Non-statistical indicator

Rwanda has an existence of independent national human rights institution called National Human Rights Commission of Rwanda and it has been created by the Law n° 04/99 of 12th March 1999 modified and complemented by the Law n° 35/2002 of 31st December 2002. This Law was replaced by the Law n° 30/2007 of 6th July 2007 determining the organization and functioning of the National Commission for Human Rights based on the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 4th June 2003 as amended to date. Recently, so as to comply with the Paris Principles, the Law n° 30/2007 of 6th July 2007 has been replaced by Law n° 19/2013 of 25/03/2013 determining mission, organization and functioning of the National Commission for Human Rights.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Rwanda statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Rwandan statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Rwandan-specific metadata information.

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Indicator description

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Geographical coverage

Rwanda
Unit of measurement

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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles
Indicator number

16.a.1
Target name

Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime
Target number

Not available for this indicator
Global indicator description

This indicator Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles measures the compliance of existing national human rights institutions with the Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (The Paris Principles), which were adopted by the General Assembly (resolution 48/134) based on the rules of procedure of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI, formerly the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights or ICC).
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

OHCHR
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Source 1

Organisation

National Commission for Human Rights
Periodicity

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Earliest available data

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Geographical coverage

Rwanda
Link to data source Not available for this source
Release date

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Next release

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Statistical classification

Not Official
Contact details

info@cndp.org.rw
Other information

http://www.cndp.org.rw/index.php?id=188
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