Appointments at the 56th session of the Human Rights Council (18 June to 12 July 2024)
What's new
PRESIDENT’S LIST OF 3 JULY 2024 – appointments approved by the Human Rights Council on 12 July 2024 [ Word | PDF ]
PRESIDENT’S LIST OF 3 JUNE 2024 with the candidates proposed for two, out of three, mandate holders to be appointed at the fifty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council [ Word | PDF ]
President's letter of 25 June 2024 [ Word | PDF ] transmitting:
Addendum to the report of the Consultative Group to the President of the Human Rights Council relating to the vacancies of mandate holders to be appointed at the fifty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council - one vacancy (mandate on use of mercenaries) [ Word | PDF ]
President's letter of 21 May 2024 [ Word | PDF ] transmitting:
Report of the Consultative Group to the President of the Human Rights Council relating to the vacancies of mandate holders to be appointed at the fifty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council – two vacancies (mandates on the Islamic Republic of Iran and on transnational corporations and other business enterprises) [ Word | PDF ]
Application process and deadlines
Secretariat note verbale of 8 April 2024
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Extension of the deadline for applications for the vacancies of mandate holders to be appointed at the 56th session of the Human Rights Council
The application process opened on 23 February and closed on 16 April 2024 (12 noon Geneva time). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED.
Secretariat note verbale of 23 February 2024
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Call for applications for mandate holders of the Human Rights Council to be appointed at the fifty-sixth session of the Council
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How to submit a complete application?
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Candidates eligible for the vacancies in Working Groups are only nationals of States belonging to the specific regional groups for which specific vacancies have been advertised. Please refer to the list of the United Nations regional groups of Member States.
General information about the selection and appointment process
Nomination, Selection and Appointment of Mandate Holders
Mandates and list of candidates**
**The content, views and/or opinions included in the application forms listed below are those of the candidates only and do not reflect the views and/or opinions of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The Human Rights Council, its subsidiary bodies and OHCHR are not responsible for the content of the submitted application forms, which are posted as received.
| MANDATE | LIST OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES |
|---|---|
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Human Rights Council resolution 52/27, extended by Human Rights Council resolution 55/19 | Sonja BISERKO (F) Ahmed BOUHOUBEYNI (M) Khalid CHERKAOUI SEMMOUNI (M) Amal DE CHICKERA (M) Satvinder JUSS (M) Naefa KAHN (F) Mostafa KAMEL (M) Farkhunda Zahra NADERI (F) Ewelina OCHAB (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Fatima SHABODIEN (F) |
Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, member from Eastern European States | Jelena APARAC (F) Ioana BAUER (F) Yury BOYCHENKO (M) Beata FARACIK (F) Tomislav IVANČIĆ (M) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Jernej LETNAR ČERNIČ (M) Maria MARCU (F) Olga PENEVA (F) Victor STOICA (M) Olena UVAROVA (F) |
Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, member from Western European and other States | Leticia ARMENDARIZ (F) Freya BAETENS (F) Lorna DAVIDSON (F) Belén DERIU (F) Huw LLEWELLYN (M) Marnie LLOYDD (F) APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER Taygeti MICHALAKEA (F) Seyed Abbas POOR HASHEMI (M) Ekkehard STRAUSS (M) Kyla TENNIN (F) Aly VERJEE (M) |
Should the appointee to any of the mandates be a person with a disability, the United Nations would be obliged to ensure reasonable accommodation for the mandate holder in the implementation of his/her mandate. This may include provisions for the mandate holder to be accompanied during official travels by a personal assistant, and/or for additional conference services (such as sign language interpretation) in respect of meetings in which the mandate holder participates.