A/HRC/31/31 used in reports to the United Nations human rights mechanisms, in the preparation of national plans and in decision-making and the human rights monitoring of civil society organizations.23 In Brazil, reports for the universal periodic review are publicly debated in the Senate and the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission regularly uses media and information technology to publicize its monitoring efforts.24 28. In Australia, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights examines legislation for compatibility with human rights, makes inquiries into human rights cases referred to by the Attorney-General and produces reports for the Parliament. Several other countries have made efforts to ensure that parliamentarians play a role in protecting human rights and can interact efficiently with the United Nations human rights mechanisms.25 29. In Mexico, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography and the National Human Rights Commission are identifying indicators for more systematic monitoring of human rights, including the rights to health, work and education (see A/HRC/17/24 and Corr.1, para. 8). These indicators will be used to monitor the human rights situation in the country and the impact of public policies. A national system of information on human rights is currently under construction and will make indicators publicly available. 30. In India, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act of 2005 aims at providing security of work by guaranteeing 100 days of waged-employment per year to rural households whose members volunteer for unskilled manual labour. Information about the implementation of the Act is available at an online portal, thereby increasing accountability. The portal includes information on the type and length of the employment provided and data on the beneficiaries disaggregated, inter alia, by geographical location, sex and scheduled castes and tribes.26 31. In Nepal, the Supreme Court issued an order of mandamus to the Government and directed it, among other things, to formulate a national strategy on employment, to enact a related law and to ensure the allocation of the appropriate national budget. The Court, in its ruling, underlined that the enjoyment of other human rights, such as the right to food, education and health, and civil and political rights, depends on the level of enjoyment of the right to work and employment.27 32. The Government of Morocco established the Inter-ministerial Delegation for Human Rights in 2011. The Delegation is a standing mechanism to facilitate reporting to and coordination of follow-up to recommendations made by human rights bodies. In line with its strategic plan 2012-2016, the Delegation is tasked with ensuring coordination between Government and other relevant stakeholders, such as the National Human Rights Council and civil society; promoting engagement with the international human rights mechanisms, in accordance with United Nations country programmes and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework; ensuring reporting deadlines are met and implementing recommendations; ensuring follow-up to the implementation of the National Action Plan for Democracy and Human Rights; and contributing to the integration of a 23 24 25 26 27 10 See www.mre.gov.py/mdhpy/Buscador/Home. See National Human Rights Programme, at www.dhnet.org.br/dados/pp/pndh/. See the website of the Parliament of Australia, www.aph.gov.au/joint_humanrights. For information on the human rights work of parliamentary systems in other countries, see United Nations Development Programme, Parliaments and Human Rights: A Primer (2008). See the dedicated website of the Ministry of Rural Development at www.nrega.nic.in/netnrega/home.aspx. Prem Bahadur Khadka and Others v. Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, as described in the Food and Agriculture Organization, Review of the Legislative Framework and Jurisprudence concerning the Right to Adequate Food in Nepal (2014). Available from www.fao.org/3/a-i4016e.pdf.

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