A/HRC/10/54 page 44 31. To request OHCHR to prepare a report which would include NHRIs best practices as emerged during the 9th international conference in strengthening the administration of justice; 32. To widely share this Declaration to relevant partners including members of UN human rights bodies as well as the UN system; General Guidelines The State has the primary responsibility to protect, promote and respect human rights and ensure that the administration of justice is in full compliance with both international and domestic human rights obligations. The following are the main areas where NHRIs, through the exercise of their mandate, working closely with partners, including the NGOs, may become involved in order to strengthen the administration of justice: NHRIs and the Judiciary and Access to Justice 33. NHRIs should consider, in contributing to the promotion of the role of the judiciary in promoting and protecting human rights, the following actions: (a) Role of NHRIs in Receiving Cases of Human Rights Violations and assisting victims: complaints-handling in a sequential nature; i.e. NHRIs may handle complaints submitted to them by a complainant and by settling the case through conciliation and mediation, thereby relieving the existing case-load of courts; Ensuring victims of human rights violations receive compensation, including encouragement of the establishment of the fund for this purpose; Promoting equal access to justice and assisting victims seeking redress with information on the law and the legal system particularly in relation to marginalized or vulnerable groups as well as migrants; (b) Seeking informal legal redress mechanisms through conciliation or through binding decisions; (c) Providing Recommendations to strengthen the legal system and judiciary: Proposing and contributing to legislative reforms to strengthen the judiciary (e.g. procedures related to the level and appointment of prosecutors and judges and qualifying lawyers; the independence of the judiciary and its capacity to adjudicate cases fairly and competently); Advocating for strengthening of laws to improve the judicial or criminal law system including enacting a law against torture where none exist; Strengthening the compliance of informal and traditional justice systems with international human rights standards by monitoring traditional justice mechanisms and addressing all forms of discrimination both in the composition of traditional justice tribunals, their procedures and in terms of substantive outcomes of cases; (d) Promoting adherence and compliance of the judiciary to international human rights norms including through amicus and legal education: Increasing awareness and knowledge by the judiciary of international human rights norms, standards and practices and related jurisprudence, including through training, seminars, study tours,