“The Law does not explicitly provide the NCHR with a mandate to encourage ratification or accession to international human rights instruments. 

The SCA is of the view that encouraging ratification of, or accession to, international human rights instruments is a key function of an NHRI. While the SCA acknowledges that the NCHR reports to undertake this role in practice, it encourages the NCHR to advocate for amendments to the enabling law to provide it with an explicit mandate to encourage ratification or accession to international human rights instruments.”