9. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON EAST TIMOR (1999) Mandating authority Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/S-4/1 of 27 September 1999; endorsed by the Economic and Social Council in its decision 1999/293 of 15 November 1999 Mandate “to gather and compile systematically information on possible violations of human rights and acts that might constitute breaches of international humanitarian law committed in East Timor since the announcement in January 1999 of the vote and to provide the Secretary-General with its conclusions with a view to enabling him to make recommendations on future actions” Report Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on East Timor to the Secretary-General (A/54/726 – S/2000/59), 31 January 2000 Members Justice Sonia PICADO SOTELA (Costa Rica), Chair; Ms. Judith SEFI ATTAH (Nigeria); Justice A.M. AHMADI (India); Sir Mari KAPI (Papua New Guinea); and Ms. Sabine LEUTHEUSSER-SCHNARRENBERGER (Germany). 10. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY FOR TOGO (2000) Mandating authority Established jointly by the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, upon the request of the Government of Togo Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights endorsed the proposal of the Government of Togo (E/CN.4/ Sub.2/2000/8), 28 July 2000 Mandate “to verify the truth of allegations contained in an Amnesty International report of 5 May 1999, that hundreds of extrajudicial executions had taken place in Togo during 1998, and to report to the two SecretariesGeneral” Report Report of the International Commission of Inquiry for Togo (E/ CN.4/2001/134 – E/CN.4/Sub.2/2001/3), 22 February 2001 Members Mr. Mahamat Hassan ABAKAR (Chad), Chair; Prof. Paulo Sergio PINHEIRO (Brazil); and Mr. Issaka SOUNA (Niger). GUIDANCE AND PRACTICE 119