UN rights council appoints 8 new independent experts
On Friday the U.N. Human Rights Council appointed eight new independent experts (aka ‘special rapporteurs’). Here’s the list, with nationalities in brackets, courtesy of the fantastic Claire Kaplun.
1- As member of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, Mr. Ariel DULITZKY [Argentina/United States of America];
2- As member of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, Ms. Faiza PATEL [Pakistan];
3- As Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Mr. Christof HEYNS [South Africa];
4- As Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Mr Heiner BIELEFELDT [Germany];
5- As Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Mr. Kishore SINGH [India].
6- As Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights, Mr. Calin GEORGESCU [Romania];
7- As Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Burundi, Mr. Fatsah OUGOUERGOUZ [Algeria].
8- As Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Mr. Marzuki DARUSMAN [Indonesia];
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