16.a.1

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

Indicator description

In 2008, the institution of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation was officially accredited by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Organizations as the national human rights institution of the Russian Federation, acting in accordance with the Paris Principles. Thus, since 2008, the only accredited independent national human rights institution operating in accordance with the Paris Principles in the Russian Federation is the institution of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, and the indicator “Availability of independent national human rights institutions operating in accordance with Paris Principles ”, for the Russian Federation corresponds to 1.