A/HRC/13/44 in Chile. The law was approved by the Chamber of Deputies on 29 July 2009. The President of Chile introduced some amendments to the law and OHCHR provided comments to ensure compliance with the Paris Principles. The law was promulgated on 24 November 2009 and OHCHR has provided technical assistance to establish the institution. 14. OHCHR provided support to the NHRIs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Peru to participate in the fourteenth Congress and Annual Assembly of the Ibero-American Federation of the Ombudsman and the eighth General Assembly of the Network of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights of the Americas in Madrid in October 2009. The meeting was attended by representatives from A-status NHRIs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. 2. Africa 15. OHCHR, in cooperation with the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB), organized a round table, held on 29 and 30 January 2009, to encourage parliamentarians to adopt a draft law to establish an NHRI. Participants included 60 parliamentarians, Government representatives and representatives of civil society, as well as the NHRIs of Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo and Uganda. BINUB and OHCHR have commented on the draft law, addressing shortcomings such as the lack of guarantee for independence. 16. On 3 February 2009, following legal advice provided by OHCHR and the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) on the strengthening of the human rights institution, the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly passed the Southern Sudan Human Rights Commission Act. Under this Act, the Commission is entrusted with a monitoring, investigation, advisory and promotional mandate. 17. OHCHR provides advice to NHRIs with regard to the International Coordinating Committee accreditation process. In February and April 2009, letters were sent to the NHRIs of Cape Verde, Chad, the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Sudan (Southern Sudan) and Tunisia, inviting them to submit their application to the Subcommittee on Accreditation of the International Coordinating Committee. Chad, Mauritania and Tunisia replied positively and were reviewed at the November 2009 session of the Subcommittee. 18. In March 2009, OHCHR and the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone supported the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone in developing a capacity-development project proposal for fund-raising with a view to implementing the Commission’s three-year action plan. 19. The establishment of an NHRI in the Comoros was discussed in the context of the training on a human rights-based approach that the OHCHR Regional Office for Southern Africa conducted from 23 to 25 March 2009. OHCHR provided comments on the draft law on the establishment of an NHRI and, together with UNDP, is following discussions on the adoption of this legislation. 20. On 21 April 2009, the National Assembly of Sudan passed legislation to establish an NHRI. OHCHR provided advice and assistance together with UNMIS on the draft law and during the appointment process. 21. From 21 to 23 April 2009, OHCHR conducted a joint evaluation mission with the Association francophone des commissions nationales des droits de l’homme to assist the Government of Mali in implementing the universal periodic review recommendation regarding strengthening its NHRI. OHCHR supported the organization of a workshop in GE.10-10269 5