Appointments to be made at the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council (24 February - 20 March 2020)
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PRESIDENT’S LIST of 21 February 2020, approved by the Human Rights Council on 13 March 2020
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President’s letter of 31 January 2020 [ Word | PDF ] transmitting:
ADDENDUM TO THE REPORT OF THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RELATING TO THE VACANCIES OF MANDATE HOLDERS TO BE APPOINTED AT THE FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: SIX ADDITIONAL VACANCIES
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President’s letter of 24 January 2020 [ Word | PDF ] transmitting:
REPORT OF THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RELATING TO THE VACANCIES OF MANDATE HOLDERS TO BE APPOINTED AT THE FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: THIRTEEN INITIALLY FORESEEN VACANCIES
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Application processes and deadlines
APPLICATION PROCESS IS NOW CLOSED FOR ALL 19 MANDATES AND APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED
Call for applications for the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
Secretariat note verbale of 17 December 2019
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For the following mandate, the application process opened on 17 December 2019 and closed on 14 January 2020 (12 noon Greenwich Mean Time / GMT). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED:
- Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
Call for applications for five members of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
Secretariat note verbale of 10 October 2019
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For the following five mandates, the application process opened on 10 October 2019 and closed on 21 November 2019 (12 noon Greenwich Mean Time / GMT). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED:
- Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from African States
- Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Asia-Pacific States
- Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Eastern European States
- Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Latin American and Caribbean States
- Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Western European and other States
Extension of the deadline for applications for four mandate holders
Secretariat note verbale of 21 October 2019
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For the following four mandates, the application process opened on 6 September 2019 and closed on 27 October 2019 (12 noon Greenwich Mean Time / GMT). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED:
- Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), member from the Arctic
- Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia
- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context
- Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
Call for applications for 13 mandate holders (2 EMRIP members and 11 special procedures)
Secretariat note verbale of 6 September 2019
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For the following nine mandates, the application process opened on 6 September 2019 and closed on 17 October 2019 (12 noon Greenwich Mean Time), APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED:
- Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), member from Asia
- Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
- Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons
- Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and its consequences
- Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
- Special Rapporteur on the right to food
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
- Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material
- Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
General information about the selection and appointment process
For appointment of EMRIP members, please see additional information.
For appointment to the new Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, members are each to represent one of the five United Nations regional groups of Member States, according to their nationality.
Nomination, Selection and Appointment of Mandate Holders
Mandates and list of candidates
Application forms are posted by mandate and in alphabetical order as received prior to the deadline. Information contained therein is subject to reference check.
| MANDATE | LIST OF CANDIDATES |
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| Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from African States Human Rights Council resolution 42/23 | Brenda AKIA(F) Serges Alain DJOYOU KAMGA(M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Ravind LUGUN(M) Omoyemen Lucia ODIGIE-EMMANUEL(F) Oladejo OLOWU(M) Crispin SWEDI BILOMBELE(M) Phindi Patronella TLOU(F) Aïcha ZINAÏ(F) |
| Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Asia-Pacific States Human Rights Council resolution 42/23 | Javad AMIN-MANSOUR* (M) Yan CAO(F) Jayashree GUPTA(F) Sheepa HAFIZA(F) Xiheng JIANG(F) Anohar JOHN(M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Sylvester MADATING(M) Shree Kumar MAHARJAN(M) Rajeev MALHOTRA(M) Prabindra SHAKYA(M) Xigen WANG(M) |
| Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Eastern European States Human Rights Council resolution 42/23 | Farid AHMADOV(M) Oleh DENYSOV(M) Aleksandar IVANOVIĆ(M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Vasilii NEMECHKIN(M) Alexander SOLNTSEV(M) |
| Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Latin American and Caribbean States Human Rights Council resolution 42/23 | Alexandre ANDRADE SAMPAIO(M) Mario Luis CORIOLANO(M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER María Gabriela FULCO(F) Paulo de Tarso LUGON ARANTES(M) |
| Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Western European and other States Human Rights Council resolution 42/23 | Cristiana CARLETTI(F) Kirsten DAVIES(F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Jérémie GILBERT(M) Rémy HERRERA(M) Justine NOLAN(F) Kyriaki Pipitsa NOUSIA(F) Maria Mercedes ROSSI(F) Nicolaas SCHRIJVER(M) Jean ZIEGLER(M) |
| Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), member from the Arctic Human Rights Council resolution 33/25 | Ruslan GARIPOV (M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER |
| Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), member from Asia Human Rights Council resolution 33/25 | Guimei BAI (F) Jannette CANSING SERRANO (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Shree Kumar MAHARJAN (M) Prabindra SHAKYA (M) |
| Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights* Human Rights Council resolution 34/3 | Alexei AVTONOMOV (M) Ilias BANTEKAS (M) Daniel BRADLOW (M) Ayesha Yunus DAWOOD (F) Bodo Geronimo ELLMERS (M) Vinodh JAICHAND (M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Nicholas John LUSIANI (M) Pedro ROSSI (M) |
| Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons Human Rights Council resolution 42/12 | Kevin BELL (M) Andrew BYRNES (M) Jayashree GUPTA (F) Vugar HASANOV (M) Jyotsana Bela KAPUR (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Bahame Tom MUKIRYA NYANDUGA (M) Silvia PEREL-LEVIN (F) Susana SANZ CABALLERO (F) Dorika SEIB (F) Natasa TODOROVIC (F) Nguyen Toan TRAN (M) Milutin VRACEVIC (M) Ying ZHU (M) |
| Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia Human Rights Council resolution 42/33 | Francesca DEL MESE (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Osman EL HAJJÉ (M) Idris FADLI (M) Tarik KURDI (M) Daniel MEKONNEN (M) Chantal MUTAMURIZA (F) Mama Fatima SINGHATEH (F) Oliver WINDRIDGE (M) |
| Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context* Human Rights Council resolution 34/9 | Kevin BELL (M) Abdellatif BENIDA (M) Sheahan BESTEL (F) Matthew DOWNIE (M) Edesio FERNANDES JUNIOR (M) Kristian LASSLETT (M) Zaida MUXÍ MARTÍNEZ (F) Omoyemen Lucia ODIGIE-EMMANUEL (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Seyed Hossein REZVANI (M) Helena ROSETA (F) Amar ROUABHI (M) Sebastian Ernesto TEDESCHI (M) Marc UHRY (M) Stuart WILSON (M) |
| Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and its consequences Human Rights Council resolution 42/10 | Manuel ALBANO (M) Jean ALLAIN (M) Radhwan ALWAJEEH (M) Adelle BLACKETT (F) Kevin HYLAND (M) Muhammad Muzahidul ISLAM (M) Sushma JOSHI (F) Siddharth KARA (M) Aidan MCQUADE (M) Pastor Elías MURILLO MARTÍNEZ (M) Justine NOLAN (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Leonardo SAKAMOTO (M) |
| Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Human Rights Council resolution 35/19 | Mohamed BEHNASSI (M) Juan Pablo BOHOSLAVSKY (M) Kirsty BRIMELOW (F) Michael CICHON (M) Kirsten DAVIES (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Miloon KOTHARI (M) Kathryn LANGAT (F) Mankui LI (M) Shree Kumar MAHARJAN (M) Balakrishnan RAJAGOPAL (M) Sushma RAMAN (F) Seyed Hossein REZVANI (M) Susana SANZ CABALLERO (F) |
| Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights Human Rights Council resolution 36/10 | Ilias BANTEKAS(M) Juan Pablo BOHOSLAVSKY(M) Alfred DE ZAYAS(M) Francesca DEL MESE(F) Bertrand Francis DOUALA(M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Pierre-Emmanuel DUPONT*(M) Mehmet Şükrü GÜZEL(M) Aleksandar IVANOVIĆ(M) Rahmat MOHAMAD(M) Bimal PATEL(M) Clara PORTELA(F) Phindi Patronella TLOU(F) Mehdi ZAKERIAN(M) Aïcha ZINAÏ(F) |
| Special Rapporteur on the right to food Human Rights Council resolution 40/7 | Mostafa ALAEI (M) Mohamed BEHNASSI (M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Christophe GOLAY (M) Jayashree GUPTA (F) Muhammad Muzahidul ISLAM (M) Shree Kumar MAHARJAN (M) Miguel Ángel MARTÍN-LÓPEZ (M) Omoyemen Lucia ODIGIE-EMMANUEL (F) Ana María SUÁREZ FRANCO (F) Nettie WIEBE (F) |
| Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples Human Rights Council resolution 42/20 | Kevin BELL (M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Sandra Jan CREAMER (F) Ruslan GARIPOV (M) Muhammad Muzahidul ISLAM (M) Brian KEANE (M) Naomi Ntatai KIPURI (F) Roger Koussetogue KOUDÉ (M) Christine LUZA* (F) Shree Kumar MAHARJAN (M) Hannah MCGLADE (F) Kyriaki Pipitsa NOUSIA (F) Alvaro POP AC (M) |
| Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material* Human Rights Council resolution 34/16 | Mostafa ALAEI (M) Radhwan ALWAJEEH (M) Jorge CARDONA LLORENS (M) Ekenia CHIFAMBA (F) Muhammad Muzahidul ISLAM (M) Anees JILLANI (M) Katherine KAUFKA WALTS (F) Leda KOURSOUMBA** (F) Catherine MBENGUE (F) Susana SANZ CABALLERO (F) Cristina SEVILLA (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER |
| Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders* Human Rights Council resolution 34/5 | Susan M. AKRAM (F) Mariam AL-KHAWAJA (F) Jerome BELLION-JOURDAN **(M) Saham Jacques BEMADJIBAYE NGARASSAL (M) Andrea BOLAÑOS VARGAS (F) Santiago CANTON (M) Linda GARCIA (F) Jean-Marie Vianney KAVUMBAGU (M) Viviana KRSTICEVIC (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Teymur MALIK-ASLANOV (M) Daniel MEKONNEN (M) Rabéa NACIRI (F) Angkhana NEELAPAIJIT (F) Vasilii NEMECHKIN (M) Leticia OSORIO (F) Titipol PHAKDEEWANICH (M) Mikołaj PIETRZAK (M) Sushma RAMAN (F) Carlos RUIZ MIGUEL (M) Claudia Virginia SAMAYOA PINEDA (F) Christopher SIDOTI (M) Dieu-Donne WEDI DJAMBA (M) Richard Ashby WILSON (M) |
| Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar* Human Rights Council resolution 40/29 | Juan Pablo ALBAN ALENCASTRO (M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Neal BAER (M) Kevin CHANG (M) Marzuki DARUSMAN (M) Jared GENSER (M) Anees JILLANI (M) Nina H. B. JØRGENSEN (F) Richard ROGERS (M) Ben SAUL (M) Surya SUBEDI (M) |
* The appointments of these mandate holders will be made provided the mandates themselves are extended by the Human Rights Council.
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