NHRIs require staff with expertise and experience in international human rights law, the domestic human rights situation, and ways to increase the promotion and protection of human rights. Increasing this expertise among the staff and making use of the expertise are important challenges for NHRIs in building their capacity. CAs of NHRIs have always identified this as a CD priority. CD strategies and actions have also been recommended to build technical and functional capacities and skill sets of the staff. For technical capacities, these include