Members

The Eminent Experts, one from each region, are appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, from among candidates proposed by the President of the Human Rights Council, after consultation with the regional groups.

In resolution 77/205 of 2023, the General Assembly acceded to the Human Rights Council’s request (in resolution 51/32) to limit the tenure of the Eminent Experts to four years, renewable once. The current Experts will continue to serve until the appointment of new Experts is finalized. The limit of tenure will also apply to the continued service of Experts already appointed as of the date of adoption of the resolution.

Current members

AFRICAN STATES

Professor Joel Malesela Modiri (South Africa)
Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Jurisprudence of the University of Pretoria (appointed in March 2024)

ASIA-PACIFIC STATES

Vacant

EASTERN EUROPEAN STATES

Her Excellency Hanna Suchocka (Poland)
Former Prime Minister of Poland (appointed in June 2003);

LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STATES

Mr. José Antonio Aguilar Contreras (Mexico)
Founder and Executive Director of civil society organization RacismoMX (appointed in March 2024)

WESTERN  EUROPEAN AND OTHER STATES

Vacant

Former members

• Professor and Ambassador Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, former Minister of External Affairs of Nigeria
• Doctor Saied A. Ashshowwaf of Saudi Arabia
• Mr. Edna Maria Santos Roland, former General Rapporteur of the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
• Doctor Salim Ahmed Salim, former Prime Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania
• His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan
• His Excellency Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari, former President of Finland