GENERAL PRINCIPLE
1.0 Human Rights Impact Assessment Test
The National Human Rights Commission is the National Institution for the promotion, protection, monitoring and enforcement of human rights.
Section 6(k) of the National Human Rights Amendment Act 2010, empowers the Commission to examine any legislation, administrative provisions and proposed bills or bye-laws for the purpose of ascertaining whether such enactment or proposed bills or bye-laws are consistent with human rights norms.