Events

26th Meeting of States parties & 2015 elections

Date

25 June 2015

LOCATION

New York

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The twenty-sixth meeting of States parties took place in New York on 25 June 2015 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 2016.

Results
Names Nominated by the Country Submission date
Mr. Alexey Avtonomov (elected) Russian Federation 6/01/2015
Mr. José Francisco Cali Tzay (elected) Guatemala 5/02/2015
Ms. Verene Albertha Shepherd (elected) Jamaica 10/02/2015
Mr. Michael Karayanni (withdrawn) Israel 05/03/2015
Ms. Yanduan Li (elected) China 06/03/2015
Ms. Fatimata-Binta Victoire Dah (elected) Burkina Faso 10/03/2015
Mr. Pastor Elias Murillo Martinez (elected) Colombia 16/03/2015
Mr. Nicolás Marugán (elected) Spain 19/03/2015
Mr. Mario Jorge Yutzis Argentina 23/03/2015
Ms. Salomé Ndayisaba Burundi 27/03/2015
Mr. Ion Diaconu Romania 03/04/2015
Ms. Gay McDougall (elected) United States of America 06/04/2015
Ms. Yemhelhe Mint Mohamed (elected) Mauritania 07/04/2015
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/77
  • List of candidates CERD/SP/78
  • List of candidates - Addendum CERD/SP/78/Add.1
  • Rules of procedures for the election of CERD experts CERD/SP/2/Rev.1

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