The SCA restates its concern about the silence of the current Law on the process for dismissal and holds that the enabling legislation of an NHRI must contain an independent and objective dismissal process, like that accorded to members of other independent State agencies. 

The SCA notes that Article 27 of the draft Law as submitted to Parliament for amendment provides the procedure through which dismissals are carried out. The SCA is of the view that the proposed amendment, if passed as such, will address its concerns. 

The SCA therefore reiterates its previous recommendations and calls on the NCHR to continue advocating for the passage of the amendments to the Law providing an independent and objective dismissal process. 

The SCA refers to Paris Principle B.3 and to its General Observation 2.1 on ‘Guarantee of tenure for members of the NHRI decision-making body’. 

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