A/HRC/10/55 page 13 Annex II INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS Geneva, 21 to 23 April 2008 Report and Recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Accreditation 1. BACKGROUND 1.1. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights (ICC), the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (the Sub-Committee) has the mandate to consider and review applications for accreditation, re-accreditation and special reviews received by the National Institutions Unit of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in its capacity as the ICC Secretariat, and to make recommendations to the ICC members with regard to the compliance of applicant institutions with the Paris Principles. The Sub-Committee mandate is to assess compliance with the Paris Principles in law and in practice. 1.2. In accordance with the Sub-Committee Rules of Procedure, the Sub-Committee is composed of representatives of each region: the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) of Germany for Europe (chair), Morocco for Africa (replacing Rwanda)a, the Republic of Korea for Asia-Pacific and Canada for the Americas. The Sub-Committee convened from 21 to 23 April 2008. OHCHR participated as a permanent observer and in its capacity as ICC Secretariat. 1.3. Pursuant to article 3(c) of the Rules of Procedure, the Sub-Committee considered applications for re-accreditation from: Algeria, Ecuador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Mauritius, Niger, Uganda, and Venezuela. 1.4. Pursuant to article 3(c) of the Rules of Procedure, the Sub-Committee also considered applications for accreditation from Croatia, Great Britain, Maldives, Timor-Leste, and Ukraine. 1.5. The Sub-Committee also discussed the re-accreditation of Luxembourg and Sweden and agreed to defer consideration of these applications to the fall 2008 session. a The Sub-Committee notes that for the consideration of the Commission National Consultative de Promotion et Protection des Droits de l’Homme of Algeria, Morocco did not participate in the discussion or the decision. The decision was made by the Sub-Committee with the participation of Rwanda.