Appointments at the 54th session of the Human Rights Council (11 September to 13 October 2023)
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PRESIDENT’S LIST– appointments approved by the Human Rights Council on 13 October 2023 [ Word | PDF ]
President's letter of 11 August 2023 [ Word | PDF ] transmitting:
Reports 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-fourth session of the Human Rights Council:
Report of 11 August 2023 [ Word | PDF ]
Report of 19 May 2023 [ Word | PDF ]
Application processes and deadlines
Secretariat note verbale of 14 June 2023
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Extension of the deadline for applications for three vacancies of mandate holders to be appointed at the 54th session
For the following mandates only, the application process opened on 1 May and closed on 22 June 2023 (12 noon Geneva time). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED FOR:
- Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and their family members
- Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, member from Eastern European States
- 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 Eastern European States
Secretariat note verbale of 1 May 2023
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Call for applications for mandate holders of the Human Rights Council to be appointed at the fifty-fourth session of the Council
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For the following mandates only, the application process opened on 1 May and closed on 13 June 2023 (12 noon Geneva time). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED FOR:
- Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, member from African States
- Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, member from Asia-Pacific States
- Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, member from Western European and other States
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.
How to submit a complete application?
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General information about the selection and appointment process
Nomination, Selection and Appointment of Mandate Holders
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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Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity |
Tamara ADRIAN HERNANDEZ (F) Stellah BOSIRE (F) Anna BROWN (F) Laura CARTER (F) Khalid CHERKAOUI SEMMOUNI** (M) Aeyal GROSS (M) Sabelo GUMEDZE (M) Loveday HODSON (F) Adrian JJUUKO (M) Mostafa KAMEL (M) Kseniya KIRICHENKO (F) Kimberley Cy. MOTLEY (F) Arvind NARRAIN (M) Jayne OZANNE (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Cianán B. RUSSELL (Non-binary) Olena SHEVCHENKO (F) Edoardo STOPPIONI (M) Ramavarma Regunathan THAMBURAN (M) Pierre THIELBÖRGER (M) Chamindra WEERAWARDHANA (F) Ralph WILDE (M) Tarek ZEIDAN (M) Carlos J. ZELADA (M) |
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Special Rapporteur on the elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy (Hansen’s disease) and their family members Human Rights Council resolution 44/6 and Human Rights Council resolution 53/8 (extending the mandate) |
Ahmed AHMED RUFAI (M) Tâmara Joana BIOLO SOARES*** (F) Paula BRANDÃO (F) Ante GALIC (M) Amina Welten GUERRA (F) Jhuma HALDER (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER |
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Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities Human Rights Council resolution 44/10 and Human Rights Council resolution 53/14 (extending the mandate) (unforeseen vacancy due to resignation) |
Rhadys ABREU (F) Guadalupe BARRENA NÁJERA (F) Dmitri BARTENEV (M) María Soledad CISTERNAS REYES (F) Rigbe Gebrehawaria HAGOS (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Nawaf KABBARA (M) Zhiqiang LIU (M) Pamela Cecilia MOLINA TOLEDO**** (F) Elizabeth Oluwakemi MOSES (F) Lawrence Murugu MUTE (M) Ernestine NGO MELHA (F) Xiangfei QU***** (F) Andrea ROMAOLI GARCIA (F) Maheshwar SINGH (M) |
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Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, member from African States |
Kennedy ADONGO (M) Justine Mawulawoè AZANLEDJI (F) Khalid CHERKAOUI SEMMOUNI (M) J. Jarpa DAWUNI (F) Sabelo GUMEDZE (M) Mozn HASSAN (F) Mostafa KAMEL (M) Satang NABANEH (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Mahamadou OUMAROU (M) Candice WATSON (F) Najet ZAMMOURI (F) |
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Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, member from Asia-Pacific States |
Jie DU (F) Khaleel Ibrahim Kadhim HAMADANI (M) Kirthi JAYAKUMAR (F) Ishara JAYASENA (F) Ying LI (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Madina MAHBOOBI (F) Roshni SHANKER (F) Heisoo SHIN (F) Tulika SRIVASTAVA (F) |
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Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, member from Eastern European States |
Anna ARUTSHYAN (F) Parvana BAYRAMOVA (F) Zuzana FELLEGI (F) Kseniya KIRICHENKO (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Iluta LACE (F) Ewelina OCHAB (F) Aiste RACKAUSKAITE-BURNEIKIENE (F) Katarzyna SĘKOWSKA-KOZŁOWSKA (F) Dubravka ŠIMONOVIĆ (F) |
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Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, member from Western European and other States |
Meghan CAMPBELL (F) Shazia CHOUDHRY (F) Amanda DALE (F) Gema FERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ DE LIEVANA (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Elisa FORNALE (F) Jocelyn GETGEN (F) Alexandre GUERREIRO (M) Ruth HALPERIN-KADDARI (F) Ruth M. MESTRE I MESTRE (F) Nieves MOLINA (F) Constance NEWMAN (F) Ruth RUBIO MARIN (F) Jyoti SANGHERA (F) Purna SEN (F) Ramona VIJEYARASA (F) |
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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 Eastern European States Human Rights Council resolution 51/13 (unforeseen vacancy due to resignation) |
Ana DANGOVA HUG (F) Davit HAKOBYAN (M) Ezequiel HEFFES (M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Marcin LUKOWSKI (M) |
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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.