Summary International Standards: The Paris Principles Important Factors Examining the Record in Africa Innovative and Positive Contributions by Commissions Regional Iniatives The Role Of The International Community Conclusion Recommendations Abbreviations Acknowledgements	Table of Contents Summary International Standards: The Paris Principles Important Factors Mandate of Institution Selection of Commissioners Activities Funding Relationship with Nongovernmental Groups Examining the Record in Africa 1989-1991: Togo, Benin, and Cameroon 1990-1992: Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria 1993: Ghana 1994: Sudan 1995: South Africa and Chad 1996-1997: Uganda, Senegal, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya 1996-1997: Liberia and Sierra Leone 1998: Mauritania 1999: Rwanda Legislated but not founded: Ethiopia, Mali, Niger and Central African Republic Innovative And Positive Contributions By Commissions South Africa: Training Human Rights Activists Ghana: Working with NGOs and Traditional Chiefs on Women's Rights Regional Initiatives The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Regional Conferences on National Human Rights Institutions The Role Of The International Community The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Donor Governments and the U.N. Development Program Conclusion Recommendations To African Governments To Human Rights Commissioners To the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights To the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights To International Donors and the U.N. Development Program Abbreviations Acknowledgments List of National Human Rights Commissions in Africa Algeria: Observatoire National des Droits de l'Homme (ONDH) Benin: Commission Béninoise des Droits de l'Homme (CBDH) Cameroon: National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms (NCHRF) Central African Republic: Haut-Commissariat chargé des Droits de l'Homme et de la Promotion de la Culture Démocratique Chad: Commission Nationale des Droits de l'Homme Ethiopia: National Commission for Human Rights and Ombudsman (not yet founded) Ghana: Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Kenya: Standing Committee on Human Rights Liberia: Human Rights Commission Malawi: Human Rights Commission Mali: Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l'Homme (not yet founded) Mauritania: Commissariat aux Droits de l'Homme, à la Lutte contre la Pauvreté et à l'Insertion Morocco: Conseil Consultatif des Droits de l'Homme (CCDH)Niger Commission Nationale des Droits de l'Homme et des Libertés Fondamentales (not yet founded) Nigeria: National Human Rights Commission Rwanda: Commission Nationale des Droits de l'Homme Senegal: Comité Senegalais des Droits de l'Homme Sierra Leone: National Commission for Democracy and Human Rights (NCDHR) South Africa: South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Sudan: Advisory Council for Human Rights Togo: Commission Nationale des Droits de l'Homme (CNDH) Tunisia: Higher Committee on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Uganda: Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Zambia: Human Rights Commission	Benin Cameroon Chad Ghana Kenya Liberia Malawi Mauritania Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Sudan Togo Uganda Zambia
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