Again, absolutely yes. The assessment process is and should be a rigorous and scientific one, undertaken by experts in the field. That means experts in economics, experts in human rights, experts in social science methodologies for undertaking the form of participatory assessment that's vital in this kind of human rights impact assessment. And the rigor of the process is only going to be assured if there are independent people undertaking the assessment. What we see in leading models of human rights impact assessment, not in the field of trade but in other fields globally, is that for a rigorous assessment to take place there needs to be an appointment of independent experts in order to undertake that process.
On May 25th, 2010. See this statement in context.