Regional coordinating committees of NHRIs, speaking on behalf of A accredited institutions, in line with the strict criteria agreed upon by the ICC at its 19th session in March 2007

From the Report of the 19th Session of the ICC Meeting (23 March 2007)

b. Participation of regional coordinating committees in the Human Rights Council

The ICC Chair referred to the discussion held during the 18th ICC meeting on this topic. Since then, consultations took place and a background paper was prepared within the context of the ICC on the topic. The ICC Chairperson mentioned that the paper contains the proposal that regional coordinating committees can participate in the sessions of the Human Rights Council with NI accreditation, and make oral statements on behalf of a number of A status NIs. These A status NIs should be explicitly mentioned at the start of the oral intervention, and all of these NIs should have expressed beforehand their consent with the contents of the statement. He also mentioned that there is a consensus on this approach, including from the President of the Human Rights Council.

The proposal was agreed upon by consensus.