translated from Spanish: CNDH needs to be endowed with full independence and legitimacy: UN

In the face of the opposition’s claims about a fraud in the selection process of Rosario Piedra as the holder of CNDH, and the fact that it is in the more forces in the Morena party, the Office in Mexico of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN-DH) noted in a statement that the Commission needs to be endowed with “full independence and legitimacy”.
Find out: 5 CNDH counselors resign by arrival of Rosario Piedra; AMLO disqualifies your work
“This implies, among other requirements, that the process of appointing the holder is particularly scrupulous, objective, transparent and accurate, in such a way as to avoid any kind of questioning that affects the legitimacy of the person to whom it is appointed, of the institution whose head is appointed and of the person making the respective choice,” the Office said, in a statement.
“The process of appointing the Presidency of the CNDH by the Senate was marked by an atmosphere of polarization, doubts about the fulfillment of the eligibility requirements of the candidate who was protested and questions as to whether the third ballot reached the qualified majority required by the Constitution,” he added.
States, he continued, are committed to complying with the Paris Principles, which define the main characteristics of national human rights institutions, one of which is independence.
“In this context there is the Subcommittee on Accreditation of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions which examines and analyses the fulfilment of these principles by the national human rights institution of each country. UN-DH recalls that the nomination process is one of the most important aspects that is regularly reviewed by the Aforementioned Subcommittee on Accreditation,” the Office said.
“Self-acting and independent action are criteria that should guide the work of the national human rights institution,” she stressed in her message.

The Board of Directors of @senadomexicano officially confirmed to us:
a) They passed list 118 (email protected),
b) Delivered 118 ballots and
c) Rosario Piedra received 76 votes for president of the @CNDH
D) Therefore it did not obtain two-thirds of the present !?? pic.twitter.com/niaYD5VVW0
— Gustavo Madero (@GustavoMadero) November 20, 2019

What we do in Animal Político requires professional journalists, teamwork, dialogue with readers and something very important: independence. You can help us keep going. Be part of the team.
Subscribe to Animal Politician, receive benefits and support free journalism.#YoSoyAnimal

Original source in Spanish