Membership
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is composed of 18 independent experts who are persons of high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights.
Members are elected for a term of four years by State parties in accordance with ECOSOC Resolution 1985/17 of 28 May 1985. Members serve in their personal capacity and may be re-elected if nominated.
Current members*
Name | State | Term expires 31 December |
Mr. Aslan ABASHIDZE | Russian Federation | 31.12.2026 |
Mr. Mohamed Ezzeldin ABDEL-MONEIM | Egypt | 31.12.2024 |
Mr. Nadir ADILOV | Azerbaijan | 31.12.2024 |
Mr. Mohammed AMARTI | Morocco | 31.12.2024 |
Mr. Asraf Ally CAUNHYE | Mauritius | 31.12.2026 |
Ms. Laura-Maria CRACIUNEAN-TATU (Chair) | Romania | 31.12.2024 |
Mr. Peters Sunday Omologbe EMUZE (Vice-Chair and Rapporteur) | Nigeria | 31.12.2026 |
Mr. Santiago Manuel FIORIO VAESKEN | Paraguay | 31.12.2026 |
Mr. Ludovic HENNEBEL (Vice-Chair) | Belgium | 31.12.2026 |
Ms. Joo-Young LEE | Republic of Korea | 31.12.2026 |
Ms. Karla Vanessa LEMUS DE VÁSQUEZ (Vice-Chair) | El Salvador | 31.12.2026 |
Mr. Mikel MANCISIDOR | Spain | 31.12.2024 |
Mr. Seree NONTHASOOT | Thailand | 31.12.2024 |
Ms. Lydia Carmelita RAVENBERG | Suriname | 31.12.2024 |
Ms. Julieta ROSSI | Argentina | 31.12.2026 |
Ms. Preeti SARAN (Vice-Chair) | India | 31.12.2026 |
Mr. Yongxiang SHEN | China | 31.12.2024 |
Mr. Michael WINDFUHR | Germany | 31.12.2024 |
* effective 1 January 2023.
Information on CESCR's former members from 1986 to 2018 (Word)