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35th Meeting of States parties & 2016 elections
Date
23 June 2016
LOCATION
New York (CB-4 (145))
The regular scheduled election to replace those 9 members of the Human Rights Committee whose terms expired on 31 December 2016 was held at a States parties meeting in New York on 23 June 2016.
Results
The following candidates were elected:
| Name | State |
| Ms. Anja SEIBERT-FOHR | Germany |
| Mr. Yuval SHANY English | Français |
Israel |
| Mr. Koita BAMARIAM العربية | Français |
Mauritania |
| Ms. Tania María ABDO ROCHOLL English | Español |
Paraguay |
| Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla | Egypt |
| Ms. Marcia Kran | Canada |
| Mr. José Manuel SANTOS PAIS | Portugal |
| Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris | Latvia |
| Mr. Christof HEYNS | South Africa |
Related documents
- Note verbale from the Secretary General to the State Parties to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (PDF) English | Français | Español
- Second Note verbale from the Secretary General to the State Parties to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights inviting credentials of its representative (PDF) English | Français | Español
- GA resolution A/RES/68/268: Strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system
- Provisional Agenda CCPR/SP/86
- List of candidates CCPR/SP/87
- List of candidates, Addendum CCPR/SP/87/Add.1
List of candidates as submitted by States parties within the deadline of 15 April 2016:
| Name | State |
| Mr. Sergiy KYSLYTSYA العربية | English | Français | Español |
Ukraine |
| Ms. Anja SEIBERT-FOHR | Germany |
| Ms. Alvina GYULUMYAN | Armenia |
| Mr. Yuval SHANY English | Français |
Israel |
| Mr. Koita BAMARIAM العربية | Français |
Mauritania |
| Ms. Tania María ABDO ROCHOLL English | Español |
Paraguay |
| Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathalla | Egypt |
| Ms. Marcia Kran | Canada |
| Mr. José Manuel SANTOS PAIS | Portugal |
| Mr. Fabián Omar SALVIOLI English | Français | Español |
Argentina |
| Sir Nigel RODLEY | United Kingdom |
| Mr. Komla Dodzi KOKOROKO | Togo |
| Ms. Rhadys Iris IRIS ABREU BLONDET de POLANCO English | Español |
Dominican Republic |
| Mr. Cephas LUMINA (Withdrawn on 3 June 2016) |
Zambia |
| Mr.Sêgnitondji Isidore Clément CAPO-CHICHI | Bénin |
| Mr. Osman El Hajjé | Liban |
| Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris | Latvia |
| Mr. Honoré MITSHABO TSHITENGE | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Ms. Lalane Josiane RALAIVAOARISOA English | Français |
Madagascar |
| Mr.Victor Manuel RODRIGUEZ RESCIA English | Español |
Costa Rica |
| Mr. Marat SARSEMBAYEV (withdrawn on 22 June 2016) |
Kazakhstan |
| Ms. Rookmeenee Narainamah NARAYEN | Mauritius |
| Mr. Christof HEYNS | South Africa |
| Mr Bello BUKHARI | Nigeria |
List of candidates as submitted by the States parties after the deadline:
(official translations can be found as an addendum to CCPR/SP/87).
| Name | State |
| Mrs. Zohra RASEKH (withdrawn on 15 June 2016) |
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
| Mr. Bahame Tom Mukirya NYANDUGA (withdrawn on 22 June 2016) |
United Republic of Tanzania |