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14.
We also concluded that the machinery should deal only with situations which appear to reveal a consistent pattern of gross and reliably attested violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
15.
We agreed that the best approach would be the establish- ment by Heads of Government of a Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Human Rights whose composition and functions would be as
follows:
(i)
the Committee could consist of seven Commonwealth citizens elected by Commonwealth Governments, taking account of equitable geographical distri- bution, from among nominations submitted by them. The members should be persons of high moral character and of recognised competence in the field of human rights, consideration being given to the usefulness cf participation by some persons Members of the Committee having legal experience.
should serve in their individual capacity for a term of five to six years and would be eligible for re-election. They would not be paid salaries or fees, except the Chairman who might be given an
honorarium;
• (ii)
communications relating to the alleged human rights violations referred to in paragraph 14 of this Report could be submitted to the Committee by any State member of the Commonwealth, indivi- duals from countries where such violations occur or organisations concerned with the maintenance
of human rights;
(iii)
where the Committee, after seeking from the Government concerned observations on the
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