Observers are welcome to the Santiago de Compostela Committee. They can bring relevant information, experience and good practices falling within the Convention’s remit with a view to both improving the Parties’ capacity to prevent and combat the trafficking in human organs and enhancing international co-operation. They can also make proposals before the Committee. Furthermore, according to the Rules of Procedure, observers are not entitled to vote and may not be compensated for their expenses.

Observer status granted by the Santiago de Compostela Committee
The European Union and its agencies, including Europol and Eurojust Europol, Eurojust  
The United Nations and its specialised agencies, including the World Health Organization WHO  
Interpol Interpol  
The Conference of Ministers of Justice of Ibero-American Countries COMJIB  
The International Organisation of the Francophonie OIF  
The Ibero-American General Secretariat SEGIB  
World Medical Association WMA WMA Organ Procurement Ethics
Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group DICG  
Eurotransplant Eurotransplant  
World Patients Alliance WPA  

 

Would you like your organisation to participate in the Santiago de Compostela Committee?

If your organisation is interested in obtaining observer status to the Santiago de Compostela Committee of the Parties, please contact us at [email protected]. The Secretariat will provide you with the necessary information and steps to follow.

Representatives of relevant official bodies of the Parties and representatives of civil society, in particular of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), may be admitted as observers to the Santiago de Compostela Committee following the procedure set out in Resolution CM/Res(2021)3. A balanced representation of the different sectors and disciplines shall be ensured.

The Santiago de Compostela Committee may also authorise, on an ad hoc basis, the participation as observers of representatives of additional bodies, in particular:

a. private sector organisations involved in information and communication technologies;

b. financial institutions;

c. other relevant civil society actors.