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38th Meeting of States parties & 2020 elections
Date
17 September 2020
LOCATION
United Nations General Assembly Hall, New York
Two elections were held. First, the regular election to elect nine members of the Human Rights Committee, to replace those whose terms are due to expire on 31 December 2020. Second, the by-election to fill a casual vacancy arising from the resignation of a member of the Human Rights Committee on 31 December 2019.
They were held on 17 September 2020 through an in-person meeting at the United Nations General Assembly Hall, New York.
Results
The following candidates were elected:
| Name | State |
| Mr. Carlos GÓMEZ MARTÍNEZ | Spain |
| Mr. Changrok SOH | Republic of Korea |
| Mr. Imeru Tamerat YIGEZU | Ethiopia |
| Mr. Mahjoub EL HAIBA English | Français |
Morocco |
| Mr. José Manuel SANTOS PAIS | Portugal |
| Ms. Tania María ABDO ROCHOLL English | Español |
Paraguay |
| Ms. Wafaa Ashraf Moharram BASSIM | Egypt |
| Ms. Kobauyah TCHAMDJA KPATCHA English | Français |
Togo |
| Mr. David H. MOORE العربية | English | Français | русский | Español (By-election) |
United States of America |
| Ms. Marcia V.J. Kran | Canada |
Related documents
- Note verbale from the Secretary General to the State Parties to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (PDF) English | Français | Español
- Note verbale from the Secretary General to the State Parties to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights inviting credentials of its representative (PDF) English, Annex 2 and Annex 4
- GA resolution A/RES/68/268: Strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system
- Provisional Agenda CCPR/SP/92
- List of candidates CCPR/SP/93
- List of candidates, Addendum CCPR/SP/93/Add.1
- Revised Rules of Procedure of the Meeting of the States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - CCPR/SP/2/Rev.1
List of candidates as submitted by States parties within the deadline:
| Name | State |
| Mr. Carlos GÓMEZ MARTÍNEZ (Regular Election) |
Spain |
| Mr. Khalifa Yusuf Ahmed AL KAABI العربية | English (Regular Election) (withdrawn on 17 April 2020) |
Bahrain |
| Mr. Changrok SOH (Regular Election) |
Republic of Korea |
| Mr. Bamariam KOITA (Regular Election) |
Mauritania |
| Mr. Imeru Tamerat YIGEZU (Regular Election) |
Ethiopia |
| Mr. Mahjoub EL HAIBA English | Français (Regular Election) |
Morocco |
| Mr. José Manuel SANTOS PAIS (Regular Election) |
Portugal |
| Ms. Tania María ABDO ROCHOLL English | Español (Regular Election) |
Paraguay |
| Ms. Wafaa Ashraf Moharram BASSIM (Regular Election) |
Egypt |
| Mr. Rainer HOFMANN (Regular Election) |
Germany |
| Ms. Kobauyah TCHAMDJA KPATCHA English | Français (Regular Election) |
Togo |
| Mr. David H. MOORE العربية | English | Français | русский | Español (Regular and By-election) |
United States of America |
| Ms. Esra Gül Dardağan KIBAR (Regular Election) |
Turkey |
| Ms. Tijana SURLAN (Regular and By-election) |
Serbia |
| Mr. Alfred Fusi SUH English | Français (Regular Election) (withdrawn on 14 September 2020) |
Cameroon |
| Ms. Marcia V.J. Kran (Regular Election) |
Canada |