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Research Professor of Public Law, Nelson R Mandela School of Law, University of Fort Hare (since 2014)

Extra-Ordinary Professor of Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria (since 2010)

Visiting Professor of Law, University of Lusaka (since 2015, lecturing human rights, among other courses)

Advocate of the High Court of Zambia (admitted 1986)

Main professional activities:

Conducting research and supervising postgraduate student research mainly in the field of human rights; fostering the research culture in the Faculty of Law at the University of Fort Hare; conducting training on human rights issues in both academic and non-academic contexts; presenting guest lectures on human rights at various universities; presenting papers at conferences on human rights; participating in the activities of professional bodies (such as the African Network of Constitutional Lawyers, the International Association of Constitutional Law and the ETO Consortium); and consulting for international organisations, as well as governments and non-governmental organisations (including UNDP, Canadian International Development Agency, Swedish International Development Agency, International Development Law Organisation, Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs [Zimbabwe], Legal Resources Centre [South Africa], Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, No Peace Without Justice [Italy/Libya], and the Court of Appeal of Tanzania).

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Law/Human Rights, Griffith University (1999)

Master of Laws (LLM) in International Human Rights Law, University of Essex (1993)

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (with Merit), University of Zambia (1985)

Postgraduate Diploma in International Human Rights Law, Abo Akademi University (2003)

Certificate of Admission to Practice as an Advocate of the High Court of Zambia (1986)

Served as the United Nations Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights (2008-2014)

Contributed to the development of international human rights standards (including the Guiding Principles on foreign debt and human rights [which I wrote], the Guiding Principles on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty; and the Draft Guiding Principles on human rights and international solidarity)

Member of the International Institute of Human Rights (since 2010)

Visiting Professor, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (2007-2008) and Visiting Lecturer, Makerere University (2006)

Senior Lecturer in Law, University of KwaZulu-Natal (2003-2009) and Lecturer in law, University of Swaziland (2000-2002)

Legal practitioner, Zambia (1987-1993)

Honoré Mitshabo Tshitenge (République Démocratique du Congo)

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Conseiller du Ministre de la Justice, Chargé de la promotion, diffusion et vulgarisation des droits de l’homme et libertés fondamentales ;

Expert du Gouvernement à l’Entité de liaison des droits de l’homme ;

Avocat près la Cour d’Appel de Kinshasa/Gombe ;

Délégué à la Commission Nationale de lutte contre la traite des êtres humains.

Principales activités professionnelles :

Traitement des dossiers du Ministère de la Justice relatifs aux Droits de l’Homme;

Préparation des projets d’observations aux rapports des organismes des Droits de l’Homme ;

Préparation des projets de réponse aux correspondances et des projets d’allocution en matière des Droits de l’Homme;

Élaboration des projets de séminaires (d’information, de formation et de sensibilisation) et de conférences en matière de promotion des Droits de l’Homme;

Conseiller l’autorité sur les décisions à prendre en matière des Droits de l’Homme ;

Représenter l’autorité à des réunions officielles et intervenir s’il échait ;

Mettre en œuvre le Plan National de promotion et de protection des Droits de l’Homme, en dégageant les pistes d’actions concrètes.

Licence en Droit (option droit public) à l’Université de Kinshasa : 2002.

Diplôme d’Etat (option Pédagogie Générale) à l’Institut MOBUTU de Mbuji-Mayi/Kasaï-Oriental : 1993.

Certificat d’études primaires à l’Ecole Primaire Maua/Province du Tanganika : 1985.

Et autres (faute d’espace).

Autres activités principales dans le domaine intéressant le mandat de l’organe conventionnel auquel postule le candidat :

Statuer sur toutes questions des droits de l’homme soumises par le Comité de pilotage de l’Entité de liaison des droits de l’homme ;

Suggérer des orientations nécessaires à une bonne promotion et diffusion des droits de l’homme et libertés fondamentales ;

Élaboration des rapports périodiques des droits de l’homme dans le cadre de l’EPU ;

Participer à l’évaluation périodique de la situation de la situation des violations des droits de l’homme en République Démocratique du Congo ;

Examiner les problèmes à la base des violations des droits de l’homme ;

Émettre des recommandations et des propositions des décisions au Comité de pilotage de l’Entité de liaison des droits de l’homme ; etc.



Rookmeenee Narainamah Narayen (Mauritius)

Date of birth: 15 April 1941

Working languages: English, French and Creole

Current position/function:

Chairperson - Financial Services Review Panel. I chair the said panel when an aggrieved person appeals the decision of the Financial Services Commission Enforcement Committee. On the hearing of the application for review, the Review Panel may confirm, amend or cancel a decision made by the Enforcement Committee. This often includes interpreting complex financial regulations and the Code on the prevention of money laundering & terrorist financing.

Main professional activities:

Chairperson Financial Services Review Panel (2016-to date)

Ombudsperson for Children (2011-2015)

Vice–President of the Sex Discrimination Division of the National Human Rights Commission.(2003-2011)

Judge of the Supreme Court Mauritius (1993-2003)

Master & Registrar of the Supreme Court & Judge in Bankruptcy (1989-1993)

Presiding Magistrate Industrial Court (1984-1989)

Magistrate of Intermediate Court (1981-1984)

District Court Magistrate (1975-1981)

Chairman of Prison’s Board (1977-1979)

Practising Barrister, Mauritian Bar (1971-1975)

Educational background:

I was called to the Bar of England & Wales in November 1970. I am a Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln’s Inn, United Kingdom.

Since I returned to Mauritius in January 1971 as a Barrister, I have been a crusader on human rights issues more particularly the right of the child and women’s right. I was instrumental to the amendment of laws discriminatory towards women and children. Throughout my career in the Judiciary I had to address issues relating to human rights including social justice. As Judge of the Supreme Court, I delivered leading judgments on human rights issues such as the right to bail and the right to education. As Ombudsperson for Children, in addition to the significant number of investigations conducted, I relentlessly conducted awareness-raising campaigns to foster a culture supportive of children’s rights. The four annual reports I presented bear testimony to the remarkable achievements. I urged the State to sign and ratify the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Magistrat de 1er Grade, Avocat Général près le Parquet Général de la Cour d’Appel d’Antananarivo Madagascar

Conseillère Spéciale auprès du Premier Ministre, sur les questions juridiques et les Droits Humains

Point Focal sur les questions relatives aux Droits Humains en particulier la lutte contre la traite des êtres humains

En tant qu’Avocat Général, je suis membre de la Chambre d’Accusation et Juge des affaires criminelles.

En tant que Conseillère aux Droits de l’Homme, je suis chargée de l’application des obligations liées aux ratifications des instruments juridiques internationaux sur les droits humains, en particulier la lutte contra la traite des êtres humains.

Études :

Diplômée en Droit Privé de l’Université de Madagascar et de l’Institut d’Etudes Judiciaires

Formation sur l’Administration et la Protection des Droits de l’Homme à l’Institut International d’Administration Publique de Paris-France, sanctionné par un certificat

Lutte contre la criminalité en Corée du Sud avec certificat

Formation sur le Droit International et Humanitaire avec certificat

Formation sur la lutte contre le trafic des êtres humains

Membre du Bureau National de la Lutte contre Traite des Êtres Humains (BNLETH) ;

Ancienne membre du Comité de rédaction des rapports initiaux et périodiques liés aux Droits Humains ;

Suivi des rapports liés aux Droits Humains surtout dans le Cadre de l’Examen Périodique Universel (E.P.U.) en tant que Conseillère aux Droits de l’Homme de Monsieur le Premier Ministre, Chef du Gouvernement.

Since 2015: Emeritus Professor of Law

Since 2003: Chair, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex

Since 2001: Member, UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) (Chair 2013-2014)

Since 2015: HRC Co-Special Rapporteur on New Communications & Interim Measures; Co-Rapporteur on draft General Comment 36; focal point for 50th Anniversary of the International Human Rights Covenants

Main professional activities:

1965-1968: Assistant Professor of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax NS, Canada

1968-1969: Assoc. Economics Affairs Officer, Public Finance and Financial Inst’ns Div’n., UN HQ New York

1969-1972: Visiting Lecturer of Pol. Science, Graduate Faculty, New School for Social Research, New York

1970-1972: Research Fellow, New York University Center for International Studies

1973-1990: Founding Head of Legal Office, International Secretariat, Amnesty International, London

1973-1990: Part-time Lecturer in Law, London School of Economics (Research Fellow 1983)

Reader (1990-1994)/Professor of Law (1994-2015), University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom; Director, LLM in International Human Rights Law (1991-1993) Dean of the School of Law (1992-1995)

1993-2001: UN Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur on torture

Educational background:

1960-1963: University of Leeds LLB

1964-1965: Columbia University LLM

1970: New York University LLM

1993: University of Essex PhD

Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned:

Since 2003: Commissioner, International Commission of Jurists (President since 2012; Council Member of JUSTICE, ICJ British Branch since mid-1990s)

Since 2000: Member, Editorial Committee, British Year Book of International Law

Since 2009: Co-Editor-in-Chief, Israel Law Review

Since 2010: Member, UK Foreign Secretary’s Advisory Group on Human Rights

Since 2013: Patron, Freedom from Torture (Trustee 2003-2013); Patron, REDRESS

2015: Independent Expert, UN Intergovernmental Working Group on revision of the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Cape Town)

Since 1990: Training programmes in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, e.g., in 2015, UN International Law Fellowship Programme (The Hague) & UN International Law Seminar for Arab States (Cairo)

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Miembro del Comité de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas; con funciones de Relator para seguimiento de comunicaciones individuales (views); Presidente del Instituto Interamericano de Responsabilidad Social y Derechos Humanos (IIRESODH); Miembro de l Asamblea General del Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos; miembro de la Comisión Internacional de Juristas ICJ

Experiencia como miembro y funcionario de organismos internacionales de derechos humanos en el Sistema Interamericano y en las Naciones Unidas (10 años en la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos como Secretario Adjunto a.i y Jefe del Area Legal. Oficial del programa de Administración de Justicia y DDHH del IIDH). Seis años en el SPT desde 2006-2012) (Presidente, Vicepresidente y Jefe de las misiones a México, Camboya, Bolivia y Argentina).

Postgrado en Derecho Internacional Público,Universidad de Costa Rica (1989)

Licenciatura en Derecho. Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Costa Rica (1987)

Oxford University. Human Rights Summer Program (2002)

International Human Rights Institute (Estrasburgo). Curso de Derechos Humanos (1996)

International Human Rights Institute. 27th Study Session, Strasbourg, France (July 1996)

Academy of International Law in The Hague. 24a. External Program, Session San Jose (1995)

Otras actividades principales en el campo relacionado con el órgano correspondiente:

Profesor del Programa de Verano de Derechos Humanos DePaul University. Chicago, Ill.U.S.A/Costa Rica (2005-presente).

Profesor y coordinador de las Clínicas de Litigio Internacional de derechos humanos ante el Sistema Interamericano. DePaul University (1999-2011).

Coordinador Académico de los XXVII y XXX Cursos Interdisciplinarios de Derechos Humanos. Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (2009, 2012).

Profesor de Programa de Maestría en Derechos Humanos y Educación para la Paz. UPAZ/IDELA (1999-2000). Universidad Nacional. Costa Rica (2000-2007).

Profesor invitado para Maestrías en Derechos Humanos (Universidad de La Plata, Argentina; Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica, Universidad Santo Tomas, Colombia.

Profesor de Derecho Internacional Público. Facultad de Derecho. Universidad de Costa Rica (1999-2005).

Profesor de Derechos Humanos. Universidad Lasalle. San José, Costa Rica (1996-1998).

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Presidente del Comité de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas.

Catedrático de Derecho Internacional Público, Director del Instituto de Derechos Humanos, Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina; Director de la Maestría en Derechos Humanos, FCJS, UNLP;

Principales actividades profesionales:

Profesor invitado en numerosas instituciones académicas de América Latina y Europa; consultor de instituciones internacionales; miembro de la Asamblea General del Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (Costa Rica); miembro de la Asamblea General del Instituto Internacional de Derechos Humanos (Estrasburgo); Co – director del Instituto Berg de Relaciones Internacionales (Madrid); Profesor Instituto del Servicio Exterior de la Nación, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto (República Argentina)

Doctor en Ciencias Jurídicas (ph.d. cum laude), Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Magister en Relaciones Internacionales (tesis con calificación máxima); Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

Abogado; Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Como miembro del Comité de Derechos Humanos se ha desempeñado como Relator de Seguimiento de Observaciones Finales (2013 – 2014), Vicepresidente (2011 – 2012) y Presidente (2015 – 2016). Ha sido elegido Presidente de la Reunión Anual de Presidentes de Órganos de Tratados de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas (2016). Ha participado en paneles de alto nivel a invitación de otros órganos de Naciones Unidas (Consejo de Derechos Humanos) y de otros órganos de tratados (Comité contra las Desapariciones Forzadas, Comité contra la Tortura).

Portuguese Constitutional Court (CC), Assistant Attorney General since 2009 (Procureur-Général Adjoint à la Cour Constitutionnelle), Member of the Portuguese judicial system; Public Prosecutor since 1977

Assistant Attorney General at the CC, responsible for civil and political rights issues;

Director (1978-2003), Comparative Law Office, national institution for Human Rights (HR) promotion and dissemination and international legal cooperation, working to achieve conformity of national legislation with international treaties and implementation processes; coordinating HR advocacy initiatives on discrimination and racism; coordinating training initiatives on HR and international cooperation for the judiciary and legal professions;

Participation in international standard-setting processes, including on protection of minorities rights and human rights in criminal justice and criminal judicial cooperation;

Cooperation with legislative reform commissions and participation in bilateral and multilateral processes on legal and judicial cooperation and assistance

Educational background:

Law degree (1971-1976), by the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa (Faculty of Law - Lisbon University)

Head (2003-2006), Bureau for International, European and Legal Cooperation, coordinating legal cooperation with UN, Council of Europe, EU, i.a., and international judicial cooperation, e.g. creation of judicial networks (European, Ibero American and Lusophone);

Coordination of a major Portuguese legal and human rights periodical (BDDC);

Editor of several advocacy materials (UN) to raise awareness of existing human rights standards and remedies (http://direitoshumanos.gddc.pt/6/VIPAG6.htm);

Involvement in the automation of legal and judicial information systems and of a human rights portal for the judiciary and legal professions (http://direitoshumanos.gddc.pt/);

Member of the Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (2014 onwards);

Member of the Board of the Portuguese National Committee for Unicef (2001 onwards).

Marat Sarsembayev (Kazakhstan)

Date and place of birth: 15 December 1947, Almaty region, Kazakhstan

Working languages: English, Russian, Kazakh

Current position/function:

Member of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan - busy with the provision of the human rights of the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan: to vote and to be elected; busy polling observance of human rights compliance with international obligations of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the OSCE, UN;

Expert of the Human Rights Commission at the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

Member of the Consultative body of human dimension on human rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

Doctor of Laws, Professor of International Law of Human Rights.

Main professional activities:

Assistant, Assistant-Professor, Professor of International Law and Human Rights, Dean of the Law Faculty of the Kazakh State University, Head of the Chair of International Law - 1973-2000.

Member of the Commission on Human Rights at the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - 1997-1998.

President of «Daneker» University of International Law and Business - 1997-2002.

Dean of the Law Faculty, Professor (conducting lectures on International Law of Human Rights in English) of Eurasian national University named after L.N.Gumiliev - 2002-2005.

Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-office of the OSCE on election issues, electoral human rights - January – December of 2010.

Member of the Dissertation Jury on International Law of the Law Faculty of Paris University - 12 (France) – 2011.

Member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in New York and Geneva – January – December of 2012.

Head of Department for International Relations (including International Law of electoral Human Rights), the Member of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan - 2005 - till present.

Educational background:

The faculty of thе English language of Almaty Institute of foreign languages (nowadays - Kazakh University of international relations and world languages named after Abylaуkhan) in 1965-1969 with honours;

The faculty of law of Kazakh state University named after S.M. Kirov (nowadays - Kazakh national University named after al-Farabi) in 1966-1973 also with honours;

Professor of International Law and Human rights, Doctor of Laws – Department of International Law of the State and Law Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences – 1994.

The faculty of thе English language of Almaty Institute of foreign languages (nowadays – Kazakh University of international relations and world languages named after Abylaуkhan) in 1965-1969 with honours;

The faculty of law of Kazakh state University named after S.M. Kirov (nowadays – Kazakh national University named after al-Farabi) in 1966-1973 also with honours.

Professor of International Law and Human rights, Doctor of Laws – Department of International Law of the State and Law Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences – 1994.