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protection, and to abolish laws that are not in compliance with international human
rights standards;
Providing advice to the National Assembly and the government regarding signing
and acceding to international human rights conventions and treaties;
Providing advice to the government for better implementation of Afghanistan’s
commitments to international human rights conventions;
Carrying out research to find effective ways of harmonizing principles and
mechanisms of international human rights instruments with Afghan culture and
national traditions and making suggestions in this respect;
Providing advice and necessary information to the government to prepare
Afghanistan’s reports which fulfill its treaty obligations;
Cooperating with government and non-governmental authorities and other
organisations to improve the implementation of human rights standards and raise the
level of human rights observance in relevant areas;
Cooperation for implementation of administration reforms to ensure, support and
improve human rights in Afghanistan;
Cooperating with the United Nations, and regional and international organizations
within the scope of it’s mandate and power;
Conducting public consultations and surveys to find practical ways of promoting
and protecting human rights and develop relevant programmes;
Providing advice and submitting recommendations to the national, provincial and
district councils and other relevant authorities for promotion and protection of
human rights;
Building the capacity of civil society groups and local human rights organizations
and supporting their activities;
Releasing and publishing of public declarations and official statements on
important issues of human rights;
Demanding officials to explain the causes of non-observance of human rights
principles;
Dissemination and promotion of human rights for public awareness;
Submitting annual reports to the President on the human rights situation;
Releasing and publishing reports and statements on human rights situation in
Afghanistan;
Providing guidance and advise to the President on how to address human rights
violations and abuses;
Managing and administering headquarters, regional and provincial offices and
monitoring the performance, activities and the behavior of the staff members;
Building relations at the national and international level in the field of human rights
activities and better implementation of the provisions of this Law;
Securing necessary facilities and opportunities to promote the activities of the
Commission;
Regulating the reporting on the human rights situation for scientific and practical use;
Adopting bills and regulations to regulate the affairs relating to the rights,
responsibilities, privileges and insurance for the staff members of the Commission;
Having responsibility to implement the present Law.
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