1 NHRI MODELS AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK 27 odihr recommendations NHRI founding legislation should make a specific reference to the broad → The mandate of the NHRI, including the responsibility of the NHRI to engage in women’s rights and gender equality issues. of institutional model, each NHRI should pay specific attention to → Regardless the promotion and protection of women’s rights and gender equality. Even if assigned additional responsibilities by the government, the engagement in women’s rights and gender equality should persist. that the actions of non-governmental actors have a significant impact on → Given gender equality and women’s rights, NHRI should advise their governments to ensure that laws, policies and practices promote gender equality and women’s rights across all sectors of society, including the private sector. specialized bodies exist, NHRIs should strive to institutionalize their → Where relationship with these bodies, creating rules and procedures for engagement, and should continue to mainstream gender perspectives into their own programmes and policies.