Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

GANHRI is constituted as a non-profit entity under Swiss law, and has one member of staff representing it at the United Nations Office at Geneva.

[3] The last International Conference to date was held in Merida (Mexico) in October 2015 and focused on the Sustainable Development Goals and on the topic of: "What Role for National Human Rights Institutions?

"[4] The peer review process for initial accreditation, and re-accreditation every five years, is managed by a subcommittee consisting of one A status NHRI representative from each of the regional networks.

The designation and findings given to NHRIs through this peer- review process are used by governments to take such steps as may be necessary to obtain and retain A status as an indication of their compliance with national human rights and the rule of law.

Since 1998, and through the issuance of bi-annual accreditation reports since 2006,[7] the SCA has made developed the understanding the Paris Principles by applying them to the actual situations of NHRIs.