As independent, state-mandated bodies with a broad human rights mandate, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are essential to upholding human rights, democracy and rule of law.
Their joint reporting helps assess the level of respect for the rule of law at national level and aids efforts by both national and regional actors to tackle rule of law challenges in the region.
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSC 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.