A/HRC/27/40 16. In March 2014, the Subcommittee on Accreditation initiated the practice of deliberating in camera, without the presence of OHCHR, which serves as the secretariat of the Subcommittee meetings. In accordance with article 6 of the statute of the International Coordinating Committee, general meetings of the International Coordinating Committee and meetings of the Subcommittee on Accreditation shall be held under the auspices of, and in cooperation with, OHCHR. Accordingly, OHCHR ought to be present in decisionmaking meetings of the Sub-Committee. New applications 17. During the two sessions of 2013 and the first session of 2014, the Subcommittee considered six new applications for accreditation. Further to the Subcommittee’s deliberations, the Office for the Protection of Citizens of Haiti and the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights were accredited with “A” status. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, the Oman National Human Rights Commission and the National Centre for Human Rights of Slovakia were accredited with “B” status. The decision on accreditation for the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary has been deferred to the second session of 2014, pending the receipt of clarification from the institution. Applications for reaccreditation 18. The Subcommittee on Accreditation reviewed 22 national human rights institutions for reaccreditation, from Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Malawi, Mongolia, Paraguay, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Rwanda, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine and Venezuela. 19. The national human rights institutions of Armenia, Croatia, France, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Rwanda, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda and Venezuela were reaccredited with “A” status. Deferrals 20. The reaccreditation decisions for the national human rights institutions of Albania, Afghanistan, Egypt, Germany, Malawi, Mongolia, Paraguay, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Thailand and Ukraine have been deferred to future sessions of the Subcommittee on Accreditation, pending receipt of clarification from the institutions. Special review 21. During the period under review and in accordance with articles 16.2, 17 and 18 of the statute, the Subcommittee on Accreditation conducted a special review of the national human rights institutions of Indonesia and Nepal. Further to its deliberations, the Subcommittee decided that the national human rights institution of Indonesia should retain its “A” status. The A special review of the national human rights institution of Nepal has been deferred to October 2014. 22. In March 2014, the Subcommittee on Accreditation decided to conduct a special review of the national human rights institution of Venezuela in October 2014. 6