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What is the share today?",[100],"uk 0.87",[102],"uk 0.39","62% of countries have applied to the United Nations for accreditation of some independent human rights institution.","More governments than you thought are stepping up to combat human rights abuses (at least on paper).","They don't realize that more and more governments are combating human rights abuses (at least on paper).","Source: UN","A National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) is an independent administrative body set up by a state to promote and protect human rights. They are supposed to operate independently from the government, but the power that some of these organizations have appears to be variable depending on the country they are in and how answerable they are to their respective governments. Some NHRIs have complaint handling mechanisms but most do not have the power to hand down enforceable, binding orders. \n\n[1]  [UN - SDG 16.A.1]( https:\u002F\u002Funstats.un.org\u002Fsdgs\u002Fmetadata\u002Ffiles\u002FMetadata-16-0a-01.pdf)  \n[2]  [UN – Proportion of countries that applied for accreditation as independent National Human Rights Institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles (%)](https:\u002F\u002Funstats.un.org\u002Fsdgs\u002Fdataportal\u002Fdatabase)  \n[3]   For this question we consulted three independent experts, including Ryan Welch of the University of Tampa.  ","The [Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.un.org\u002Fen\u002Fabout-us\u002Funiversal-declaration-of-human-rights) was ratified by most countries 70 years ago when the UN was founded. But in many countries, these rights are still far from a reality. To speed up the process of enforcing these rights, the UN suggested in 1993 that all countries should have a dedicated independent institution to oversee that human rights are being protected.\n\nIn 2000, just 21% of all countries had reported to the UN that they had such an institution, but since then the share has almost tripled to 62% of all countries. Not all of these institutions are approved by the UN, as they don't have enough independence or power to hold people and organizations accountable, as the UN requires. Despite this, the fact that so many countries are trying to make the protection of human rights a reality is still progress that more people should be aware of.\n\n### What is a National Human Rights Institution?\nA National Human Rights Institution is officially defined as an independent administrative body set up by a state to promote and protect human rights. They are part of the state apparatus and are funded by the state. However, they operate and function independently from government. While their specific mandate may vary, the general role of NHRIs is to address discrimination in all its forms, as well as to promote the protection of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. You can read the official definition [here](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ohchr.org\u002Fen\u002Fprofessionalinterest\u002Fpages\u002Fstatusofnationalinstitutions.aspx), and read how the UN evaluates these institutions [on page 2, here](https:\u002F\u002Funstats.un.org\u002Fsdgs\u002Fmetadata\u002Ffiles\u002FMetadata-16-0a-01.pdf).\n\n### Why are people wrong about this?\nIn the media we often hear about new atrocities and human rights violations from across the world, so it makes sense that people assume few governments are setting up new institutions to prevent and police these violations.\n\n### Why is it a problem that people are wrong about this?\nNew human rights abuses are reported from across the world every year, and most people are aware that human rights are far from universally respected. To make further progress it's still useful to realize that the UN keeps pushing more governments to respect human rights. One of the methods the UN uses is to ask governments to set up independent institutions. This work has been very successful during recent decades, and if more people knew about it, more pressure could be put on more governments to make human rights a reality sooner rather than later. \n\n### Can I trust this data?\nYes, the number comes from the UN, but please recognize that it counts the number of countries who have told the UN that they think they have the right kind of institution in place. It does NOT mean that the UN agrees. It is still a measure of the progress towards more universal human rights, as the applications to be accredited make it possible for the UN evaluators to investigate an institution's powers and independence and have a continued dialogue with abusive governments about their shortcomings.","More institutions for human rights"]