Membership of the Human Rights Council, 1 January - 31 December 2015 by regional groups
| COUNTRY | TERM EXPIRES IN |
|---|
| AFRICAN STATES |
| Algeria | 2016 |
| Botswana | 2017 |
| Burundi | 2018 |
| Congo | 2017 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2015 |
| Ethiopia | 2015 |
| Gabon | 2015 |
| Ghana | 2017 |
| Kenya | 2015 |
| Morocco | 2016 |
| Namibia | 2016 |
| Nigeria | 2017 |
| Sierra Leone | 2015 |
| South Africa | 2016 |
| LATIN AMERICAN & CARIBBEAN STATES |
| Argentina | 2015 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2017 |
| Brazil | 2015 |
| Cuba | 2016 |
| El Salvador | 2017 |
| Mexico | 2016 |
| Paraguay | 2017 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2015 |
| ASIA-PACIFIC STATES |
| Bangladesh | 2017 |
| China | 2016 |
| India | 2017 |
| Indonesia | 2017 |
| Japan | 2015 |
| Kazakhstan | 2015 |
| Maldives | 2016 |
| Pakistan | 2015 |
| Qatar | 2017 |
| Republic of Korea | 2015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2016 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2015 |
| Viet Nam | 2016 |
| WESTERN EUROPE & OTHER STATES |
| France | 2016 |
| Germany | 2015 |
| Ireland | 2015 |
| Netherlands | 2017 |
| Portugal | 2017 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2016 |
| United States of America | 2015 |
| EASTERN EUROPEAN STATES |
| Albania | 2017 |
| Estonia | 2015 |
| Latvia | 2017 |
| Montenegro | 2015 |
| Russian Federation | 2016 |
| The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 2016 |
