ENGAGE AND SUPPORT NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS National Human Rights Institutions or Commissions vary in their structure and function across the region, which can be productive but also counterproductive where they are restrained by limited mandates and limited institutional independence. While their positioning as a state institution makes it more difficult for governments to dismiss their recommendations, NHRIs are also more vulnerable to government pressures, and constrained by their resources and institutional location. Depending on their mandate, NHRIs can promote conformity of national laws and practices, build institutional pathways of implementation, and use quasi-judicial powers to investigate complaints, among other things. Because implementation always operates within a political context, it may be advantageous for civil society advocates to consider engaging NHRIs as intermediaries and key partners. ENHANCE AND EXPAND SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION One concrete way in which funders and Global North-based actors can extend support to civil society advocates in countries hosting large numbers of refugees is by way of strategic convening and knowledge-sharing. Efforts to bring advocates from different contexts together to directly share experiences and to learn from one another must be scaled up. Such opportunities should take into account the expertise of civil society actors working on the front lines of refugee response and their capacity limitations, and thereby seek to facilitate such opportunities in accessible locations, timings, and formats. 43 UND OING PRECARIT Y: ELE VATING P OSITIVE PR ACTICES FOR REFU GEE PROTECTION IN SO U TH AND SO U THE AST ASIA