A/HRC/16/77 Rights Institutions, the secretariat of the Asia Pacific Forum, the European Coordinating Committee and the International Coordinating Committee representative in Geneva, as well as the attendance of a representative of the Network of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights of the Americas at its October session. III. Accreditation process in 2010 13. There is a growing interest in the creation and strengthening of national human rights institutions in line with the Paris Principles, and the number of NHRIs accredited with “A” status increased in 2010. The General Assembly, in its resolution 64/161, gives a greater recognition to the accreditation process carried out by the Subcommittee on Accreditation by encouraging NHRIs, including ombudsman institutions, to seek accreditation status through the International Coordinating Committee. 14. In 2010, the Subcommittee on Accreditation considered three new applications for accreditation from NHRIs of the Congo, Scotland and Serbia. The National Human Rights Commission from the Congo was granted “B” status. The Scottish Human Rights Commission and the Protector of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia were accredited “A” status. 15. The Subcommittee on Accreditation reviewed the accreditation status (reaccreditation reviews) of 12 NHRIs from Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Maldives, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland1. The National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms of Cameroon was upgraded to “A” status. The Human Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina was re-accredited with “A” status. The National Human Rights Commission of Algeria, the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of Slovenia, the Equal Treatment Commission of the Netherlands, the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism of Belgium, and the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives were granted “B” status. The Federal Commission against Racism from Switzerland was downgraded to “C” status. The accreditation decisions for the NHRIs from Austria, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Slovakia were deferred to the next Subcommittee session. 16. The Subcommittee on Accreditation also conducted special reviews of the NHRIs of Azerbaijan, Great Britain, Greece, Honduras, Jordan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Qatar and Senegal. The decisions regarding the accreditation of the NHRIs from Azerbaijan and Senegal were deferred to the next Subcommittee session. The NHRIs from Great Britain, Greece, Jordan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco and Qatar maintained their “A” status. The NHRIs from Honduras and Nepal were recommended to be downgraded to “B” status. 17. During its two last sessions, the Subcommittee on Accreditation issued tailored recommendations to the reviewed NHRIs. A recurrent recommendation has been the importance of allocating adequate funding to NHRIs in order to ensure an effective discharge of their mandate. The Subcommittee has also reiterated that the selection and appointment process of NHRI members should be open and transparent, with the involvement of all national actors. It has stressed the need for greater cooperation between NHRIs and civil society in order to ensure NHRI independence and pluralism. 1 6 Commission Fédérale contre le Racisme (Federal Commission against Racism).