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Membership

In accordance with resolution 5/1 of the Human Rights Council, the Advisory Committee is composed of 18 experts serving in their personal capacity: five from African as well as from Asian States; two from Eastern European States; and three from Latin American and Caribbean States, as well as from Western European and other States.

Members serve for a period of three years and are eligible for re-election once. Elections of new members currently take place once a year at the September session of the Human Rights Council. Their term of membership starts on 1 October of the year of their election. For further information on the nomination procedure of candidates and election of new members, see Elections.

Current gender balance in the Advisory Committee (18 members) as of 11 October 2024: 10 women experts, 8 men experts.

The full list of current members of the Advisory Committee and their respective terms of office are set out below:

MEMBERSTERM EXPIRES ON 30 SEPTEMBER
Ms. AL-JEHANI Noor Al MalkiMs. AL-JEHANI Noor Al Malki
(Qatar)
2025
Mr. ANGOH Joseph GérardMr. ANGOH Joseph Gérard 
(Mauritius)
2026
BAEK Buhm-SukMr. BAEK Buhm-Suk 
(Republic of Korea)
2026*
Ms. Nadia Amal BernoussiMs. BERNOUSSI Nadia Amal 
(Morocco)
2026*
Mr. Rabat BoudacheMr. BOUDACHE Rabah
(Algeria)
2025
Ms. COSTAS TRASCASAS MilenaMs. COSTAS TRASCASAS Milena
(Spain)
2025*
Mr. DA SILVA ISATA SebastiãoMr. DA SILVA ISATA Sebastião
(Angola)
2025
Ms. Alessandra-DevulskyMs. DEVULSKY Alessandra
(Brazil)
2027
Ms. MAJOR JewellMs. MAJOR Jewel
(Bahamas)
2026*
Ms. MAJOR JewellMs. OMAIR ALOMAIR Miznah 
(Saudi Arabia)
2027
Mr. PALUMMO JavierMr. PALUMMO Javier
(Uruguay)
2025*
Ms. Riva Ganguly DasMs. GANGULY DAS Riva
(India)
2026
Ms. SANCIN VasilkaMs. SANCIN Vasilka
(Slovenia)
2025
Patrycja Anna SasnalMs. SASNAL Patrycja
(Poland)
2026*
Mr. TZEVELEKOS VassilisMr. TZEVELEKOS Vassilis
(Greece)
2027*
Ms. VAN DE HEYNING CatherineMs. VAN DE HEYNING Catherine 
(Belgium)
2026*
Mr. VILJOEN Frans JacobusMr. VILJOEN Frans
(South Africa)
2027*
Mr. ZHANG YueMr. ZHANG Yue
(China)
2025

* Member serving second term