Events

24th Meeting of States parties & 2011 elections

Date

30 November 2011

LOCATION

New York

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The twenty-fourth meeting of States parties took place in New York on 30 November 2011 with the aim of electing nine members, representing half of the membership of the Committee, in view of the expiration of the term of office of nine members on 19 January 2012.

Results
Name State
Mr. Pastor Elias MURILLO MARTINEZ (elected) Colombia
Mr. Yong’an HUANG (elected) China
Mr. José Francisco CALI TZAY (elected) Guatemala
Mr. Alexei S. AVTONOMOV (elected) Russian Federation
Mr. Dilip LAHIRI (elected) India
Mr. Ion DIACONU (elected) Romania
Mr. Carlos Manuel VÁZQUEZ (elected) United States of America
Mr. Chris Maina PETER (withdrawn) Tanzania
Mr. Rovshan ISMAYILOV Republic of Azerbaijan
Mme Fatimata Binta Victoire DAH (elected) Burkina Faso
Mr. Luka MAĐERIĆ (withdrawn) Croatia
Mr. Yasir Sidahmed ELHASSAN YOUSIF Sudan
Mr. Mohamed Bin Saif AL KUWARI (withdrawn) Qatar
Mme Olivia Aubierge HUNGBO-KPLOCA Benin
Ms. Patricia Nozipho JANUARY-BARDILL (elected) South Africa
Ms. Tikhra Abdraheem ALLAD Iraq
Documentation
  • Article 8 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination English | Français | Español
  • General Assembly resolution regarding equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies A/RES/63/167
  • Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies A/64/212
  • Provisional Agenda CERD/SP/73
  • CVs of candidates CERD/SP/74
  • CVs of candidates - Addendum CERD/SP/74/Add.1
  • Rules of procedure for the election of CERD experts CERD/SP/2/Rev.1

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