A/HRC/20/9 IV. Cooperation between NHRIs and parliaments in relation to international human rights mechanisms 32. Parliaments should seek to be involved in the process of ratification of international human rights treaties and should consult NHRIs in this process of ratification, and in monitoring the State’s compliance with all of its international human rights obligations. 33. NHRIs should give opinions to parliaments on proposed reservations or interpretative declarations, on the adequacy of the State’s implementation of human rights obligations and on its compliance with those obligations. 34. Parliaments and NHRIs should cooperate to ensure that the international treaty bodies are provided with all relevant information about the State’s compliance with those obligations and to follow up recommendations of the treaty bodies. 35. NHRIs should regularly inform parliaments about the various recommendations made to the State by regional and international human rights mechanisms, including the universal periodic review, the treaty bodies and the special procedure mandate holders. 36. Parliaments and NHRIs should jointly develop a strategy to follow up systematically the recommendations made by regional and international human rights mechanisms. V. Cooperation between NHRIs and parliaments in the education, training and awareness-raising of human rightsb 37. NHRIs and parliaments should work together to encourage the development of a culture of respect for human rights. 38. NHRIs and parliaments should work together to encourage education and training about human rights being sufficiently incorporated in schools, universities and other relevant contexts, including vocational, professional and judicial training in accordance with relevant international standards. 39. NHRIs and parliaments should work together to improve their mutual capacity on human rights and parliamentary processes. 40. NHRIs, parliaments and all parliamentarians should seek to work together in public awareness, education campaigns and encourage mutual participation in conferences, events and activities organized for the promotion of human rights. Monitoring the Executive’s response to court and other judicial and administrative bodies’ judgements concerning human rights VI. 41. Parliaments and NHRIs as appropriate should cooperate in monitoring the Executive’s response to judgements of courts (national and, where appropriate, regional and international) and other administrative tribunals or bodies regarding issues related to human rights. 42. NHRIs should monitor judgements against the State concerning human rights, by domestic, regional or international courts and, where necessary, make recommendations to parliament about the appropriate changes to law or policy. b 20 In relation to the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training.

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