A/RES/74/156 National human rights institutions Taking note of the Marrakech Declaration adopted at the thirteenth International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions, 1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General; 10 2. Reaffirms the importance of the development of effective, independent and pluralistic national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights, in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles); 3 3. Recognizes the role of independent national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights in working together with Governments to ensure full respect for human rights at the national level, including by contributing to follow -up actions, as appropriate, to the recommendations resulting from the international human rights mechanisms; 4. Welcomes the increasingly important role of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights in supporting cooperation between their Governments and the United Nations in the promotion and protection of human rights; 5. Underlines the value of national human rights institutions, established and operating in accordance with the Paris Principles, in the continued monitoring of existing legislation and in consistently infor ming the State about the impact of such legislation on the activities of human rights defenders, including by making relevant and concrete recommendations; 6. Recognizes the role that national human rights institutions can play in preventing and addressing cases of reprisals as part of supporting the cooperation between their Governments and the United Nations in the promotion of human rights, including by contributing to follow-up actions, as appropriate, to recommendations made by international human rights mechanisms, and in that regard takes note of the Marrakech Declaration adopted at the thirteenth International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions; 7. Also recognizes that, in accordance with the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 4 it is the right of each State to choose the framework for national institutions that is best suited to its particular needs at the national level in order to promote human rights in accordance with international human rights standards; 8. Encourages all Member States to establish effective, independent and pluralistic national institutions or, where they already exist, to strengthen them for the promotion and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, as outlined in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, and welcomes the growing number of States establishing national human rights institutions in line with the Paris Principles, including as one of the means for ac celerating and guaranteeing progress for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; 11 9. Encourages national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights established by Member States to continue to play an active ro le in preventing and combating all violations of human rights as enumerated in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and relevant international human rights instruments; 10. Stresses that national human rights institutions and their respective members and staff should not face any form of reprisal or intimidation, including political pressure, physical intimidation, harassment or unjustifiable budgetary limitations, as a result of activities undertaken in accordance with their respective mandates, including when taking up individual cases or when reporting on serious or __________________ 10 11 4/7 A/74/226. Resolution 70/1. 19-22282