Appointments at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council (9 September to 11 October 2024)
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PRESIDENT’S LIST OF 27 SEPTEMBER 2024 – appointments approved by the Human Rights Council on 11 October 2024 [ Word | PDF ]
President’s list of 26 August 2024 with the candidates proposed for two, out of the four, mandate holders to be appointed at the fifty-seventh session of the Human Rights Council [ Word | PDF ]
President's letter of 20 September 2024 [ Word | PDF ] transmitting:
Addendum to the report of the Consultative Group to the President of the Human Rights Council relating to the vacancies of mandate holders to be appointed at the fifty-seventh session of the Human Rights Council - two vacancies (mandates on enforced or involuntary disappearances and on the use of mercenaries) [ Word | PDF ]
President’s letter of 8 August 2024 [ Word | PDF ] transmitting:
Report of the Consultative Group to the President of the Human Rights Council relating to the vacancies of mandate holders to be appointed at the fifty-seventh session of the Human Rights Council – two vacancies (mandates on Belarus and on experts on people of African descent) [ Word | PDF ]
Application process and deadlines
Secretariat note verbale of 30 July 2024
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Call for applications for mandate holders of the Human Rights Council to be appointed at the fifty-seventh session of the Council – second additional vacancy due to a resignation
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The application process opened on 30 July and closed on 3 September 2024 (12 noon Geneva time). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED FOR:
- Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, member from Latin American and Caribbean States
Secretariat note verbale of 15 July 2024
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Call for applications for mandate holders of the Human Rights Council to be appointed at the fifty-seventh session of the Council - additional vacancy due to a resignation
العربية | 中文 | English | Français | русский | Español (Word)
العربية | 中文 | English | Français | русский | Español (PDF)
The application process opened on 15 July and closed on 26 August 2024 (12 noon Geneva time). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED FOR:
- Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, member from Asia-Pacific States.
Secretariat note verbale of 15 May 2024
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Call for applications for mandate holders of the Human Rights Council to be appointed at the fifty-seventh session of the Council
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العربية | 中文 | English | Français | русский | Español (PDF)
The application process opened on 15 May and closed on 27 June 2024 (12 noon Geneva time). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED FOR:
- Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus
- Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, member from Western European and other States
How to submit a complete application?
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Candidates eligible for the vacancies in Working Groups are only nationals of States belonging to the specific regional groups for which specific vacancies have been advertised. Please refer to the list of the United Nations regional groups of Member States.
General information about the selection and appointment process
Mandates and list of eligible candidates
The content, views and/or opinions included in the application forms listed below are those of the candidates only and do not reflect the views and/or opinions of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The Human Rights Council, its subsidiary bodies and OHCHR are not responsible for the content of the submitted application forms, which are posted as received.
| MANDATE | LIST OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES |
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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus | Wolfgang BENEDEK (M) Khalid CHERKAOUI SEMMOUNI* (M) Sergei GOLUBOK (M) Ryszard KOMENDA (M) Julia LAFFRANQUE (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Dethié SALL (M) |
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, member from Western European and other States | Hatem BEN MANSOUR (M) Yvonne BRÄNDLE-AMOLO (F) Jordan BROWN (F) Vernita FORT (F) Emmanuel-Ricardo LAMOUR-BLAISE (M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Reem MUSSA (F) Ugochukwu OBIBUAKU (M) Hugh Bankole Adediran OLAIYA (M) Maïmouna-Lise POUYE (F) Britta REDWOOD (F) Tamara THERMITUS (F) Cynthia C. UMEZULIKE (F) |
Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, member from Asia-Pacific States | APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER M. Ehteshamul BARI (M) Achilleas DEMETRIADES (M) Khaleel HAMADANI (M) Muhammad Muzahidul ISLAM (M) Amani JARRAR (F) Aruni JAYAKODY (F) Thatparan JEGANATHAN (M) Kiyoung KIM (M) Weng Kwai MAH (M) Ricardo A. SUNGA III (M) |
Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, member from Latin American and Caribbean States | Carmen Rosa DE LEON-ESCRIBANO(F) Salvador HERENCIA CARRASCO (M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Gilberto MARCOS ANTONIO RODRIGUES (M) Camilo RAMÍREZ GUTIÉRREZ (M) Amanda ROMERO-MEDINA (F) Indhira SEVERINO PÉREZ (F) |
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Should the appointee to any of the mandates be a person with a disability, the United Nations would be obliged to ensure reasonable accommodation for the mandate holder in the implementation of his/her mandate. This may include provisions for the mandate holder to be accompanied during official travels by a personal assistant, and/or for additional conference services (such as sign language interpretation) in respect of meetings in which the mandate holder participates.