The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is preparing to defend the government’s human rights processes at a meeting in Geneva this week, where a decision on whether India’s human rights body will retain its “A status” is expected to be made.

The meeting of the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) of the UN-recognised Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) worldwide will be held on May 1, part of the five-year peer review for each member of the 114-member alliance.

While NHRC Chairperson, retired Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Kumar Mishra had travelled to Geneva last year for the GANHRI SCA meeting on India, this year, the NHRC is expected to attend the review online meeting .

• GANHRI, a body of 120 members, of which 88 have “A” status accreditation, while 32 have “B” status”
• Its head office is in Geneva.
• GANHRI works in close synergy with the four regional networks of NHRIs in Africa, the Americas, the Asia Pacific and Europe, creating one comprehensive structure of independent networks.
• It is recognised by the United Nations and is a trusted partner. It has established strong relationships with the UN Human Rights Office, UNDP, and other UN agencies, as well as with other international and regional organisations, NGOs, civil society, and academia.