SDG #16 is to “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels”
Within SDG #16 are 12 targets, of which we here focus on Target 16.a:
Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime
Target 16.a has one indicator:
Indicator 16.a.1: Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles
The Paris Principles are the basic standards for national human rights institutions. GANHRI (Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions) is the accrediting body.
The share of countries with such accreditation worldwide is 42% as of 2021, up from 35% in 2015. In developing countries, as of 2019, this is 34%, up a couple percentage points since 2015.