Appointments at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council (22 February to 24 March 2021)
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President’s list of 8 February 2021, approved by the Human Rights Council on 24 March 2021 [ Word | PDF ]
President's letter of 25 January 2021 [ 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-SIXTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
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Application processes and deadlines
Call for applications for the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
Secretariat note verbale of 25 November 2020
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Note: This is an unforeseen vacancy due to the resignation of the current mandate holder.
The application process for the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions opened on 25 November and closed on 29 December 2020 (12 noon Greenwich Mean Time / GMT). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED.
Call for applications for five special procedure and expert mechanism mandate holders
Secretariat note verbale of 16 October 2020
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For the following five mandates, the application process opened on 16 October and closed on 27 November 2020 (12 noon Greenwich Mean Time / GMT). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED:
- Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), member from Africa
- Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), member from North America
- Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
- Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, member from African States
- Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, member from Asia-Pacific States
Only nationals of the States belonging to the regional groups, for which specific vacancies have been advertised, are eligible for the Working Group mandates. Please refer to the list of the United Nations regional groups of Member States.
For EMRIP members, candidates need to represent one of the two indigenous sociocultural regions for which vacancies have been advertised. Please see additional information on EMRIP.
General information about the selection and appointment process
Nomination, Selection and Appointment of Mandate Holders
Mandates and list of candidates
| MANDATE | LIST OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES |
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Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), member from Africa |
Amina AMHARECH (F) Nourredine BESSADI (M) Mohamed ELHEMALY (M) Sabelo GUMEDZE (M) Amadoul Kabirou ISSA YARO DIALLO (M) Segun JEGEDE (M) Ben KOISSABA (M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Belkacem LOUNES (M) Ambayo MICHAEL (M) Hamadi MOHAMED ABBA (M) George Morara MONYONCHO (M) Mukwiza Felix NDAHINDA (M) Emmanuel NENGO (M) Gervais NZOA (M) Ojot Miru OJULU (M) Tom ONYANGO (M) Kanyinke SENA (M) |
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Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), member from North America |
Melissa CLYDE (F) Jocelyn GETGEN (F) Rosalee GONZALEZ (F) Brian KEANE (M) Doug KIEL (Non-binary / M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER June L. LORENZO (F) Dinah SHELTON (F) |
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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia |
Urmila BHOOLA (F) Sue COFFEY (F) Samir Kumar DAS (M) Rangita DE SILVA DE ALWIS (F) Anohar JOHN (M) Nicholas KAUFMAN (M) Susan LAMB (F) Catherine MORRIS (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER |
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Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions |
Sètondji Roland Jean-Baptiste ADJOVI (M) Ahmed AHMED RUFAI (M) Tossa Amouzou AKOHOUEGNON (M) Ibrahim ALSHEDDI (M) Tahar BOUMEDRA (M) Gediminas BUCIUNAS (M) José Ricardo DE PRADA SOLAESA (M) Bernard DUHAIME (M) Eliane Berthe EGUE ADOTE (F) Anohar JOHN (M) Rhoda Asikia KARIBI-WHYTE (F) Nicholas KAUFMAN (M) Hatem KOTRANE (M) Prashanthi MAHINDARATNE (F) Alex NEVE (M) Aristide NONONSI (M) Ricardo PUYOL SANCHEZ (M) Steven RATNER (M) Azizbek SHUKURBEKOV (M) Antonio STANGO (M) Astrid STUCKELBERGER (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Lijana VISOKAVICIENE (F) Ralph WILDE (M) |
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Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, member from African States |
Tossa Amouzou AKOHOUEGNON (M) Anthony Chima DIALA (M) Chukwudi EGWUAGU (M) Segun JEGEDE (M) Justinian M. KATEERA (M) Didier MICHEL (M) Saadia MOSBAH (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Pascal NTAHOMPAGAZE (M) Madoda NTAKA (M) |
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Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, member from Asia-Pacific States |
Mohammed AL-KUWARI (M) Samir Kumar DAS (M) Bibhu DASH (M) Athena DEMETRIOU (F) Nimalka FERNANDO (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Muhammad Muzahidul ISLAM (M) Anohar JOHN (M) Hicham KANTAR (M) Abdelrahman MOUBASHER (M) Gissou NIA (F)* Sriprapha PETCHARAMESREE (F) Ambika SATKUNANATHAN (F) Tahal THAMI (M) Guiying YU (F) |
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.