100 HANDBOOK FOR NHRIs ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY PART I: NHRI MANDATE AND STRUCTURE 2. Please circle the category that best describes your NHRI’s legal mandate. (Circle only one). a) Human rights mandate. NHRI is explicitly limited to addressing issues that are based on human rights. b) Hybrid (or “ombuds plus”): NHRI is explicitly authorized to address human rights issues as well as other issues: (e.g. maladministration, abuse of power, corruption, etc.) c) Limited to government maladministration: Our NHRI can address any act or omission by government and/or public sector officials. d) Other: (Please describe) a) 45% b) c) d) 26% 11% 18% 3. Please circle the category that best describes your NHRI’s human rights mandate as set out in its authorizing legislation. (Circle only one). a) NHRI has responsibility for protecting and promoting all types of human rights without restriction. b) NHRI is legally restricted to certain types of human rights violations (e.g. only civil and political rights; only discrimination issues, etc.). Please specify: • which rights the NHRI can address • whether the restriction applies to both the protection (for example receiving complaints) and promotion (for example, public education) aspects of the mandate: