CHAPTER 3: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF NHRIS supporting and developing educational curricula for human rights, from primary through to secondary and post-secondary studies; 11 national information campaigns on human rights, in particular through the media (general or targeted depending on the needs); 11 professional training for key groups such as police, prison officials, journalists and the judiciary; and 11 producing and disseminating publications, and especially annual reports, on human rights. As will be discussed below, an institution can and should coordinate and cooperate with other stakeholders in discharging this responsibility. 3.2.2 National Repository/Archive for Human Rights Documentation NHRIs can also serve as a national repository/archive for human rights documentation on issues that have major implications for human rights. This can be supported by internal archives or documentation centres that systematically collect and classify data on human rights not only for internal purposes of the organization, but also for students, lawyers, NGOs and the public at large. 3.3 Advising State Institutions (Executive, Parliament, Judiciary) According to the Paris Principles, NHRIs have a general responsibility to advise Government, Parliament and any other competent bodies on human rights matters. Such reports and advice are a valuable source of information for UNCT staff and provide a vital and current source of policy and legal information on a range of human rights issues. NHRIs can foster dialogue and facilitate collaboration and cooperation with all branches of government, executive, legislative and judiciary: these are all important in creating a strong legal framework and a culture of human rights in the country. The 2004 Abuja Guidelines show how some of these complex relationships are articulated in the context of Commonwealth countries with respect to NHRIs and Parliament: ABUJA GUIDELINES At a 2004 meeting in Nigeria, representatives of national human rights institutions and of parliaments from the Commonwealth … adopted Guidelines (the Abuja Guidelines) for developing an effective relationship between parliaments, parliamentarians and NHRIs for the promotion and protection of human rights. Specifically, parliaments should produce an appropriate legislative framework for the establishment of NHRIs; ensure that NHRIs have adequate resources; debate reports of NHRIs in parliament and ensure that recommendations for action from NHRIs are followed-up and implemented; and establish an all-party parliamentary committee for overseeing and supporting the work of NHRIs. Parliamentarians should ensure that their constituents are made aware of the work of NHRIs. For their part, Human Rights Commissions should provide parliamentarians with regular expertise and independent advice on national, regional and international human rights issues; provide on-going training for parliamentarians on human rights; advise parliamentarians on the human rights implications of all proposed legislation and constitutional amendments as well as of existing laws; and advise parliaments on the creation of parliamentary human rights committees. UNDP, “A Primer on Parliament and Human Rights” http://www.undp.org/governance/docs/HR_Pub_Parlts&HR.pdf Accessed 06 August 2009 Advising government can include: 11 Developing and conducting programmes to systematically review existing legislation as well as proposed legislation to ensure compatibility with human rights norms. 11 Communicating findings and conclusions drawn from day-to-day work. The findings and results can be communicated to the State through reports, good offices interventions and other formal or informal channels. 35