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human rights institution of the State under review) and paragraph 28 (national human rights
institution of the State concerned);
(b)
Only the Head, Secretary-General or designated representative in possession
of a written authorization may deliver a video message;
(c)
The credentials of the institution and the identity of individuals delivering the
video message will be duly verified by the Office of the High Commissioner, which
maintains a list of national human rights institutions and their current accreditation status;
(d)
Whenever a point of order is raised during the projection of a video message
of an institution, the President of the Human Rights Council will pause the intervention and
address the issue in accordance with the rules of procedure and practices of the Council.
The President will then continue with the projection of the video message, unless a second
point of order is raised or the President considers that the message infringes the rules of
procedure and practices of the Council, in which case the President may interrupt the
projection of the video message. As the speaker will not be present in the room, a written
communication recalling the applicable rules of procedures and practices of the Council
shall then be forwarded to the institution concerned;
(e)
The International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and the secretariat of the Human Rights
Council will continue to provide all national human rights institutions with robust advice
and support so that they may contribute constructively and positively to the work of the
Council.
47.
In the case of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the
Economic and Social Council:
(a)
To test the feasibility of video messages in terms of time available during the
sessions of the Human Rights Council, a limited number of may pre-record video messages
in the framework of the general segment of the Council plenary session (held in March),
interactive dialogues with special procedures relating to reports on country missions (in
particular for organizations that have contributed to the mission to that country), plenary
adoption of universal periodic review outcomes (in particular for organizations involved in
the national process or having sent contributions for the summary of stakeholder
information prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner) and panels/annual
discussions, in order to enhance the participation of local stakeholders in plenary meetings;
(b)
Accreditation of organizations will be duly verified by the secretariat of the
Human Rights Council;
(c)
The identity of individuals delivering the video message, and whether they
are duly authorized to represent the non-governmental organizations in question, will be
duly verified by the secretariat of the Human Rights Council upon receipt of a written
authorization by the President or Chief Executive Officer of the organization and a colour
copy of the individual’s passport or formal identity document, together with a photograph
of the individual delivering the statement (as mentioned above);
(d)
Whenever a point of order is raised during the projection of a video message,
the President of the Human Rights Council will pause the intervention and address the issue
in accordance with the rules of procedure and practices of the Council. The President will
then resume the projection of the video message unless a second point of order is raised or
the President considers that the message infringes Council the rules of procedure or
practices, in which case the President may interrupt the projection of the video message. As
the speaker will not be present in the room, a written communication recalling the
applicable rules of procedures and practices of the Council shall then be forwarded to the
organization concerned.
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