A/HRC/7/69 page 58 12. NHRIs are encouraged to take relevant SPs’ recommendations into account when submitting opinions, recommendations, proposals and reports to the Government, Parliament or other public body. 13. NHRIs can act as reliable partners at the national level for the monitoring of any retaliatory action against sources of information that have cooperated with a SP during a country visit. NHRIs are encouraged to promptly inform OHCHR of such events, for the attention of the SP mandate holder. 14. NHRIs could organize follow-up seminars, either at the request of SPs or at their own initiative, including all the human rights stakeholders as well as the SP mandate holder. 15. NHRIs are encouraged to take relevant SPs’ recommendations into account when preparing their work-plan and when assisting in the formulation of National Human Rights Action Plans and in other human rights related programming activities. Communications 16. The SP can make use of an NHRI as (1) a reliable and available source of information; (2) a potentially good partner to verify the accurateness of information obtained from other sources; and (3) an effective intermediary to obtain information from third parties. 17. In case of an anticipated or ongoing human rights violation, NHRIs can act as an important link for early warning and may bring such situations to the attention of the SP for their action. 18. Because of their mandate regarding existing or draft legislation, NHRIs are optimally placed to flag relevant (draft) laws to the SP, who may act upon this information. Protection capacity 19. Whenever an NHRI is under threat, relevant SPs could act to protect it through communications or other measures. 20. SPs could make effective use of regional networks of NHRIs to mobilize public opinion to address particular human rights issues. Thematic studies 21. NHRIs could bring a specific situation to the attention of the relevant SP and suggest specific issues be the subject of, or be included in a thematic study. NHRIs can also be approached with a further request for information or the dissemination of a questionnaire among the national contacts of the NHRI for the preparation of thematic studies. 22. NHRIs can organize thematic conferences or seminars and invite the relevant SP mandate holders to attend. 23. Thematic studies should be more systematically shared with NHRIs, so that their conclusions may be taken into account by NHRIs when formulating legislative proposals.