ICM beslut 2/2007 Underlag till styrelsemöte 1-2 mars 2009

DECISION 2 (P2) Strengthening AI’s Democracy

The International Council

Recognizes the urgency of reviewing Amnesty International’s internal decision-making and governance structures in order to strengthen its positive human rights impact.

THEREFORE DECIDES that Amnesty International will have in place during the 2010-2016 Integrated Strategic Plan decision-making and governance structures that:

- develop clear strategic and operational global strategies;
- align strategic, priorities, competencies and resources;
- strengthen monitoring and evaluation;
- build on a foundation of dynamic and effective democracy
- strengthen voices of right holders

and to that end

INSTRUCTS the IEC to establish a working group to review and assess:

- AI’s international decision-making and governance structures, including but not limited to the roles and competencies of its various decision-making bodies;
- existing systems and procedures for consultation, democratic participation and decision making prior to, during and between ICMs; and
- existing systems for monitoring the implementation of democratic decisions, including but not limited to ICM decisions.

in order to

- ensure that the structures, systems and processes in place from 2009 forward are best suited to the requirements of AI’s strategic and operational planning and financial allocation processes;
- strengthen AI’s democratic culture; and
- ensure that the role of the ICM in the overall decision-making process is not reduced and that its decisions are effectively tracked and implemented.

FURTHER INSTRUCTS the IEC to include in the working group’s terms of reference consideration of:

how to improve the adequacy of AI’s international decision-making and governance structures to make the organization as efficient and effective as possible;
how to increase the transparency and inclusiveness of consultation, democratic participation and decision-making processes;
how to support broadly inclusive and culturally sensitive involvement of all AI stakeholders in AI’s consultation, democratic participation and decision-making processes;
the nature and extent of consultation appropriate to different topics and decisions.

SPECIFICALLY INSTRUCTS the IEC to ensure that the working group adopts a transparent and consultative approach to its work and that it submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the movement by April 2009.

(Arising from resolutions AOS E, AOS I and AOS J)