V. >> F ramework in Practice - Implementing and Monitoring Rights >> Using indicators for human rights 4 National human rights action plans and development plans The tables of illustrative indicators on human rights and the approach to developing them outlined in this Guide are directly relevant to the preparation and implementation of national human rights action plans and development plans (NHRAPs). It is, however, particularly important to put the selected indicators on desired outcomes and the underlying strategies (process and structural indicators) in context and to revise them through country-owned processes. Moreover, unlike compliance monitoring Fig. XIV processes (which could technically be confined to a few stakeholders), the preparation of a NHRAP has to be ideally a broad-based participatory process, involving all stakeholders, including at the subnational level. It is imperative therefore to rely on a process that enables wide-ranging involvement of diverse expertise (see also sect. 5 below). A successful model for organizing such a process is presented in box 30 (Nepal) and summarized in figure XIV. Case studies from Ecuador (box 28), Mexico and Kenya (boxes 31 and 32) further illustrate this type of national process. Indicator framework and national human rights action plan National agency tasked with reporting and following up on recommendations from human rights mechanisms & compliance with human rights obligations STEP I. Identifying issues for NHRAP through consultations STEP II. Setting up stakeholder working groups on identified issues with experts, civil society & relevant public agency / ministry participation STEP III. Mapping human rights standards for selected issues & identifying relevant indicators/ benchmarks STEP IV. Integrating indicators with plan formulation, implementation & evaluation 116 Human Rights Indicators National human rights institution or human rights focal points in civil society OHCHR can potentially facilitate step III Periodic independent external evaluation