The National Human Rights Committee obtains accreditation (A) until 2025

The National Human Rights Committee obtained an accreditation certificate with a classification of (A) until 2025 by the Subcommittee on Accreditation of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, for the third time in a row. According to the renewal of accreditation, the National Committee will maintain its classification in the highest degree granted to the National Institution from 2010 until 2025, after which it will be subject to re-accreditation again and a review of its compliance with the principles of Paris. Her Excellency Mrs. Maryam bint Abdullah Al-Attiyah, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee, said in a press statement: The approval of the National Committee for grade (A) for the third time in a row is a clear indication that we are on the right path towards protecting and promoting human rights. She noted that the independence of the National Committee, especially with regard to financial and administrative independence, was a fundamental reason for its steadfastness at the top of the classification of national human rights institutions, in addition to issuing annual reports and special reports that are publicly announced and uploaded to the official website of the Committee, and the recommendations of the Committee remain. The subject of interest and discussion in the relevant government ministries. Al-Attiyah added: Our receipt of the certificate comes in light of the recent adoption by the General Assembly of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association of the Alliance with the aim of enhancing the accuracy and rigor of the accreditation process, which approved the submission of all national human rights institutions accredited with classification (A) and classification (B) for review. Or suspension of accreditation classification if its circumstances change in a way that may affect its continued compliance with the Paris Principles, as national institutions classified as grade (B) were not subject to re-accreditation and references. And she pointed out that, according to the approval of the amendments to the articles of association of the alliance, the institutions classified in grade (B) became obligated to comply with the principles that I set in this article, or to raise the level of compliance with the Paris Principles until they are escalated to grade (A), in addition to that the sub-committee on accreditation was provided. The ability to recommend the cancellation of the accreditation classification of national human rights institutions, where it is not possible to continue to consider them as institutions operating in accordance with the Paris Principles, noting that the strict amendments to the statutes of the Global Alliance make its members of the national institutions in a major challenge to maintain their classification. Her Excellency Mrs. Maryam bint Abdullah Al-Attiyah continued, saying: We are in the National Human Rights Committee, and in accordance with the full compliance with the requirements of accreditation and classification, the National Human Rights Committee has become one of the regional and international pillars in the process of protecting and promoting human rights, thanks to the exemplary expertise and experience that it successfully conducted throughout its career. Noting that these experiences are now considered one of the most important references adopted by many national institutions in the region, to strengthen their expertise in the human and human rights field. For her part, Her Excellency Amina Bou Ayyash, Vice-President of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, affirmed that the National Human Rights Committee’s handing over the accreditation certificate proves the committee’s full compliance with international standards governing the work of national human rights institutions, known as the Paris Principles, including independence. Financial and administrative, which is considered one of the most important principles for national institutions to adopt the highest rating that the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions can grant to its members.