A/HRC/39/21 16. The national human rights institution of Azerbaijan challenged the recommendation made by the Subcommittee on Accreditation during that session concerning its status. In accordance with article 12.1 (viii) of the Statute,8 the recommendation of the Subcommittee was referred to the following meeting of the Bureau of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, which endorsed it. As required by article 18.1, the Bureau gave the national human rights institution of Azerbaijan one year to establish its continued conformity with the Paris Principles. C. Session of November 2017 17. At the session of November 2017, the Subcommittee was constituted of the national human rights institutions of Canada, France (chairmanship), Mauritania and the Philippines. Since the national human rights institution of Mauritania was under review, the national human rights institution of Morocco replaced it for the whole session. 9 18. The national human rights institutions of Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, India, Mauritania, Nicaragua and the United Republic of Tanzania were reviewed under article 14.1 of the Statute of the Global Alliance. 19. The Subcommittee also reviewed the reaccreditation of the national human rights institutions of Denmark, Panama, Poland, Portugal and South Africa, under article 15 of the Statute. 20. Under article 18.1 of the Statute, the Subcommittee reviewed the national human rights institution of Burundi. 21. The national human rights institution of Mauritania challenged the recommendation of the Subcommittee on Accreditation. It was referred to the following meeting of the Bureau of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, which endorsed it. The national human rights institution of Mauritania was granted one year to establish its continued conformity with the Paris Principles. 10 D. Session of May 2018 22. The national human rights institutions of Canada, France (chairmanship), Morocco and the Philippines formed the Subcommittee for its session of May 2018. 23. Under article 10 of the Statute of the Global Alliance, the Subcommittee reviewed the status of the national human rights institutions of Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 24. Based on article 14.1 of the Statute, the Subcommittee also reviewed the national human rights institutions of Egypt and Nicaragua. 25. The Subcommittee reviewed the national human rights institutions of Algeria, Guatemala, the Republic of Moldova, Spain, Sri Lanka and Uganda under article 15 of the Statute. 8 9 10 In accordance with article 12.1 (viii), when an applicant institution has successfully challenged a recommendation of the Subcommittee (by receiving the support of at least four Bureau members from at least two regional groups), the recommendation of the Subcommittee is referred to the following meeting of the Bureau of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions for a decision. See new article 3.1 of the Subcommittee on Accreditation’s rules of procedure. See article 18.1 of the Statute of the Global Alliance. 5