“The CNDH indicated that it has produced thematic reports including on monitoring of human rights during elections, on children and women’s rights. Such reports are shared with the concerned public authorities prior to publication.  The SCA notes that the thematic reports of the CNDH are not publicly available on its website.

Annual, special, and thematic reports of NHRIs serve to highlight key national human rights concerns and provide the means by which these bodies can make recommendations to, and monitor respect for, human rights by public authorities.

Public authorities are encouraged to respond to recommendations from NHRIs in a timely manner, and to provide detailed information on practical and systematic follow up action, as appropriate, to the NHRI recommendations.

While the CNDH indicated that it has issued public statements on individual cases of victims of child-marriage, gender-based violence or detention of journalists, the SCA is of the view that it is of crucial of importance for an NHRI to address systemic human rights violations. The SCA acknowledges that the CNDH conducts follow up activities to monitor the extent to which their recommendations have been implemented. It encourages the CNDH to continue to do so.

The SCA refers to Paris Principle D(d) and its General Observation 1.6 on ‘Recommendations by NHRIs’.”