New York - The UN General Assembly today elected 18 countries to serve on the United Nations
Human Rights Council (HRC) for a period of three years beginning on 1 January
2013.
Argentina, Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire, Estonia, Ethiopia, Gabon, Germany, Ireland,
Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Montenegro, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone,
United Arab Emirates, United States and Venezuela were elected by secret ballot
during the elections held at UN Headquarters in New York.
Members of the Council serve for a period of three years and are not eligible
for immediate re-election after serving two consecutive terms.
The Council, composed of 47 members, is an inter-governmental body within the UN
system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human
rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations
and make recommendations on them.
All of its members are elected by the world body’s General Assembly, and it has
the ability to discuss all thematic human rights issues and situations that
require its attention throughout the year. It meets at the UN Office at Geneva.
The Council’s membership is based on equitable geographical distribution and
seats are distributed as follows: 13 seats for African States, 13 seats for
Asian States, 8 seats for Latin American and Caribbean States, 7 seats for
Western European and other States, and 6 seats for Eastern European States.
The other members of the Council and the end of their terms are as follows:
Angola (2013), Austria (2014), Benin (2014), Botswana (2014), Burkina Faso
(2014), Chile (2014), Congo (2014), Costa Rica (2014), Czech Republic (2014),
Ecuador (2013), Guatemala (2013), India (2014), Indonesia (2014), Italy (2014),
Kuwait (2014), Libya (2013), Malaysia (2013), Maldives (2013), Mauritania
(2013), Peru (2014), Philippines (2014), Poland (2013), Qatar (2013), Republic
of Moldova (2013), Romania (2014), Spain (2013), Switzerland (2013), Thailand
(2013) and Uganda (2013).
General Assembly elects 18 countries to serve on UN Human Rights Council
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