14.2 14.3 14.4 Regional and international workshops.................................................................107 The United Nations ..............................................................................................107 Technical cooperation and OHCHR ....................................................................107 LIST OF FIGURES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Benefits of national action plans.......................................................................... 3 The national human rights action plan process.................................................... 6 General principles ................................................................................................13 The preparatory phase..........................................................................................45 National coordinating committee – possible composition and mandate .............48 Civil society participation ....................................................................................52 Consultative mechanisms.....................................................................................57 The development phase........................................................................................58 The baseline study................................................................................................63 Linkages between national plans .........................................................................69 Suggestions for the structure of a national action plan ........................................75 National action plan media strategy.....................................................................90 vii

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