General information

The Human Rights Committee is composed of 18 independent experts, who are persons of high moral character and recognised competence in the field of human rights, consideration being given to the usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience (article 28, ICCPR).

Members are elected for a term of four years by States parties from among their nationals, consideration being given to equitable geographical distribution and to representation of the different forms of civilization as well as of the principal legal systems, in accordance with article 31 of the Covenant. Members serve in their personal capacity and may be re-elected if re-nominated.

States parties are informed that there will be two elections during the thirty-fourth meeting of States parties, scheduled to take place in New York (Conference Building Room 1) on 24 June 2014 at 10 am.

1. Regular Election: to elect nine members of the Human Rights Committee, to replace those whose terms are due to expire on 31 December 2014.
2. By-Election: to conduct one by-election to fill a casual vacancy arising from the resignation of a member of the Human Rights Committee on 9 January 2014.

Quorum

Pursuant to article 30, paragraph 4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the necessary quorum for the meeting is two-thirds of the 167 States Parties to the Covenant, that is to say 112 States Parties. To avoid the meeting being substantially delayed or postponed, representatives of States Parties should be present at the scheduled time of the meeting.

Credentials

In accordance with Rule 2 of the Revised Rules of Procedures of the Meeting of the States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the credentials of representatives and the names of members of a delegation issued by the Head of State or Government or by the Minister for Foreign Affairs should be submitted to the Secretary-General prior to the Meeting. The credentials may be brought to the Meeting or sent in advance to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in New York (for the attention of Nenad Vasic , S-1309).

Nomination of candidates by States parties

States parties to the Covenant are invited to nominate their candidates by Friday, 21 March 2014. Nominations should be sent to the Secretariat at the following email addresses:registry@ohchr.org, kfox@ohchr.org and sthodiyil@ohchr.org.

The membership of the Human Rights Committee is currently as follows:

Members' CVs can also be found in the documents CCPR/SP/71, CCPR/SP/71/Add.3, CCPR/SP/81 and CCPR/SP/81/Add.2 List of candidates as submitted by the States parties within the deadline of 21 March 2014:
(official translations can be found below - CCPR/SP/85)

List of candidates as submitted by the States parties after the deadline:
(official translations can be found below as an addendum to CCPR/SP/85)

Documents issued at the thirty-fourth