Equality and Human Rights Commission Project Resources
Useful links:
Equality and Human Rights Commission
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
http://www.nihrc.org/
Scottish Human Rights Commission
http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/
International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
http://nhri.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/default.aspx
Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (The Paris Principles)
Endorsed by the UN General Assembly in Res. 48/134 of 20 December 1993
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/parisprinciples.htm
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and NHRIs:
http://www.ohchr.org/en/countries/nhri/pages/nhrimain.aspx
UN Human Rights Council and NHRIs
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/nhri.htm
National human rights institutions: effectiveness and legitimacy
International Council on Human Rights Policy:
http://www.ichrp.org/en/projects/102
Human Rights, State Compliance, and Social Change: Assessing National Human Rights Institutions
Ryan Goodman and Thomas Pegram (editors)
http://www.cup.cam.ac.uk/asia/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521761758&ss=cop