Report and Recommendations of the Session of the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA): Report and Recommendations of the Session of the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) Geneva, 16-20 November 2015

By ICC Sub-Committee on Accrediation • January 26, 2016

1. BACKGROUND
1.1. In accordance with the Statute (Annex I) of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC), the SCA has the mandate to consider and review applications for accreditation, reaccreditation and special or other reviews received by the National Institutions, Regional Mechanisms and Civil Society Section (NIRMCSS) of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in its capacity as the ICC Secretariat, and to make recommendations to the ICC Bureau members with regard to the compliance of applicant institutions with the Paris Principles (Annex II). The SCA assesses compliance with the Paris Principles in law and in practice.
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