From 13-21 March 2025, the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) assessed three ENNHRI members on their compliance with the UN Paris Principles. Those assessed were ENNHRI’s members from Estonia, Finland, and France.

Estonian NHRI

The Chancellor of Justice of Estonia was reaccredited with A-status. The SCA included recommendations for the Estonian NHRI to advocate for the formalisation of a clear, transparent and participatory selection and appointment process for the Chancellor of Justice, and for limitations on their reappointment. Further, the SCA recommended that the NHRI advocate to ensure that it continues to receive adequate funding from the state to effectively fulfil the breadth of its mandate.

The SCA also included recommendations on the ratification of international human rights instruments, and on monitoring implementation of international recommendations at the national level.

Finnish NHRI

The SCA reaccredited the Finnish National Human Rights Institution (FNHRI) with A-status. Noting the structure of the FNHRI, the SCA encouraged it to continue advocating for legislative amendments that clearly stipulate that the FNHRI is one NHRI with three distinct structures (Parliamentary Ombudsman, Human Rights Centre and its Human Rights Delegation).

The SCA included recommendations on selection and appointment; limitation on the number of reappointments; avoiding conflict of interest among members of the Human Rights Delegation; submission of Human Rights Centre’s annual report to Parliament, and pluralism in the organisation’s staff composition. Further, the SCA recommended that the FNHRI advocate for an appropriate level of funding and for its financial autonomy to be enshrined in the enabling law.

French NHRI

The reaccreditation of the French National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH) was deferred to the second SCA session in 2026. The SCA encouraged the institution to address recommendations in relation to selection and appointment, full-time membership and tenure. The SCA also issued recommendations on the institution’s human rights mandate; accessibility; adequate funding; the institution’s annual report; and functional immunity.

More information on the recent and the upcoming SCA session

ENNHRI provided tailored support to its members before and during the session and stands ready to assist them and national authorities in their follow-up to the SCA recommendations.

For the full details on the outcomes and recommendations from the SCA’s March 2025 session, read the report.

In the October 2025 SCA session, four ENNHRI members will be assessed: the NHRIs of Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, and Liechtenstein. For the Liechtenstein institution, this will be a first-time the institution is considered for accreditation by the SCA. ENNHRI stands ready to support its members during the accreditation process.

Read more on what that accreditation support encompasses, as well as ENNHRI’s Practical Guide to the Accreditation of NHRIs.