Kampala Communiqué of the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions

19 November 2007 - Protea Hotel, Kampala, Uganda

Recognising the significant role that National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) play in promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms; and following the outcome of the conference of NHRIs and other human rights related bodies in the Commonwealth such as Ombudsman institutions at the Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House, London, from 26 to 28 February 2007; the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (C-NHRI) met at Protea Hotel, Kampala on 19^th November 2007 to consider, inter alia, the report of the Steering Committee which was put in place to recommend the modus operandi of the Forum and other matters incidental thereto.

Kampala Communiqué of the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions