Accountability of international organisations for human rights violations
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has proposed a number of measures to increase the accountability of international organisations.These include holding States responsible for the actions of international organisations that they assist, contribute to, or of which they are members.
The Assembly invites all Council of Europe member States, and international organisations of which they are a part to formulate clear guidelines regarding the waiv er of immunity by international organisations or otherwise limiting the breadth of the immunity theyenjoy before national courts, in order to ensure that the necessary functional immunity does not shield them from scrutiny regarding, in particular, their adherence to non-derogable human rights standards.
The Report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights from Mr José María BENEYTO is available here.