Suggested web sites Amnesty International. National Human Rights Institutions: Amnesty International’s recommendations for effective protection and promotion of human rights. AI Index: IOR 40/007/2001, October 2001. http://web.amnesty.org/802568F7005C4453/0/2305CAAB26F6DAA280256B0C0041768D?Open Commonwealth Secretariat. National Human Rights Institutions: Best Practice. Commonwealth Secretariat: London, 2001. www.thecommonwealth.org/shared_asp_files/uploadedfiles/%7BBF05153F-7565-4A2F-8F2AF002F05594EC%7D_HumanRightsBestPractice.pdf Kapoor, Ilan. Indicators for Programming in Human Rights and Democratic Development: A Preliminary Study. Canadian International Development Agency: 1996. www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/INET/IMAGES.NSF/vLUImages/HRDG/$file/IndRend-e.pdf Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Paris Principles: A Reflection. Geneva, 11 December 2003. www.nchr.gr/downloads/PP%20Conclusions%20FINAL.doc Omar, Emad. “Human rights and statistics”, Huridocs, 1998. www.huridocs.org/omar.htm Sano, Hans-Otto, and Lone Lindholt. Human Rights Indicators: Country data and methodology. Danish Institute for Human Rights, 2000. www.humanrights.dk/departments/international/PA/Concept/Indicato/Ind2000/ Thede, Nancy. “Human Rights and Statistics – Some reflections on the No-Man’sLand between Concept and Indicator”, paper presented to IAOS ­Conference on Statistics, Development and Human Rights, Montreux, 2000. www.portal-stat.admin.ch/iaos2000/thede_final_paper.doc NHRI resources www.nhri.net is the portal for web-based information on national human rights i­nstitutions. It contains links to major studies on national institutions, information about research in progress and proceedings of international conferences. The following web sites play a similar role for their respective regions – Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific: www.sahrc.org.za/index5.htm www.iidh.ed.cr/Comunidades/Ombudsnet www.asiapacificforum.net/ Assessing the Effectiveness of National Human Rights Institutions 43