Stylus/Commonwealth Secretariat - Commonwealth Model National Plan of Action on Human Rights

Commonwealth Model National Plan of Action on Human Rights

Paper: 978 0 85092 869 3
Price: $14.95

Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
January 2008 , 64 pp., 5 3/4" x 8 1/4"

While many countries seek to improve their capacity to protect and promote human rights in accordance with constitutional imperatives and Commonwealth values, they often lack a clear roadmap on how to do so. Currently, there is no single and easy-to-use model which Commonwealth countries can use as a basis for planning the process.

This guide will particularly useful for those in smaller countries who wish to develop a human rights plan. The action plan makes three key points: first, that full public participation in the development of a national action plan is key to a successful outcome; second, that putting the plan into operation need not mean adding another bureaucratic layer to government; and, third, that the model is a model only, and not intended to be prescriptive.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by the Commonwealth Secretary-General; Preface; PART I COMMONWEALTH VALUES: Values, Principles and Standards; Putting Principles into Practice; The Commonwealth Secretariat; PART II THE COMMONWEALTH MODEL NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: 1) Rationale: Why the Need for a National Action Plan (NAP)?; 1.1) Significance of National Level Protection; 1.2) The Need for a NAP; 1.3) The purpose of a NAP; 1.4) The Context for a NAP; 1.5) NAPs and Existing National Plans and Policies; 1.6) Why a NAP?: The Benefits of a NAP; 1.7) The Need for a Commonwealth Model NAP; 2) The Process—Developing a NAP; 3) The Content—Model Issues for a NAP; A) Norms and Standards; B) International and Regional Instruments and Systems; C) National Mechanisms and an Enabling Environment; D) Human Rights Education and Awareness; 4) Implementation of a NAP: Challenges and Opportunities; 5) Monitoring and Evaluation of NAP Activities and Targets; PART III LINKS: Information on Assistance Available in Producing and Implementing a NAP.

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