▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁DI HR ▁was ▁again ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁organisation . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁of ▁DI HR ▁includes ▁research , ▁analysis , ▁communic ations , ▁education , ▁documentation , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁program mes . ▁The ▁DI HR ▁is ▁a ▁national ▁equality ▁body , ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁has ▁a ▁mand ate ▁to ▁promote ▁equal ▁treatment ▁regardless ▁of ▁race , ▁eth nic ity , ▁gender ▁and ▁dis ability . ▁The ▁DI HR ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Equ inet . ▁ ▁DI HR ▁takes ▁a ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁approach ▁to ▁human ▁rights , ▁and ▁oper ates ▁with ▁a ▁staff ▁of ▁around ▁ 1 1 0 ▁employees ▁who ▁special ise ▁primarily ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁law , ▁political ▁science , ▁econom ics , ▁and ▁social ▁studies . ▁Of ▁the ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0 ▁national ▁human ▁rights ▁institutions , ▁DI HR ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁is ▁highly ▁respect ed ▁intern ation ally . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁N HR Is ▁that ▁has ▁act ively ▁engaged ▁in ▁defining ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁corpor ations ▁in ▁human ▁rights ▁protection , ▁developing ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁most ▁frequently ▁used ▁tool ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Imp act ▁Ass ess ment . ▁ ▁DI HR ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁with ▁" A ▁status " ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Co - ordin ating ▁Committee ▁of ▁N HR Is ▁( IC C ), ▁giving ▁it ▁en hanced ▁access ▁to ▁United ▁Nations ▁human ▁rights ▁comm