A/HRC/10/55 page 19 3.5. Mauritius: National Human Rights Commission Recommendation: The Sub-Committee recommends that the Commission be accredited status A. The Sub-Committee notes the following: (1) It refers to the General Observation “Selection and appointment of the governing body”, in particular to the importance of having in the founding legal documents a broad and formal consultation process in the selection and appointment of members. (2) It also refers to General Observation “Guarantee of tenure for members of governing bodies” to highlight the need to entrench transparent and objective criteria for the dismissal of the Commission members in the founding legal documents. (3) It further refers to General Observation “Staffing by secondment” to highlight the importance of amending the legislation to allow the Commission to recruit its own staff. The Sub-Committee will again consider these issues at its spring 2010 session. 3.6. Niger: Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme et des Libertés Fondamentales Recommendation: The Sub-Committee recommends that the Commission be accredited status A. The Sub-Committee notes the following: (1) The need for additional financial resources. It refers to General Observation “Adequate funding”. (2) It also refers to General Observation “Encouraging ratification or accession to international human rights instruments”. The Sub-Committee therefore encourages the entrenchment of this function in the enabling legislation of the National Institution to ensure effective protection of human rights. (3) It further refers to General Observation “Interaction with the International Human Rights System”. (4) It urges the CNDHLF to comply with Article 20 of Decree No 99-530/PCRN/MJDH of 21 December 1999 by establishing regional antennas of the CNDHLF. 3.7. Uganda: Human Rights Commission Recommendation: The Sub-Committee recommends that the Commission be accredited status A.

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