ولقد اعتمدت الجمعية العامة في قرارها 48/134 المبادئ المتعلقة بمركز المؤسسات الوطنية لتعزيز حقوق الإنسان وحمايتها.
The General Assembly, in resolution 48/134, had adopted the Principles relating to the status of such institutions, which provided the framework for their establishment and envisaged plurality, independence, freedom of operation and a broad-based mandate and powers to protect human rights.