronic) A Manual on National Human Rights Institutions © Copyright Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions May 2015 (updated May 2018) No reproduction is permitted without prior written consent from the APF. Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 1042 Australia Credits United Nations photographs are the property of the United Nations, which holds all rights in connection with their usage. Cover photographs Left: Participants on The Decision is Yours program. Photo by the National Human Rights Committee of Qatar. Centre: Staff of the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal talk with the families of victims of gross human rights violations. Photo by the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal. Bottom: Staff from the Ombudsman of Samoa. Photo by Steven Percival.