Upcoming sessions of the GANHRI Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA)

SCA Second Session 2024 (1-3 October; 14-18 October)

Accreditation: Sweden, Turkmenistan

Reaccreditation: Armenia, DRC, Denmark, Georgia, Greece, Haiti, Namibia, Rwanda, Timor-Leste, Zambia

Deferral: Bahrain, Egypt

Alteration of Accreditation: Myanmar, Russian Federation

Special Review: Iraq, Canada^*

Attention NGOs/CSOs

The Sub Committee on Accreditation (SCA) welcomes reports from reliable local and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) with regard to the functioning of NHRIs under review and/or with regard to any developments, which may initiate a special review by the SCA.

Reports received from NGOs and CSOs are shared with the concerned NHRIs for their information and comments prior to the SCA session. Submissions must not exceed 3000 words including endnotes/footnotes and annexes.

The deadline for submission of reports by NGOs/CSOs for the SCA first session 2024 is 1 October 2023, and the deadline for submission of reports by NGOs/CSOs for the SCA second session 2024 is 1 June 2024.

*For the special review of the NHRI of Iraq and Canada, the deadline for submission of reports by third parties is 28 June 2024. 

SCA First Session 2025 (dates to be confirmed)

Reaccreditation: Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, France, Ghana, Honduras, Madagascar, Nepal, Togo, Ukraine

Deferral:  India, Uganda

Alteration of Accreditation: Burundi