Upcoming accreditation sessions
2023 Sessions
Session 23-27 October 2023
Reaccreditation: Bahrain, Congo (DRC), Egypt, Greece, Guatemala, Lithuania, Malawi, Moldova, Nigeria, Uganda
Deferral: Argentina, Australia, Germany, Liberia
Alteration of Accreditation: Nepal
Information is available to assist NHRIs at each stage of the accreditation process.
External contributions
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.
The deadline for submission of reports by NGOs/CSOs for the October 2023 session is 01 June 2023.
* The deadline for submission of reports by NGOs/CSOs for Belgium and Northern Ireland is 30 November 2022.
All Submissions should be sent to:
National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Section, OHCHR, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, and by email vladlen.stefanov@un.org, Cynthia.radert@un.org, johnny.white@un.org, and cynthia.guerrero@un.org.
2024 Sessions (dates to be confirmed)
Accreditation: Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Pakistan
Reaccreditation: Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chad, Oman, Paraguay, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka
Deferral: Costa Rica, India
External contributions
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.
The deadline for submission of reports by NGOs/CSOs for the SCA first session 2024 is 1 October 2023.
All Submissions should be sent to:
National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Section, OHCHR, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, and by email vladlen.stefanov@un.org, Cynthia.radert@un.org, johnny.white@un.org, and cynthia.guerrero@un.org.
