Events

35th Meeting of States parties & 2016 elections

Date

23 June 2016

LOCATION

New York (CB-4 (145))

The regular scheduled election to replace those 9 members of the Human Rights Committee whose terms expired on 31 December 2016 was held at a States parties meeting in New York on 23 June 2016.

Results

The following candidates were elected:

Name State
Ms. Anja SEIBERT-FOHR Germany
Mr. Yuval SHANY
English | Français		 Israel
Mr. Koita BAMARIAM
العربية | Français		 Mauritania
Ms. Tania María ABDO ROCHOLL
English | Español		 Paraguay
Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla Egypt
Ms. Marcia Kran Canada
Mr. José Manuel SANTOS PAIS Portugal
Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris Latvia
Mr. Christof HEYNS South Africa

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
  • Second 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 | Français | Español
  • GA resolution A/RES/68/268: Strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system
  • Provisional Agenda CCPR/SP/86
  • List of candidates CCPR/SP/87
  • List of candidates, Addendum CCPR/SP/87/Add.1
List of candidates as submitted by States parties within the deadline of 15 April 2016:
Name State
Mr. Sergiy KYSLYTSYA
العربية | English | Français | Español		 Ukraine
Ms. Anja SEIBERT-FOHR Germany
Ms. Alvina GYULUMYAN Armenia
Mr. Yuval SHANY
English | Français		 Israel
Mr. Koita BAMARIAM
العربية | Français		 Mauritania
Ms. Tania María ABDO ROCHOLL
English | Español		 Paraguay
Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla Egypt
Ms. Marcia Kran Canada
Mr. José Manuel SANTOS PAIS Portugal
Mr. Fabián Omar SALVIOLI
English | Français | Español		 Argentina
Sir Nigel RODLEY United Kingdom
Mr. Komla Dodzi KOKOROKO Togo
Ms. Rhadys Iris IRIS ABREU BLONDET de POLANCO
English | Español		 Dominican Republic
Mr. Cephas LUMINA
(Withdrawn on 3 June 2016)		 Zambia
Mr.Sêgnitondji Isidore Clément CAPO-CHICHI Bénin
Mr. Osman El Hajjé Liban
Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris Latvia
Mr. Honoré MITSHABO TSHITENGE Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ms. Lalane Josiane RALAIVAOARISOA
English | Français		 Madagascar
Mr.Victor Manuel RODRIGUEZ RESCIA
English | Español		 Costa Rica
Mr. Marat SARSEMBAYEV
(withdrawn on 22 June 2016)		 Kazakhstan
Ms. Rookmeenee Narainamah NARAYEN Mauritius
Mr. Christof HEYNS South Africa
Mr Bello BUKHARI Nigeria
List of candidates as submitted by the States parties after the deadline:

(official translations can be found as an addendum to CCPR/SP/87).

Name State
Mrs. Zohra RASEKH
(withdrawn on 15 June 2016)		 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Mr. Bahame Tom Mukirya NYANDUGA
(withdrawn on 22 June 2016)		 United Republic of Tanzania

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