Paris Principles

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The Paris Principles are internationally recognized standards adopted by the UN that define the status, independence, powers, and functioning of national human rights institutions.

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations standard ⓘ
international human rights standard ⓘ
soft law instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
meeting of national human rights institutions in Paris ⓘ
adoptionDate 1993-12-20 ⓘ
adoptionResolution UN General Assembly resolution 48/134 ⓘ
aimsToEnsure independence of national human rights institutions from government ⓘ
pluralism in composition of national human rights institutions ⓘ
appliesTo national human rights institutions ⓘ
basisFor A-status accreditation of national human rights institutions ⓘ
category human rights ⓘ
defines composition of national human rights institutions ⓘ
functions of national human rights institutions ⓘ
independence of national human rights institutions ⓘ
methods of operation of national human rights institutions ⓘ
powers of national human rights institutions ⓘ
status of national human rights institutions ⓘ
developedAt Paris ⓘ
developedInCountry France ⓘ
firstEndorsedBy UN Commission on Human Rights resolution 1992/54 ⓘ
hasKeyPrinciple adequate resources ⓘ
broad mandate ⓘ
effective powers of investigation ⓘ
independence ⓘ
pluralism ⓘ
hasOfficialName Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions ⓘ
linked to: Paris Principles
influences design of national human rights institutions worldwide ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalStatus non-binding ⓘ
monitoredBy Sub-Committee on Accreditation ⓘ
providesFor advisory role of national institutions to government and parliament ⓘ
promotion and protection functions of national institutions ⓘ
quasi-judicial competence of national institutions in some cases ⓘ
recognizedAs global benchmark for national human rights institutions ⓘ
recognizedBy Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
relatedTo United Nations human rights system ⓘ
international human rights law ⓘ
requires adequate funding for national institutions ⓘ
broad human rights mandate for national institutions ⓘ
constitutional or legislative basis for national institutions ⓘ
cooperation between national institutions and civil society ⓘ
cooperation between national institutions and regional human rights mechanisms ⓘ
cooperation between national institutions and the United Nations ⓘ
setsOut minimum standards for national human rights institutions ⓘ
shortName Paris Principles on National Human Rights Institutions ⓘ
subjectMatter national human rights institutions ⓘ
usedBy Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions ⓘ
Sub-Committee on Accreditation of GANHRI ⓘ
usedFor accreditation of national human rights institutions ⓘ

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ICHR → compliesWith → Paris Principles ⓘ
Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland → conformsTo → Paris Principles on national human rights institutions ⓘ
linked to: Paris Principles
Commission on Human Rights (Philippines) → compliesWith → Paris Principles relating to the status of national institutions ⓘ
subject linked to: Commission on Human Rights
linked to: Paris Principles
Paris Principles → shortName → Paris Principles ⓘ
GANHRI → usesStandard → Paris Principles ⓘ
International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights → appliedStandards → Paris Principles relating to the status of national institutions ⓘ
linked to: Paris Principles
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions → setsStandard → Paris Principles on national human rights institutions ⓘ
subject linked to: ICC
linked to: Paris Principles
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions → followsStandard → Paris Principles on national human rights institutions ⓘ
subject linked to: ICC
linked to: Paris Principles
Network of National Human Rights Institutions of the Americas → basedOnPrinciples → Paris Principles on national human rights institutions ⓘ
linked to: Paris Principles
Paris Principles → hasOfficialName → Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions ⓘ
linked to: Paris Principles
Human Rights Commission (New Zealand) → compliesWith → Paris Principles ⓘ
subject linked to: Human Rights Commission