90 HANDBOOK FOR NHRIs ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY Given the large number of specialized institutions in the OSCE region, it is important to co-ordinate protection strategies so that victims of discrimination and other human rights violations know which organization to turn to and from, to enable the institutions to be aware of complaints pending with similar bodies, and to ensure that the full range of human rights issues are raised in a comprehensive manner. NHRIs can face challenges in addressing competing priorities, especially when they involve core human rights issues, which may require urgent responses. The strategies discussed in this Handbook are aimed at sustaining a  focus within NHRIs and building their capacities so that women’s rights and gender equality continue to be integrated into the development and implementation of all programmes and activities, including in the face of new responsibilities. Protection strategies Given that 55 per cent of NHRIs cannot issue orders or seek compliance measures, it is essential that NHRIs work co-operatively with state mechanisms that have the ability to enforce remedies or to lobby for enforcement measures and remedies for victims of human rights violations. In particular, advocacy for stronger compliance measures (even if those measures are taken by other institutions and bodies) and for the application of discrimination prohibitions to the private sector are important starting points for many countries in the OSCE region. Those NHRIs that have enforcement or compliance-related powers should examine the extent to which complaints reflect problems at a structural level, and should focus on systemic initiatives to address as wide a number of individual complaints as possible, as well as to address the underlying causes of discrimination or human rights violations. For example, NHRIs can support such systemic initiatives by collecting data and disaggregating them on the sex of the complainants or victims, and on the nature of the complaints that they receive, in order to inform their own planning processes and identify priorities about women’s issues and gender equality. Again, systemic initiatives can be developed based on the outcomes of data analysis and can inform public investigations or inquiries into human rights violations.