It aims to promote and protect human rights and freedoms in the country

The President of the State issues a federal law on the establishment of the "National Commission for Human Rights"

His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, issued Federal Law No. (12) of 2021, regarding the National Human Rights Authority.

Under this law, an independent body called the National Human Rights Commission shall be established, with its headquarters in the capital, Abu Dhabi, and it may open branches and establish offices in other emirates.

The body shall have an independent legal personality, and shall enjoy financial and administrative independence in the exercise of its functions, activities and competencies, and aims to promote and protect human rights and freedoms, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, laws and legislation in force in the country, and relevant international charters, covenants and agreements.

The terms of reference and tasks entrusted to the authority include, for example, but not limited to, participating with the authorities and the competent authorities in developing a national action plan to promote and protect human rights in the state, suggesting a mechanism for its implementation, working to spread a culture of human rights, and raising awareness of community members about it, including holding Seminars, conferences and discussion panels related to human rights, and to present proposals, recommendations and advice to the authorities and the competent authorities in everything that would protect, promote and follow up on human rights, in addition to submitting suggestions to the competent authorities, on the extent to which legislation and laws are compatible with international charters, covenants and agreements on human rights, which are The state is a party to it, and following it up, in addition to monitoring any violations or violations of human rights, verifying their validity, and reporting them to the competent authorities, in addition to participating in international and regional forums concerned with human rights.

The Commission shall have a Board of Trustees of no less than (11) members, including the president, provided that the number of full-time members shall not be less than half of the members. The mechanism for selecting the members of the Commission shall be determined by a decision of the President of the State. In selecting them, it shall be taken into account that they are from advisory and academic bodies, civil society institutions, and with expertise. Technical and professional, in their personal capacity, taking into account the appropriate representation of women.. The term of membership of the Council is four years, renewable once.

It should be noted that national human rights institutions, established under the Paris Principles, are official bodies established by states, with a legal mandate to promote and protect human rights.

These bodies enjoy financial and administrative independence in the exercise of their functions, activities and competencies, and are guided in their work by the spirit of the 1993 Paris Principles for National Human Rights Institutions.

The establishment of this important mechanism by the UAE comes within the framework of its keenness to strengthen and develop its institutional structure concerned with human rights, in a way that contributes to strengthening the status of the state and highlighting its roles in the field of human rights at the international level. world, and the experiences of countries that have established similar bodies.

The state was also keen to seek the opinion and advice of a number of international and UN expertise, the most important of which is the cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, which graciously provided technical assistance and legal advice regarding the draft law, the articles of which are consistent with the Paris Principles for National Human Rights Institutions.

• The UAE is keen to develop its institutional structure concerned with human rights to enhance its position.

• Preparing the draft law after reviewing the best international practices related to human rights.

Specialties

The competencies and tasks entrusted to the National Human Rights Commission include:

■ Participate in the development of a national action plan to promote and protect human rights in the country.

■ Work to spread the culture of human rights, and educate community members.

■ Submitting proposals and recommendations to the competent authorities to promote human rights.

■ Monitoring any violations or violations of human rights.

■ Participation in international and regional forums concerned with human rights.

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