A/HRC/39/21 Institution Status Year reviewed Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Defensoría del Pueblo B 2002 April 2008 May 2013 March 2014 — special review in October 2014 October 2014 — special review deferred to March 2015 March 2015 — recommended to be accredited B; given one year to establish compliance with the Paris Principles May 2016 — recommended to be downgraded to B status October 2016 — downgraded to B status Asia and the Pacific Bahrain: National Institution for Human Rights B May 2016 — B Bangladesh: National Human Rights Commission B May 2011 — B Iraq: High Commission for Human Rights B March 2015 — B Maldives: Human Rights Commission B April 2008 Myanmar: Myanmar National Human Rights Commission B November 2015 — B Oman: National Human Rights Commission B November 2013 March 2015 — B March 2010 Thailand: National Human Rights B Commission 2004 November 2008 November 2013 — deferred to March 2014 March 2014 — deferred to October 2014 October 2014 — recommended to be downgraded to B status; given one year to establish compliance with the Paris Principles November 2015 — B Central Asia Kazakhstan: Commissioner for Human Rights B March 2012 Kyrgyzstan: Ombudsman B March 2012 Tajikistan: Human Rights Ombudsman B March 2012 21