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2. Protecting Function and Quasi-Judicial Function: They include handling of complaints,
acting as amicus curiae, seeking redress or remedies through courts or other specialized tribunals.

The NHRI needs to foster efficient procedures of human rights protection, to monitor the

compliances of its recommendations systematically and to disseminate the results to the public.

3. Advisory Function: With or without requests from related organizations, the NHRI needs

to give its advise on 1) the draft Bills or the amendment of laws to ensure compliances of human

rights principles and other related national commitments 2) any situtaiton with human rights
concerns or the situtations of human rights violation that deserve attention from the government
(If necessary, the NHRI may need to address the government’s responses regarding the

matters) and 3) ratification of international human rights treaties and assisting the government

agencies to comply with the obligations in practice. The advices to the government, the
Parliament and other authorities may be undertaken through directly participating in working
teams, written recommendations, and thematic or annual reports.

4. Monitoring Function: The funcition refers to 4 major responsibilities which are
1) monitoring domestic human rights situations such as seeking information and truth of

certain incidents, documenting, reporting and giving recommendations to related authorities

2) monitoring some important situations 3) monitoring detention places to prevent torture and
to ensure that international human rights standards are appropriatedly observed and
4) monitoring the operation of authorities and their compliances with international human rights

obligations and commitments which they accepted. The results of the NHRI’s operation

should be analyzed and reported in its thematic or annual reports. Additionally, the NHRI can

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