National Human Rights Institutions and Sustainable Development with Specific Reference to Selected African Examples

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J. Mubangizi
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That National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) play an important role in the protection and promotion of human rights is a well-known fact. This has been widely acknowledged by the United Nations (UN). Also well-known is the fact that several African countries have enacted new constitutions during the last two to three decades. One of the most salient features of those new constitutions is that they establish NHRIs, among other things. Given their unique role and mandate, these NHRIs can and do play an important role in the realisation of the sustainable development goals contained in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Adopting a case study approach, this article explores the role NHRIs have played in the promotion and protection of human rights in selected African countries and implications for sustainable development in those countries. The main argument is that there are several lessons African countries can learn from each other on how their NHRIs can more meaningfully play that role. Accordingly, best practice and comparative lessons are identified and it is recommended that NHRIs can contribute to sustainable development more meaningfully if they can make themselves more relevant, credible, legitimate, efficient and effective.
国家人权机构与可持续发展——具体参照非洲的一些例子
国家人权机构在保护和促进人权方面发挥着重要作用,这是众所周知的事实。这一点已得到联合国的广泛认可。同样众所周知的是,几个非洲国家在过去二三十年中颁布了新宪法。这些新宪法最突出的特点之一是建立了国家人权机构等。鉴于其独特的作用和任务,这些国家人权机构能够而且确实在实现《联合国2030年可持续发展议程》所载的可持续发展目标方面发挥重要作用。本文采用案例研究的方法,探讨了国家人权机构在选定的非洲国家促进和保护人权方面发挥的作用,以及对这些国家可持续发展的影响。主要论点是,在国家人权机构如何更有意义地发挥这一作用方面,非洲国家可以相互学习一些经验教训。因此,确定了最佳做法和比较经验教训,并建议国家人权机构如果能够使自己更加相关、可信、合法、高效和有效,就能够对可持续发展作出更有意义的贡献。
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