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At the Meeting of States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, elections may be held to replace members at the end of their term, or to elect new members due to resignation or death. Each State party may nominate one person from its own nationals to stand for election. Members are elected for a term of four years.
New members of the Human Rights Committee are elected by secret ballot by the States parties from a list of nominees, with due consideration being given to equitable geographical distribution, relevant legal experience and balanced gender representation.
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Elections
| Date | Meeting | Location | Purpose |
| 21 January 2025 | 41st Meeting of States Parties & election | New York | Extraordinary meeting By-election to fill a casual vacancy arising from the resignation of a member of the Human Rights Committee |
| 29 May 2024 | 40th Meeting of States parties & 2024 elections | New York | Regular meeting Election to replace those 9 members of the Committee whose terms expire on 31 December 2022 |
| 17 June 2022 | 39th Meeting of States parties & 2022 elections | New York | Regular meeting Election to replace those 9 members of the Committee whose terms expire on 31 December 2022 |
| 15 June 2020 | 38th Meeting of States parties & 2020 elections | New York | Regular & extraordinary meeting Election to elect nine members of the Human Rights Committee, to replace those whose terms expire on 31 December 2020 By-election to fill a casual vacancy arising from the resignation of a member of the Human Rights Committee on 31 December 2019 |
| 28 August 2018 | 37th Meeting of States Parties & election | New York | Extraordinary meeting By-election to fill a casual vacancy arising from the resignation of a member of the Human Rights Committee |
| 14 June 2018 | 36th Meeting of States parties & 2018 elections | New York | Regular meeting Election to replace those 9 members of the Committee whose terms expire on 31 December 2018 |
| 23 June 2016 | 35th Meeting of States parties & 2016 elections | New York | Regular meeting Election to replace those 9 members of the Committee whose terms expire on 31 December 2016 |
| 24 June 2014 | 34th Meeting of States parties & 2014 elections | New York | Regular & extraordinary meeting Regular Election to elect nine members of the Human Rights Committee, to replace those whose terms are due to expire on 31 December 2014
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| 18 February 2014 | 33rd Meeting of States parties & election | New York | Extraordinary meeting One by-election to fill a casual vacancy arising from the resignation of a member of the Human Rights Committee |
| 6 September 2012 | 32nd Meeting of States parties & 2012 elections
| New York | Regular meeting Elections to replace those 9 members of the Committee whose terms expire on 31 December 2012 |
| 1 May 2012 | 31st Meeting of States parties & election | New York | Extraordinary meeting By-election to fill a casual vacancy arising from the death of a member of the Human Rights Committee in January 2012 |
| 17 January 2012 | 30th Meeting of States parties & election
| New York | Extraordinary meeting Two by-elections to fill casual vacancies arising from the resignation of two members of the Human Rights Committee in 2011 |
| 2 September 2010 | 29th Meeting of States parties & 2010 elections
| New York | Regular meeting Elections to elect members to replace nine members whose term expires on 31 December 2010 |
| 9 November 2009 | 28th Meeting of States parties & election
| New York | Extraordinary meeting By-election to fill a casual vacancy arising from the resignation of a member of the Human Rights Committee |
| 4 September 2008 | 27th Meeting of States parties & 2008 elections
| New York | Regular meeting |
| 9 September 2004 | 23rd Meeting of States parties & 2004 elections | New York | Regular meeting |