Nomination, Selection and Appointment of Mandate Holders

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Appointments made at the 35th session of the Human Rights Council (6 – 23 June 2017)

What's new

NEW: President's list of 29 May 2017 approved by the Human Rights Council on 23 June 2017 [Word - PDF]

PRESIDENT'S LIST of 29 May 2017 [Word - PDF]

President's letter [Word - PDF] transmitting:
REPORT OF THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RELATING TO THE VACANCIES OF SPECIAL PROCEDURE MANDATE HOLDERS TO BE APPOINTED AT THE THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Report of the Consultative Group [Word]

Application processes and deadlines

APPLICATION PROCESS IS NOW CLOSED FOR ALL FOUR MANDATES AND APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED

Application process opened on 9 February 2017 and closed on 6 April 2017 (12 noon GMT)

Extension of the deadline for applications
Secretariat note verbale of 30 March 2017: Extension of deadline for applications
English [Word - PDF] – French [Word - PDF]

Call for applications
Secretariat note verbale of 9 February 2017: Call for applications
English [Word - PDF] - French [Word - PDF]

General information about the selection and appointment process

Nomination, Selection and Appointment of Mandate Holders

Application forms are posted in alphabetical order as received prior to the deadline. Information contained therein is subject to reference check.

MANDATE	LIST OF CANDIDATES
Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity Human Rights Council resolution 26/6	Mr. Tuffuor ADDO Ghana Mr. Ilias BANTEKAS Greece Ms. Maria del Rocío BARAHONA RIERA Costa Rica Mr. Mohamed BEHNASSI Morocco Ms. Janine BRIMELOW United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mr. Jose Maria CARPIO Philippines Mr. Ernani CONTIPELLI Brazil Mr. Jacques GASABANYA Burundi Mr. Muhammad ISLAM Bangladesh Ms. Hayat MOHAMED Sudan Mr. Alioune NDIAYE Senegal APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Mr. Obiora OKAFOR Nigeria
Special Rapporteur on minority issues Human Rights Council resolution 25/5 and Human Rights Council resolution 34/6	Mr. Liaquat ALI Pakistan Mr. Bjorn ARP Germany Mr. Joshua CASTELLINO India APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Mr. Fernand DE VARENNES Canada Mr. Andrew FAGAN United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mr. Muhammad ISLAM Bangladesh Ms. Schona JOLLY United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mr. Tefik MAHMUT The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Ms. Sheila MATINDIKE Zimbabwe Mr. Aidan MCQUADE Ireland Ms. Farah MIHLAR Sri Lanka Mr. Kerios MWETSIGA Uganda Mr. Richard NDAYISABA Burundi Mr. Obiora OKAFOR Nigeria Ms. Teesta SETALVAD India Ms. Gyoilnara SHAHINYAN Armenia Ms. Astrid THORS Finland
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants Human Rights Council resolution 26/19	Ms. Susan AKRAM United States of America Mr. Mohamed BABIKER Sudan Mr. Alexander BETTS United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ms. Andrea CALAZANS PACHECO PACIFICO Brazil Ms. Christina CERNA United States of America Mr. Vincent CHETAIL France Ms. Tatiana CIUMAS Republic of Moldova Mr. Santiago CORCUERA CABEZUT Mexico Mr. Mamadou Boye DIALLO Senegal Mr. Kamel FILALI Algeria Ms. Anne Therese GALLAGHER Australia Mr. James GALLOWAY Canada Mr. Geoffrey GILBERT United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Mr. Felipe GONZALEZ MORALES Chile Mr. Joseph GRIEBOSKI United States of America Ms. Elspeth GUILD United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ms. Haina LU China Mr. Konstantinos MAGLIVERAS Greece Mr. Jean Claude MBAZUMUTIMA Burundi Ms. Najat M'JID Morocco Mr. Alioune NDIAYE Senegal Mr. Assane NDIAYE Senegal Ms. Nicola PIPER Germany Mr. Emmanuel SAFARI Rwanda Mr. Ben SAUL Australia
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Human Rights Council resolution 31/3	Mr. Tuffuor ADDO Ghana Mr. Bem ANGWE Nigeria Mr. Mohammed BENHAMMOU Morocco Ms. Christina CERNA United States of America Mr. Bakari DIABY Côte d'Ivoire Mr. Doudou DIENE Senegal Mr. Rafendi DJAMIN Indonesia Mr. Kamel FILALI Algeria Mr. Robin GEISS Germany Mr. Joseph GRIEBOSKI United States of America Mr. Keith HARPER United States of America Mr. Saša JANKOVIĆ Serbia Mr. Anohar JOHN India Mr. Karim KHAN* United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mr. Alioune NDIAYE Senegal APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Ms. Fionnuala NI AOLAIN Ireland Mr. Prime NIYONGABO Burundi Mr. Obiora OKAFOR Nigeria Mr. Kenneth ROACH Canada Mr. Gabor RONA Hungary Mr. Ben SAUL Australia Mr. Mark SIDEL United States of America * At the request of the candidate the Word application form has been removed from the website but can be obtained upon request from the Secretariat.

Should the appointee to any of the mandates be a person with a disability, the United Nations would be obliged to ensure reasonable accommodation for the mandate holder in the implementation of his/her mandate. This may include provisions for the mandate holder to be accompanied during official travels by a personal assistant, and/or for additional conference services (such as sign language interpretation) in respect of meetings in which the mandate holder participates.

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