A/HRC/16/77
Annex
Chart of the status of national institutions accredited by the
International Coordinating Committee of National
Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human
Rights
Accreditation status as of December 2010
In accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the
promotion and protection of human rights (Paris Principles) and the Statute of the
International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and
Protection of Human Rights, the following classifications for accreditation are used by the
International Coordinating Committee:
A:
Compliance with the Paris Principles;
B:
Not fully in compliance with the Paris Principles;
C:
Non-compliance with the Paris Principles;
A(R): This category (accreditation with reserve) was granted where insufficient
documentation was submitted to confer A status; it is no longer in use by the
International Coordinating Committee. It is maintained only for those NHRIs
which were accredited with this status before April 2008.
“A” status institutions
National institution
Status
Year reviewed
A
October 2007
Placed under review
November 2008 – A
Asia and the Pacific
Afghanistan: Independent Human
Rights Commission
Australia: Australian Human Rights A
and Equal Opportunity Commission
1999
October 2006
India: National Human Rights
Commission
A
1999
October 2006
Indonesia: National Human Rights
Commission
A
2000
March 2007
Jordan: National Centre for Human
Rights
A
April 2006
March 2007
October 2007
October 2010
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