Introduction = 1
The Paris Principles = 1
Types of national institution = 3
The research questions = 5
Methodology = 6
Structure of this report = 6
One:Ghana = 9
Structure = 11
Complaints procedure = 12
Use of enforcement powers = 13
Nature of cases = 14
Suo Motu investigations = 15
Prison visits = 16
Cultural practices = 16
Corruption = 17
Conditions of service = 17
Education = 18
Work with NGOs = 19
Media = 19
Conclusion = 19
Two:Indonesia = 21
Structure = 23
Complaints = 24
Accessibility outside Java = 29
Education = 33
International instruments = 34
Conclusion = 34
Three:Mexico = 37
Structure = 37
Complaints = 39
The CNDH and the army = 43
The indigenous population = 45
Prisons = 47
Disappearances = 48
Education = 50
The Human Rights Commission of the Federal District = 50
The State Human Rights Commission of Jalisco = 51
Conclusion = 54
Four: Legitimacy = 57
Autonomous national institutions = 57
Political context = 58
National human rights institutions in new democracies = 59
National human rights institutions as an answer to critics = 62
National human rights institutions in stable democracies = 64
Mandate = 67
Accountability = 70
Complaints driven? = 71
Economic, social and cultural rights = 74
Members and staff = 77
Education and training = 79
Five:Accessibility = 83
Devolved structures = 83
Location = 86
Vulnerable groups = 87
Six: Links with other institutions = 91
Enforcement: links with the judiciary = 91
Specialised human rights tribunals = 94
Media and public perceptions = 95
Links with NGOs = 97
International links = 99
Seven: Beyond the Paris Principles = 105
The Paris Principles revisited? = 107
Eight: Recommendations = 111
Civil society involvement = 111
Legal basis and mandate = 111
Economic, social and cultural rights = 112
Membership and staffing = 112
Complaints investigation and patterns of violations = 113
Enforcement = 114
Education = 114
Accessibility = 114
Budget = 115
Planning and evaluation = 115
International links = 115
Relations with other institutions = 116
Postcript = 117
A changing global environment = 117
Developing international coordination = 118
Indonesia = 118
Mexico = 119
Economic, social and cultural rights = 120
The impact for this report = 121
How to measure effectiveness = 122
List of those who commented on an earlier draft of this report = 125
Appendix - The Paris Principles = 129
Further reading = 133
The Paris Principles = 1
Types of national institution = 3
The research questions = 5
Methodology = 6
Structure of this report = 6
One:Ghana = 9
Structure = 11
Complaints procedure = 12
Use of enforcement powers = 13
Nature of cases = 14
Suo Motu investigations = 15
Prison visits = 16
Cultural practices = 16
Corruption = 17
Conditions of service = 17
Education = 18
Work with NGOs = 19
Media = 19
Conclusion = 19
Two:Indonesia = 21
Structure = 23
Complaints = 24
Accessibility outside Java = 29
Education = 33
International instruments = 34
Conclusion = 34
Three:Mexico = 37
Structure = 37
Complaints = 39
The CNDH and the army = 43
The indigenous population = 45
Prisons = 47
Disappearances = 48
Education = 50
The Human Rights Commission of the Federal District = 50
The State Human Rights Commission of Jalisco = 51
Conclusion = 54
Four: Legitimacy = 57
Autonomous national institutions = 57
Political context = 58
National human rights institutions in new democracies = 59
National human rights institutions as an answer to critics = 62
National human rights institutions in stable democracies = 64
Mandate = 67
Accountability = 70
Complaints driven? = 71
Economic, social and cultural rights = 74
Members and staff = 77
Education and training = 79
Five:Accessibility = 83
Devolved structures = 83
Location = 86
Vulnerable groups = 87
Six: Links with other institutions = 91
Enforcement: links with the judiciary = 91
Specialised human rights tribunals = 94
Media and public perceptions = 95
Links with NGOs = 97
International links = 99
Seven: Beyond the Paris Principles = 105
The Paris Principles revisited? = 107
Eight: Recommendations = 111
Civil society involvement = 111
Legal basis and mandate = 111
Economic, social and cultural rights = 112
Membership and staffing = 112
Complaints investigation and patterns of violations = 113
Enforcement = 114
Education = 114
Accessibility = 114
Budget = 115
Planning and evaluation = 115
International links = 115
Relations with other institutions = 116
Postcript = 117
A changing global environment = 117
Developing international coordination = 118
Indonesia = 118
Mexico = 119
Economic, social and cultural rights = 120
The impact for this report = 121
How to measure effectiveness = 122
List of those who commented on an earlier draft of this report = 125
Appendix - The Paris Principles = 129
Further reading = 133