
National Human Rights Action Plans (NHRAPs) are a key human rights policy documents which identify, prioritise and plan the action of the state within the field of human rights. They cover various issues, all public institutions, and the repartition of resources.
Here you can find a peek to a research publication which investigates the global diffusion of NHRAPs and the full publication itself.


See our Universal Rights Group Blog post on governments and national administration as complex drivers of human rights implementation!


This publication analyses the interactions between NMIRFs and NHRIs. It looks into international guidance, theory and practice building on interviews in several countries.

The Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) has developed several tools to help NHRIs improve their work with human rights defenders.


Get a quick overview of the role NHRIs can play in human rights education.

Want to know what an NHRI is? This video gives a three-minute introduction.

This mini e-lesson gives you an introduction to the basics of NHRIs - how they work, their areas of responsibility and their challenges. It takes about 45 minutes to take the lesson.