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Membership

In accordance with resolution 5/1 of the Human Rights Council, the Advisory Committee is composed of 18 experts serving in their personal capacity: five from African as well as from Asian States; two from Eastern European States; and three from Latin American and Caribbean States, as well as from Western European and other States.

Members serve for a period of three years and are eligible for re-election once. Elections of new members currently take place once a year at the September session of the Human Rights Council. Their term of membership starts on 1 October of the year of their election. For further information on the nomination procedure of candidates and election of new members, see Elections.

Current gender balance in the Advisory Committee (18 members) as of 13 October 2023: nine women experts, 9 men experts.

The full list of current members of the Advisory Committee and their respective terms of office are set out below:

MEMBERS TERM EXPIRES ON 30 SEPTEMBER
Ms. AL-JEHANI Noor Al Malki Ms. AL-JEHANI Noor Al Malki
(Qatar)
2025
Ms. ALAMRO Nurah

Ms. ALAMRO Nurah
(Saudi Arabia)

2024

Mr. ANGOH Joseph Gérard Mr. ANGOH Joseph Gérard
(Mauritius)
2026
BAEK Buhm-Suk

Mr. BAEK Buhm-Suk
(Republic of Korea)

2026*

Ms. Nadia Amal Bernoussi

Ms. BERNOUSSI Nadia Amal
(Morocco)

2026*

Mr. Rabat Boudache

Mr. BOUDACHE Rabah
(Algeria)

2025

Ms. COSTAS TRASCASAS Milena

Ms. COSTAS TRASCASAS Milena
(Spain)

2025*

Mr. DA SILVA ISATA Sebastião Mr. DA SILVA ISATA Sebastião
(Angola)
2025
Mr. DE CAMPOS COSTA Aldo Mr. DE CAMPOS COSTA Aldo
(Brazil)
2024
Ms. MAJOR Jewell Ms. MAJOR Jewel
(Bahamas)
2026*
Mr. PALUMMO Javier Mr. PALUMMO Javier
(Uruguay)
2025*
Ms. Riva Ganguly Das Ms. GANGULY DAS Riva
(India)
2026
Ms. SANCIN Vasilka Ms. SANCIN Vasilka
(Slovenia)
2025
Patrycja Anna Sasnal

Ms. SASNAL Patrycja
(Poland)

2026*

Mr. TZEVELEKOS Vassilis

Mr. TZEVELEKOS Vassilis
(Greece)

2024

Ms. VAN DE HEYNING Catherine

Ms. VAN DE HEYNING Catherine
(Belgium)

2026*

Mr. VILJOEN Frans Jacobus

Mr. VILJOEN Frans
(South Africa)

2024

Mr. ZHANG Yue Mr. ZHANG Yue
(China)
2025

* Member serving second term