2. Civil society All plans emphasize the importance of broad public participation in the processes associated with the plan. 3. Comprehensive scope Most plans provide for a comprehensive approach embracing civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. Some provide for so-called “third generation” rights such as the right to a healthy environment. Most plans accord priority to the needs of vulnerable groups as well as thematic issues of major concern. 4. Objectives All plans set targets of some kind. In some cases they are quite specific and in others presented in more general terms. Most plans outline particular challenges as specific tasks for the plan to address. 5. Process of preparation Some plans refer to the process whereby they were developed. In some cases this involved the establishment of a national coordinating committee. 6. High-level political involvement Most plans refer to high-level political involvement, either in the development of the plan or in its endorsement. 7. National human rights institutions Some plans provide specifically for national human rights institutions to take a leading role in monitoring their implementation. In cases where no national human rights institutions exist, the national plan may specifically call for their establishment. 8. The local context Most plans seek to provide a local context for the general approach adopted. 9. Baseline study Some plans refer in impressionistic terms to the current human rights situation in the country concerned, but none of them attempt a systematic review or reflect this explicitly in the final product. 10. Monitoring and evaluation Many plans refer to the need for monitoring of implementation and evaluation of achievements towards the end of the time frame. Some describe specific mechanisms to be established for the purpose. Others assign these functions to an existing human rights body such as a human rights commission. 40