Election

Human Rights Council

The election of 15 members of the Human Rights Council will be held on 21 May 2008.
See: List of candidates | List of current members

In accordance with paragraph 7 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 “the Council shall consist of forty-seven Member States, which shall be elected directly and individually by secret ballot by the majority of the members of the General Assembly; the membership shall be based on equitable geographical distribution, and seats shall be distributed as follows among regional groups: Group of African States, thirteen; Group of Asian States, thirteen; Group of Eastern European States, six; Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, eight; and Group of Western European and other States, seven; the members of the Council shall serve for a period of three years and shall not be eligible for immediate re-election after two consecutive terms”.

Member States who have chosen to announce their candidacies in writing are listed below.

Voluntary pledges that Member States have chosen to provide in support of their respective candidacies, in accordance with paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 60/251, are issued as General Assembly documents in all official languages.

List of Candidates

Click on country name to view pledge (.pdf)

African States (4 vacant seats) Asian States
(4 vacant seats)		 Eastern European States
(2 vacant seats)		 Latin American & Caribbean States
(3 vacant seats)		 Western European & other States
(2 vacant seats)
Burkina Faso
[A/62/837]		 Bahrain
[A/62/739] 		Serbia
[A/62/822] 		Argentina
[A/62/746]		 France
[A/62/775]
Gabon Japan
[A/62/728] 		Slovakia
[A/62/747] 		Brazil
[A/62/777]		 Spain
[A/62/788]
Ghana
[A/62/771]		 Pakistan
[A/62/808]
Ukraine
[A/62/729]		 Chile
[A/62/745]		 United Kingdom
[A/62/730]
Zambia
[A/62/838]		 Republic of Korea
[A/62/754]		      
  Sri Lanka
[A/62/778]		      
  Timor-Leste
[A/62/742]		      

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List of current Members

Members outlined in bold will retire on 19 June 2008.

African States
(13 seats)		 Asian States
(13 seats) 		Eastern European States
(6 seats)		 Latin American &
Caribbean States 
(8 seats)		 Western European
& other States
(7 seats)
Angola
2010 		Bangladesh
2009 		Azerbaijan
2009 		Bolivia
2010 		Canada
2009
Cameroon
2009 		China
2009 		Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010 		Brazil
2008 		France
2008
Djibouti
2009		 India
2010 		Romania
2008		 Cuba
2009		 Germany
2009
Egypt
2010 		Indonesia
2010 		Russian Federation
2009 		Guatemala
2008		 Italy
2010
Gabon
2008		 Japan
2008 		Slovenia
2010 		Mexico
2009		 Netherlands
2010
Ghana
2008		 Jordan
2009 		Ukraine
2008		 Nicaragua
2010 		Switzerland
2009
Mali
2008		 Malaysia
2009 		  Peru
2008		 United Kingdom
2008
Madagascar
2010		 Pakistan
2008		   Uruguay
2009		  
Mauritius
2009 		Philippines
2010 		     
Nigeria
2009 		Qatar
2010 		     
Senegal
2009		 Rep. of Korea
2008		      
South Africa
2010 		Saudi Arabia
2009 		     
Zambia
2008		 Sri Lanka
2008		      

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