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During 2010, the SRSG on violence against children, the Independent Expert on the human
rights situation in Haiti, and the SRSG on business and human rights carried out a number
of activities aimed at strengthening their cooperation with individual NHRIs and the
International Coordinating Committee.
86.
In October 2010, the SRSG on violence against children and the Special Rapporteur
on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography addressed a questionnaire
to NHRIs regarding the report that they have been mandated to present to the Human
Rights Council on effective and child-sensitive counseling, complaint and reporting
mechanisms by which children can safely report incidents of violence, including sexual
violence and exploitation.
87.
OHCHR regularly provides special procedures mandate holders with information
concerning the work of NHRIs in the preparation of their country missions. The mandate
holders increasingly look to NHRIs for assistance in ensuring that their recommendations
are followed up at the national level. This is an important area of work for NHRIs and
should be further encouraged.
88.
The President of the Council appointed a facilitator to lead informal consultations on
Special Procedures as part of the Working Group on the Human Rights Council Review.
The International Coordinating Committee supported the following proposals, inter alia: 1)
where a special procedures mandate holder addresses a country situation to the Council,
either through presentation of a country-specific report or addressing the situation in a
thematic report, the A-status NHRI from that State should have the opportunity to take the
floor immediately after intervention by the State concerned so as to directly contribute to
interactive dialogue; and 2) A-status NHRIs should be able to regularly provide the Council
with information on the implementation of special procedures recommendations in their
State.
B.
Treaty bodies
89.
As an ongoing activity, OHCHR has systematically engaged with treaty bodies by
providing updated information and expert analysis on NHRIs and their related activities. It
also regularly updates a compilation of all concluding observations and recommendations,
issued by the treaty bodies, that mention NHRIs (www.nhri.net), and forwards the
concluding observations to the NHRIs concerned.
90.
The NHRI of Morocco organized a meeting on strengthening the relationship
between NHRIs and the human rights treaty bodies system on 9 and 10 June 2010 in
Marrakech. The meeting gathered representatives from all the regional networks of NHRIs,
the OHCHR and the Chairperson of the International Coordinating Committee. Treaty-body
experts participated as observers. Participants adopted the Marrakech Statement which
includes recommendations to enhance the treaty-body system, ensure broader access to
treaty bodies, as well as on NHRI follow-up to treaty-body recommendations.
91.
On the occasion of the 100th session of the Human Rights Committee, held in
Geneva from 11 to 29 October 2010, the NHRI of Morocco delivered a statement on behalf
of the International Coordinating Committee on the role of NHRIs in the implementation of
the Human Rights Committee’s recommendations at the national level. The statement
highlighted the significant role that NHRIs play at the national level in monitoring,
protecting and promoting human rights.
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