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13th Meeting of States parties & 2011 elections - Committee against Torture
Date
18 October 2011
LOCATION
Geneva
A meeting of States parties took place in Geneva on 18 October 2011 to elect members of the Committee against Torture to replace the five current members with terms expiring on 31 December 2011.
Results
| Name | State | Term expires 31 December |
| Mr. Satyabhooshun Gupt DOMAH | Mauritius | 2015 |
| Ms. Felice GAER | United States of America | 2015 |
| Mr. Abdoulaye GAYE | Senegal | 2015 |
| Mr. Claudio GROSSMAN | Chile | 2015 |
| Mr. George TUGUSHI | Georgia | 2015 |
Note that Ms. Gaer, Mr. Gaye, and Mr. Grossman are current members of the Committee against Torture.
Documentation
- CVs of the candidates nominated by 13 July 2011 (CAT/SP/35)
- CVs of the candidates nominated after 13 July (CAT/SP/35/Add.1)
- Withdrawal of the nomination of one candidate (CAT/SP/35/Add.2)
- Provisional Agenda (CAT/SP/34)
- Rules of Procedure of the Committee (CAT/C/3/Rev.5)
- Rules of Procedure of the Meeting of States Parties (CAT/SP/2/Rev.1)
- Resolution of the General Assembly (A/RES/64/173)
List of candidates
| Name | State |
| Mr. Aleš BUTALA | Slovenia |
| Mr. Satyabhooshun Gupt DOMAH | Mauritius |
| Ms. Felice GAER | United States of America |
| Mr. Luis GALLEGOS CHIRIBOGA | Ecuador (withdrawn on 22 September) |
| Mr. Abdoulaye GAYE | Senegal |
| Mr. Claudio GROSSMAN | Chile |
| Mr. George TUGUSHI | Georgia |
| Ms. Marie-Gisèle ZINKPE | Benin |
| Ms. Dora Ruth DEL VALLE COBAR | Guatemala |
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