Role of National Human Rights Institutions at the International and Regional Levels: The Experience of Africa

by Rachel Murray

National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), defined by the UN as bodies established to promote and protect human rights, have increased in number since the General Assembly adopted principles governing their effectiveness in 1993. The UN and others have encouraged states to set up such institutions as an indication of their commitment to human rights, and now over 20 such institutions exist in Africa and many more will follow. These institutions have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841133949
• ISBN13: 9781841133942
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"