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12th Meeting of States parties & 2009 elections - Committee against Torture
Date
13 October 2009
LOCATION
Geneva
A meeting of States parties took place in Geneva on 13 October 2009 to elect members of the Committee against Torture to replace the five members with terms expiring on 31 December 2009.
Results
| Name | State | Term expires |
| Ms. Essadia BELMIR | Morocco | 2013 |
| Mr. Alessio BRUNI | Italy | 2013 |
| Mr. Fernando MARIÑO MENENDEZ | Spain | 2013 |
| Ms. Nora SVEAASS | Norway | 2013 |
| Mr. Xuexian WANG | China | 2013 |
Note that Ms. Belmir, Mr. Mariño Menendez, Ms. Sveaass and Mr. Wang were already members of the Committee against Torture.
Documentation
- The CVs of the candidates nominated by 27 July 2009 are available in document (CAT/SP/32)
- 12th meeting of State Party (CAT/C/SR.15)
- Provisional Agenda (CAT/SP/33)
- Rules of Procedure (CAT/C/3/Rev. 4)
- Rules of Procedure of the Meeting of States Parties (CAT/SP/2/Rev.1)
- Resolution of the General Assembly (A/RES/63/166)
- Resolution of the General Assembly (A/RES/63/167)
- Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (A/64/212)
List of candidates
| Name | State |
| Ms. Saadia BELMIR | Morocco |
| Mr. Alessio BRUNI | Italy |
| Ms. Fatiha HADJ SALAH | Algeria |
| Mr. El Hadi Salem HAMMED | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| Mr. Alexander KOVALEV | Russian Federation |
| Mr. Fernando MARIÑO MENENDEZ | Spain |
| Mr. Lucien RAKOTONIAINA | Madagascar |
| Ms. Nora SVEAASS | Norway |
| Mr. Xuexian WANG | China |
| Ms. Hamida BARMAKI | Afghanistan (withdrawn) |
| Mr. Willie Aubbie MUBANGA | Zambia (withdrawn) |
The candidatures nominated by Afghanistan and Zambia were withdrawn on 7 and 4 September respectively.
The then membership of the Committee against Torture was:
| Name | State | Term expires 31 December |
| Ms. Saadia BELMIR (Vice-Chairperson) | Morocco | 2009 |
| Ms. Felice GAER | United States of America | 2011 |
| Mr. Luis GALLEGOS CHIRIBOGA | Ecuador | 2011 |
| Mr. Abdoulaye GAYE | Senegal | 2011 |
| Mr. Claudio GROSSMAN (Chairperson) | Chile | 2011 |
| Ms. Myrna Y. KLEOPAS (Rapporteur) | Cyprus | 2011 |
| Mr. Alexander KOVALEV | Russian Federation | 2009 |
| Mr. Fernando MARIÑO MENENDEZ | Spain | 2009 |
| Ms. Nora SVEAASS (Vice-Chairperson) | Norway | 2009 |
| Mr. Xuexian WANG (Vice-Chairperson) | China | 2009 |
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