Somaliland National Human Rights Commission SLNHRC
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The Somaliland National Human Rights Commission (SLNHRC) is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament No
39/2010 entitled “The Somaliland National Human Rights Commission Act”
The Act, which entered into force on December 2010 enacted the full establishment of the Commission, clarification of the mandate, functions and institutional structure of the Commission
The Act provides for the functional, operational and independence of the institution
The Act provides for the functions of the Commission include: investigating human rights violations, visiting places of detention to inspect and assess the conditions of the inmates, to create awareness and research and educate the communities on human rights, give advice and make recommendations to cabinet ministers and members of parliament (MPs) on the protection of human rights and basic freedoms and monitoring the human rights situation in the country
The Act further gives powers to the Commission to perform its functions to mediate, investigate and make decisions on human rights and related matters
The Joint ROL Programme for Somaliland 2023-26 (JROLP II) is developed in alignment with the NPDIII 2023-27 Governance Pillar, Specifically, JROLP II will support the Government of Somaliland (GoSL) to contextualize and localize SDGs 5, 10 and 16 through strengthened security and rule of law systems that are inclusive, gender transformative, people-focused, and service-oriented
This will be bolstered with appropriate, feasible and measurable targets and supported with collection and consolidation of data
The Program is for all communities across all regions are empowered to engage with key Rule of Law and security actors and participate in identifying security and justice challenges and in implementing solutions, then they will foster inclusive, equitable, accountable, and responsive RoL systems and institutions – formal and traditional – at the national, regional and district level
The collaboration between rights holders and duty bearers, will promote structural equality (including gender justice), uphold human rights standards, improve the quality, and reach of access to justice services and enhance public trust in the RoL and Governance systems, thus, contributing to stability, social cohesion, realizing the social contract and laying a solid foundation for development
JROLP II will provide the Somaliland National Human Rights Commission a financial, technical, and advisory support to carry out the planned activities in this Letter of agreement
39/2010 entitled “The Somaliland National Human Rights Commission Act”
The Act, which entered into force on December 2010 enacted the full establishment of the Commission, clarification of the mandate, functions and institutional structure of the Commission
The Act provides for the functional, operational and independence of the institution
The Act provides for the functions of the Commission include: investigating human rights violations, visiting places of detention to inspect and assess the conditions of the inmates, to create awareness and research and educate the communities on human rights, give advice and make recommendations to cabinet ministers and members of parliament (MPs) on the protection of human rights and basic freedoms and monitoring the human rights situation in the country
The Act further gives powers to the Commission to perform its functions to mediate, investigate and make decisions on human rights and related matters
The Joint ROL Programme for Somaliland 2023-26 (JROLP II) is developed in alignment with the NPDIII 2023-27 Governance Pillar, Specifically, JROLP II will support the Government of Somaliland (GoSL) to contextualize and localize SDGs 5, 10 and 16 through strengthened security and rule of law systems that are inclusive, gender transformative, people-focused, and service-oriented
This will be bolstered with appropriate, feasible and measurable targets and supported with collection and consolidation of data
The Program is for all communities across all regions are empowered to engage with key Rule of Law and security actors and participate in identifying security and justice challenges and in implementing solutions, then they will foster inclusive, equitable, accountable, and responsive RoL systems and institutions – formal and traditional – at the national, regional and district level
The collaboration between rights holders and duty bearers, will promote structural equality (including gender justice), uphold human rights standards, improve the quality, and reach of access to justice services and enhance public trust in the RoL and Governance systems, thus, contributing to stability, social cohesion, realizing the social contract and laying a solid foundation for development
JROLP II will provide the Somaliland National Human Rights Commission a financial, technical, and advisory support to carry out the planned activities in this Letter of agreement