UN: Membership Elections at the Human Rights Council

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Summary: Below are details of the membership elections due to be held on May 13th at the Human Rights Council.

The election of 14 members of the Human Rights Council will be held on 13th May 2010.

The list of candidates include:

  • African States: Angola, Libya, Mauritania, Uganda

  • Asian States: Malaysia, Maldives, Qatar, Thailand

  • Eastern European States: Poland, Republic of Moldova

  • Latin America and Caribbean states: Ecuador, Guatemala

  • Western Europe and other states: Spain, Switzerland

Click here for the existing list of members of the Human Rights Council, including those who are due to be replaced on June 18th 2010.

 


If you require additional information on the Human Rights Council, visit CRIN's HRC web page.

 

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