A/HRC/13/45 Annex II International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Report and recommendations of the session of the Subcommittee on Accreditation Geneva, 26–30 March 2009 1. Background 1.1. In accordance with the Statute of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights (ICC), the SubCommittee on Accreditation (the Sub-Committee) has the mandate to consider and review applications for accreditation, re-accreditation and special or other reviews received by the National Institutions Unit of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in its capacity as the ICC Secretariat, and to make recommendations to the ICC Bureau members with regard to the compliance of applicant institutions with the Paris Principles. The Sub-Committee assesses 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), Rwanda for Africa (represented by Morocco when absent), the Republic of Korea for Asia-Pacific and Canada for the Americas. The SubCommittee convened from 26 to 30 March 2009. OHCHR participated as a permanent observer and in its capacity as ICC Secretariat. In accordance with new procedures, regional coordinating bodies of NHRIs were invited to attend as observers. The SubCommittee welcomed the participation, as observers, of a representative of the Secretariat of the Network of African NHRIs, as well as the Chairperson of that Network, and representatives of the Secretariat of the Network of NHRIs of the Americas and the Asia Pacific Forum of NHRIs. 1.3. The Sub-Committee notes the procedures for its work as set out in the ICC Statute adopted on 30 July 2008, as amended on 21 October 2008, and further amended on 24 March 2009 (attached as Annex 1). The Sub-Committee applied these new procedures to its work in the current session, as set out below. 1.4. Pursuant to article 10 of the Statute, the Sub-Committee considered applications for accreditation from NHRIs of Qatar, Sri Lanka, Switzerland (Commission Fédérale pour les Quéstions Féminines) and Ukraine. 1.5. Pursuant to article 15 of the Statute, the Sub-Committee also considered an application for re-accreditation from the institution of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. 1.6. Pursuant to article 17 of the Statute, the Sub-Committee reviewed certain issues regarding the NHRIs of Algeria, Ecuador, Luxembourg and Malaysia. 1.7. In accordance with the Paris Principles and the ICC Sub-Committee Rules of Procedure, the different classifications for accreditation used by the Sub-Committee are: A: 16 Compliance with the Paris Principles; GE.10-10278