Mandate and Functions
The NHRCK follows the comprehensive mandate outlined in the NHRCK Act. In order to promote and protect human rights, the Commission performs the following functions:
- Developing human rights policies through conducting human rights research and issuing policy recommendations
- Analyzing laws, policies and practices from a human rights perspective
- Investigating discrimination and human rights violation cases and providing access to remedies* Domestic cooperation with relevant government ministries and agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders
- Promoting human rights education and raising public awareness of human rights
- Promoting and monitoring national implementation of international human rights treaties
- Cooperating with government agencies, civil society organizations, UN human rights bodies and national human rights institutions(APF, ICC)
- Other matters deemed necessary to protect and promote human rights
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