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Standards:

Organisation of the United Nations

Council of Europe

European Union

Institutions:

Commission for Protection against Discrimination

Ombudsperson of the Republic of Macedonia

General Issues

NHRI Standards at Universal Level: NHRI Standards at Universal Level: UNUN

Hard law:

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (Art.33)

Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and Punishment (Part IV – Art.17-23)

Soft law:

GA Resolution 48/134 and Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions

Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/20/L.15 (July 2012)

Authoritative interpretations assisting the reading of the law:

CRC, General Comment No.2

CESCR, General Comment No.10

CERD, General Recommendation XVII

CEDAW Statement on relationship with NHRIs

NHRI Standards at European NHRI Standards at European Regional LevelRegional Level

CoE

Committee of Ministers’ recommendations

85-13 (on the institution Ombudsperson)

97-14 (on establishment of independent national institutions for the promotion and protection of Human Rights)

ECRI Recommendations:

General Policy Recommendation No. 2 on specialised bodies to combat racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance at national level

General Policy Recommendation No. 7 on National legislation to combat racism and racial discrimination

EU

Race Equality Directive 2000/43, Art.13

RECAST Directive 2006/54, Art.20

Institutional Framework of Institutional Framework of Relevance for NHRIs in MacedoniaRelevance for NHRIs in Macedonia

Commission for Protection against Discrimination

Ombudsperson of the Republic of Macedonia

Commission for Protection against Commission for Protection against Discrimination [1]Discrimination [1] Competences:

International Human Rights Law

Explicit spell out of competences in the mandate (ex, monitoring of the situation in relation to equality and discrimination)

Cooperation with CSO

Exercise of the mandate

Accessibility:

Physical accessibility

Psychological accessibility

Language accessibility

Commission for Protection against Commission for Protection against Discrimination [2]Discrimination [2] Membership:

‘Social sciences’ (Art.18)

Pluralism:

Beyond ethnicity

Accountability:

Debate on the annual report

Resources:

Administrative support

Professionalization of the members of the CPAD

Sufficient funds to exercise its full mandate

Ombudsperson of the Republic of Ombudsperson of the Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Membership:

Public call; possible consultations with CSOs

Pluralism:

Beyond ethnicity

Competences:

Promotion

International Human Rights Law

Public/Private

Cooperation: International Human Rights system; other actors

Resources:

Sufficient funds to exercise its full mandate

Some General IssuesSome General Issues

Need for adopting a National Human Rights Action Plan

Open participative process

Political Will

Non-retrogression guaranties

Possible scenarios