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Meetings
19th Meeting of States parties & 2023 elections – Committee against Torture
Date
19 October 2023
LOCATION
GENEVA
A meeting of States parties took place in Geneva on 19 October 2023 to elect members to replace the five current members whose terms expire on 31 December 2023.
Results
| Name of candidate | Nationality |
| Mr. Jorge Contesse Singh | Chile |
| Mr. Claude Heller | Mexico |
| Mr. Erdogan Iscan | Türkiye |
| Ms. Ana Racu | Republic of Moldova |
| Mr. Peter Vedel Kessing | Denmark |
List of candidates
| Name of candidate | Nominated by | Date of nomination |
| Mr. Sébastien Touzé English | Français | Español |
France | 27 March 2023 |
| Mr. Jorge Contesse Singh English | Français | Español |
Chile | 30 March 2023 |
| Mr. Claude Heller English | Français | Español |
Mexico | 6 April 2023 |
| Mr. Peter Vedel Kessing English |
Denmark | 25 April 2023 |
| Mr. Yaré Fall English | Français |
Senegal | 4 May 2023 |
| Mr. Erdogan Iscan English | Français |
Türkiye | 9 May 2023 |
| Mr. Lazhari Bouzid English |
Algeria | 22 May 2023 |
| Mrs. Ana Racu English | Français |
Republic of Moldova | 24 May 2023 |
| Mr. Kamel Eddine Ben Hassen Français |
Tunisia | 24 May 2023 |
| Mr. Zuhair Mohammed Abdullah Al-Zuman English |
Saudi Arabia | 26 May 2023 |
| Ms. Akouavi Inès Laurenda Hadonou Toffoun English | Français |
Benin | 6 June 2023 |
| Ms. Marica Pirošíková English |
Slovakia | 15 June 2023 |
| Mr. Edgar Fidias Taboada Insfrán (Candidature withdrawn on 17 October 2023) |
Paraguay | 15 June 2023 |
| Mr. Lockhdev Hoolash English |
Mauritius | 16 June 2023 |
| Mr. Adil Abilov English |
Azerbaijan | 19 June 2023 |
| Mr. Henri Wembolua Otshudi Kenge Français |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22 June 2023 |
| Mr. Fabien Tombohavana English | Français |
Madagascar | 5 July 2023 |
Documents
- Provisional Agenda (CAT/SP/19/1)
- Note of the Secretary General with list of candidates (CAT/SP/19/2 and addendum)
- Rules of Procedure of the Committee (CAT/C/3/Rev.7)
- Rules of Procedure of the Meeting of States parties (CAT/SP/2/Rev.1)
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