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Mr.
Chairperson
Avokati
i Popullit
Bulevardi
"Deshmoret e Kombit", No.3,
Tirana
ALBANIA
Date 4 May 2004
J.NO.
Dear
Mr .Chairperson,
In
my capacity as Chairperson of the International Coordinating
Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and
Protection of Human Rights (ICC) please be informed that the
members of the ICC endorsed the recommendation made by the
Sub-Committee on Accreditation* during the 14th session of the
ICC on 15 April 2004.
The
recommendation, reflected in the report of the Sub-Committee,
acknowledges that the Institution for the People's Advocate of
Albania complies with the Paris Principles and can therefore be
granted a status A accreditation. The earlier reservation
placed on your accreditation has consequently been removed. For
a detailed summary of the discussion and background information
please consult the attached Sub-Committee report.
Please
note that pursuant to Article 3(g) of the Rules of Procedure of
the ICC, the accreditation of a national institution may be
reviewed by the Committee.
The
National Institutions Unit of the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights in its capacity as
Secretariat to the ICC, as well as I, stand ready to provide you
any necessary additional information.
Please
accept, Mr. Chairperson, the assurance of my highest
consideration.
Yours
sincerely,
Morten
Kjaerum
Chairperson,
the international
Coordinating
Committee, ICC
INTERNATIONAL
COORDINATION COMMITTEE OF
NATIONAL
HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS
FOR
THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
14th
Session, Geneva, 15-16 April 2004
Report
and Recommendations from the Sub-Committee on Accreditation
INTRODUCTION
In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the International
Coordination Committee of Nations Institutions for the Promotion
and Protection of Human Rights, the Sub-Committee on
Accreditation ("the Committee") has the mandate to
review and analyze accreditation applications forwarded by the
ICC Chairperson and to make recommendations to ICC members on
the compliance of applicants with the Paris Principles.
The
national institutions of Canada, Denmark, Fiji, and Uganda, as
members of the Sub-Committee on Accreditation and representing
their respective regions, met on 13 and 14 April 2004. The
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
participated as a permanent observer and in its capacity as
Secretariat of the ICC. The Committee considered the
accreditation applications from the national institutions of
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ireland, the Netherlands,
Norway, Republic of Korea and Thailand. While the latter two
applications were new, others were being reviewed as they had
been presented in previous years.
In
accordance with the Paris Principles and the ICC Rules of
Procedures, the different classifications for accreditation used
by the Committee are:
A:
Compliance with the Paris Principles;
A(R):
Accreditation with reserve - granted where insufficient
documentation is submitted to confer A status;
B:
Observer Status - Not fully in compliance with the Paris
Principles or insufficient
information provided to make a determination;
C:
Non-compliant with the Paris Principles.
After
considering all applications, the Sub-Committee presents this
report, which includes a summary of discussions and
recommendation, followed by further background information as
appropriate.
SUMMARY
OF DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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National
Institution
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Year(s)
reviewed
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Recommendation
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Comments
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Europe
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Albania
(Institution
for the People's Advocate of Albania)
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2003
(A (R))
2004
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A
(remove reserve)
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In
compliance with the Paris
Principles.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
(Human
Rights Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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2001
(A (R))
2002
(A (R))
2003
(A (R))
2004
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A
(remove reserve)
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In
compliance with the Paris
Principles.
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Ireland
(Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Ireland)
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2002
(A (R))
2003
(A (R))
2004
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A
(remove reserve)
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In
compliance with the Paris
Principles. Need for progress report in 2005 on the
implementation of
recommendations.
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Netherlands
(The Netherlands Equal Treatment Commission)
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1999
(B)
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B
(no change)
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Not
fully in compliance. Need
for progress report in 2005 addressing
concerns.
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Norway
(Norwegian Centre for Human Rights)
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2003
(A (R))
2004
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A
(R) (no change)
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Not
fully in compliance. Need
for progress report in 2005 addressing
concerns.
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Asia-Pacific
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Republic
of Korea
National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea)
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New
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A
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In
compliance with the Paris
Principles.
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Thailand
(National Human Rights Commission of Thailand)
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New
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A
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In
compliance with the Paris
Principles.
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REVIEW
OF APPLICATIONS
Europe
Albania
Recommendation: A (remove reserve)
In
2003, the Institution of Ombudsman of Albania was granted the
accreditation status A with reserve. While the
Institution had provided most relevant documents, the
Sub-Committee indicated that the Institution should submit an
activity report that would reflect at least one year of
activity. The Institution of Ombudsman of Albania submitted in
2004 a report of activities for the year 2003 to the ICC
Chairperson. After consideration of this annual report, the
Sub-Committee believes the Institution is in compliance with the
Paris Principles. The Committee recommends that the ICC removes
its reserve on the accreditation of the Institution and that it
be granted a status A accreditation.
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