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The Sub-Committee notes the following:
(1)
It encourages the Commission to issue public reports on all delicate and critical
human rights incidents within the country.
3.8. Venezuela: Defensoría del Pueblo
Recommendation: The Sub-Committee recommends that the Defensoría be accredited
status A.
The Sub-Committee notes the following:
(1)
It urges the Defensoría del Pueblo of Venezuela to strengthen its efforts to encourage
ratification or accession to international human rights instruments and refers to
General Observation “Encouraging ratification or accession to international human
rights instruments”.
(2)
It also encourages the Defensoría to strengthen its engagement with civil society
and refers to General Observation “Cooperation with other human rights
institutions”.
(3)
It encourages the Defensoría to continue to interact with the International Human
Rights System and stresses the importance of following up at the national level to the
recommendations resulting from the international human rights system.
3.9. Luxembourg: Commission Consultative des Droits de l’Homme
The Sub-Committee agreed to defer the consideration of the re-accreditation of the
Commission Consultative des Droits de l’Homme of Luxembourg until the fall 2008
session of the Sub-Committee, pending the adoption of the new law regarding the national
Institution. The Sub-Committee refers to General Observation “Deferral of re-accreditation
applications”.
3.10. Sweden: Ombuds-Institutions of Sweden
In support of the ongoing effort to merge the existing human rights institutions in Sweden,
the Sub-Committee agreed at its October 2007 session to defer the consideration of the
re-accreditation of the national human rights institution of Sweden until the current
Sub-Committee session. The NHRI of Sweden requested a further deferral. The
Sub-Committee decided to defer the re-accreditation application to its fall 2008 session.
According to General Observation “Deferral of re-accreditation applications”, if the
documents required supporting the re-accreditation of the NHRI of Sweden are not
received before the fall 2008 session of the Sub-Committee, the accreditation status of the
NHRI of Sweden will lapse.
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