A/HRC/16/76 III. A. Cooperation between United mechanisms and NHRIs Nations human rights Human Rights Council 71. OHCHR supports NHRIs’ engagement with the Human Rights Council, in accordance with resolution 2005/74 of the Human Rights Commission. Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 provides opportunities for institutions and their regional coordinating mechanisms to participate in the Human Rights Council, and to engage with its various mechanisms. Institutions accredited with “A” status by the International Coordinating Committee, together with the Committee itself, and its regional coordinating bodies speaking on behalf of A-status accredited NHRIs may participate and address the Council on all agenda items. They can also circulate written statements, have documentation issued as United Nations official documents and have separate seating arrangements at Council sessions. With regard to the UPR, input from NHRIs is included in the stakeholders’ report. OHCHR assists in the implementation of UPR recommendations concerning the establishment or strengthening of NHRIs, including supporting institutions in applying to the International Coordinating Committee for accreditation. 72. In 2010, an average of 20 NHRIs participated in each of the Human Rights Council sessions. They were active before and during the sessions, presenting statements, submitting written documentation, participating in general debates, organizing parallel events, and interacting with the Special Rapporteurs. 73. On 8 March 2010, in the margins of the 13th session of the Human Rights Council, OHCHR and the Advisory Council on Human Rights of Morocco organized a side event on community reparations in the context of transitional justice. 74. Also in the margins of the 13th session of the Human Rights Council, OHCHR, in cooperation with the Human Rights Commission of Mexico City and the NGO, International Network of Human Rights, organized a side event on the promotion and protection of human rights at the local level. 75. The Human Rights Council held the second interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities on 5 March 2010. The debate focused on the structure and role of national mechanisms for the implementation and monitoring of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The Chairperson of the International Coordinating Committee delivered a statement on the role of A-status NHRIs in monitoring the implementation of the Convention. 1. Human Rights Council Review 76. On 7 October 2010, the Bureau members adopted the International Coordinating Committee’s position paper on the 2011 Human Rights Council Review, with specific proposals aimed at strengthening NHRI participation in the Human Rights Council. 77. The first session of the Working Group on the Human Rights Council Review took place in Geneva from 25 to 29 October 2010. Representatives from the International Coordinating Committee, the APF, and individual NHRIs participated in the meeting. In line with its position paper, the International Coordinating Committee’s delegates presented proposals aimed at strengthening NHRIs’ contribution to the work of the Council with a view to making the Council more effective in its responses to crisis situations and addressing rights violations, and more accessible to persons who have suffered rights violations as well as persons working to defend them, including NHRIs. 12