4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
4.11
4.12
Brazil (1997) ........................................................................................................30
Ecuador (1998).....................................................................................................31
Indonesia (1998) ..................................................................................................32
Mexico (1998)......................................................................................................34
South Africa (1998) .............................................................................................35
Venezuela (1999) .................................................................................................37
Bolivia (1997) .....................................................................................................38
Common elements of finalized plans...................................................................39
Part II: Developing a National Action Plan
5.
The preparatory phase of the plan
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
Five main stages...................................................................................................41
Who should initiate ..............................................................................................41
Who should be involved ......................................................................................42
The role of government and parliament...............................................................43
How the preparatory phase should be managed ..................................................44
National coordinating committee.........................................................................45
6.
The role of national institutions and civil society
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
National human rights institutions .......................................................................51
Who constitutes civil society? .............................................................................51
Human rights NGOs ............................................................................................52
NGOs and community-based organizations dealing with
economic, social and cultural rights.........................................................53
Educators, representatives of academic institutions, research institutions
and human rights experts .........................................................................53
Representatives of the private business sector.....................................................54
Representatives of philanthropic and other private funding organizations .........54
The media.............................................................................................................54
The general public................................................................................................55
7.
Consultative mechanisms
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
The importance of the process .............................................................................56
Committees ..........................................................................................................57
Public meetings and public hearings....................................................................58
Participation through comment or other contributions ........................................59
8.
The development phase of the plan
8.1
8.2
8.3
Conceptualizing the national action plan.............................................................60
Preparation of a national human rights status report – a baseline study..............61
Identification of priorities ....................................................................................65
6.5
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