MEETING OF STATES PARTIESTwenty-fifth meetingNew York7 September 2006
ELECTION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 28 TO 32 OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS OF NINE MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE, TO REPLACE THOSE WHOSE TERMS ARE DUE TO EXPIRE ON 31 DECEMBER 2006
Note by the Secretary-General
1.In accordance with articles 30, paragraph 4, and 32 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the twenty-fifth meeting of States parties to the Covenant will be convened by the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters on Thursday, 7 September 2006.
2.The curricula vitae of 21 candidates received by 17 May 2006 are reproduced in document CCPR/SP/67.
3.The present document contains in the annex the biographical data of two further candidates submitted by Mali, after 17 May 2006.
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Annex
curricula vitae
Mamadou DIAKITE
Date of birth:1950
Place of birth:Bamako
Profession:Judge
Nationality:Malian
I. EDUCATION
1. Schooling and academic qualifications
1985:Ph.D. in law, specializing in administrative law, University of Paris I (France): Judicial oversight of administration in the Republic of Mali.
1976:Postgraduate degree in law, specializing in public administration and public internal law, University of Paris I (France).
1974:Law degree, specializing in public administration, University of Dakar (Senegal).
1970:Second part of the Malian baccalaureate, Prosper Kamara College, Bamako, philosophy and languages.
1969:First part of the Malian baccalaureate, Prosper Kamara College, Bamako.
1967:Elementary studies certificate, Niomirambougou Elementary School, Bamako.
2. Training courses
1981:Training in French courts in France (organization, functioning and assignment of duties).
1986:Training course in the French Senate (legislative procedure and oversight of government action).
1987:Training course in France with the Assemblée internationale des parlementaires de langue française (comparative law in constitutional and legislative affairs in the countries members of the Assemblée).
1988:Training course in the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) (legislative procedure and oversight of government action).
II. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. Judicial system
1999-2004:Deputy National Director of Judicial Affairs.
1999:Member of the “Constitutional Law” Commission of the National Political Forum mandated to review the 1992 Constitution.
1981:Member of the Technical Commission mandated to review the 1974 Constitution.
1976-1986:Judge of the Supreme Court of Mali (Administrative Division).
2. National Assembly
1991:Member of the Technical Commission mandated to draft the Basic Law of the Third Republic and of legislation on political parties and on the Transitional Committee for the Salvation of the People.
1986-1996:Secretary-General of the National Assembly.
1979-1986:Legislative Secretary of the National Assembly of Mali in addition to serving as a Supreme Court judge.
3. Social security
2002:Member of the National Committee on Strategic Guidance for Social Protection.
2001:Member of the National Commission mandated to consider draft texts aimed at harmonizing social security legislation in the countries members of the Inter‑African Conference on Social Security (CIPRES).
1992:Member of the working group to draft the treaty establishing the Inter-African Conference on Social Security (CIPRES) of the free zone.
1991-1999:Director-General of the National Social Security Institute.
4. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
2004:National Coordinator of the UNDP/Mali Project on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights.
III. TEACHING-TRAINING
2004:Trainer, Human Rights Training Workshop for members of the High Council of Territorial Authorities: Human rights in Mali: myth or reality?
Trainer, Human Rights Information and Awareness-raising Seminar for journalists: The human rights situation in Mali.
International Symposium in Cotonou, Benin, on “Transitions to democracy and organized violence in French-speaking West Africa”: The Malian experience: the army and human rights since 1990.
2003:Trainer, Seminar organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) for members of Parliament from the Niger: Initiation of legislation by members of Parliament: How to draft and amend a bill.
2002:Trainer, Seminar organized by the National Democratic Institute for Malian women members of Parliament: How to draft and amend a bill.
2002:Expert, USAID-UNDP-NDI round table:
From the presidential to the parliamentary elections: lessons and outlook for political parties.
2002:Trainer, UNDP-Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) training course for national non-partisan civil society observers.
1984-1985:Lecturer on constitutional law, National Senior Civil Servant Training College (ENA).
1978-1983:Lecturer on criminal procedure, civil procedure and labour law, Central College for Industry, Commerce and Administration.
IV. MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATIONS
1999:Member and Chairperson of the Finance Committee of the Association for the Development of Fouladougou Arbala (Kita circle).
1998:Founding member of the Study and Research Centre - Action for Integrated Development: opened a secondary school in the village of Bangassi (Kita circle) and supplied the school with educational materials.
1991:Founding member of the Democracy Republic Club: organization of lecture‑discussion on republican and democratic values; active involvement in preparations for and observation of the 2002 general elections in Mali.
V. STUDIES AND PUBLICATIONS
2005:Human rights training manuals for judges and law officers, prison administration and reformatory staff, and police officers.
2005:Handbook for drafting reports on implementation of human rights treaties ratified by Mali.
2004:Right to Development: Case of Mali.
1985:Dissertation for Ph.D. in Law: Judicial oversight of administration in the Republic of Mali.
Fatoumata DIALL
Date of birth:24 February 1946
Profession:Senior judge
Current office:Special Envoy of the President of the Republic on human rights questions to the African Union and the United Nations
I. EDUCATION
A. Secondary and higher education and professional training
1970-1972:National Legal Service College (International Section, Paris).
1965-1968:Diploma of the National Senior Civil Servant Training College (ENA) (legal studies section).
1965:Baccalaureate, philosophy and languages (Bamako Girls College).
B. Postgraduate studies and practical training
1982:Training course at Actim, Paris and Brussels (human rights in a custodial environment).
1977:Training course at The Hague Academy of International Law (Netherlands).
1972-1974:Institute of Higher International Studies, University of Paris II.
II. OFFICES HELD
Since July 2005:Special Envoy of the President of the Republic on human rights questions to the African Union and the United Nations.
March 2005:Vice-President of the Commission to finalize the bill adopting the Personal Status and Family Code.
June 2002:Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mali to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore.
1999-2002:Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mali to Senegal, the Gambia and Cape Verde.
1993-1999:Secretary-General, Supreme Court.
1992-1993:Technical Advisor, Ministry of Justice, responsible for communications.
1990-1991:Secretary-General, Supreme Court.
1985-1990:National Director of Judicial Services.
1982-1985:Chief of the Judicial Division, Judicial Administration Directorate.
1975-1982:Chief of the Legislation Division, Judicial Administration Directorate.
1968-1970:Judge, Bamako Court of First Instance.
MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATIONS
Member of the Association of Malian Jurists.
Member of the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers.
Member of the Africa Study and Research Group on Democracy and Economic and Social Development in Africa (GERDDES-Mali).
OTHER ACTIVITIES
December 1998:GERDDES-Africa observer, election of the President of Gabon.
September 1997:Media and elections.
Study and information mission, Higher Council on Audio-Visual Media (France).
April 1997:National Information and Communication Day, meeting attended by representatives of African and European supervisory authorities.
1997:Coordinator of national observation of the parliamentary and presidential elections in Mali.
January 1997:Round table on reactivating the film industry in Mali. Study of various legal texts.
December 1996 to June 1999:Member of the Higher Council on Communication.
October 1996:Study sessions on superior courts in French-speaking Africa.
August 1996:Study and information mission, French Court of Cassation.
July 1996:Seminar on civil-military relations: democratic principles governing such relations.
14 January 1995One-day workshop: Solidarity network for women subject to Islamic law; comparative study of Islamic laws and texts and their impact on women living under Islamic law.
1995-1996:GERDDES-Africa observer, parliamentary and presidential elections in Benin.
October 1995:Regional conference on “Women, Islam and Family Planning”, Niamey, sponsored by the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Africa region.
1995:Interregional parliamentary seminar on women and democracy, attended by women parliamentarians and lawyers from the subregion.
December 1994:Rights of women living under Islamic law (Lahore, Pakistan).
October 1994:Congress of the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers on the legal order at the family, national and international levels.
1994:United Nations observer, elections in South Africa.
1993:Study sessions on difficulties in the implementation of legal decisions.
April 1993:One-day workshop on “What kind of judicial reform for Mali?”
February 1993:Legal study sessions prepared by the Ministry of Justice and the Cultural and Technical Cooperation Agency: African integration and standardization of laws; justice and human rights.
September 1989:Seminar on children at risk, Association of Malian Jurists.
1976:Symposium of the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers on major innovations in civil law (Istanbul, Turkey).
1969:Member of the Malian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly.
LANGUAGES
Bamanan: Spoken fluently.
Sonraï: Spoken fluently.
French: Reading ability, spoken fluently.
English: Reading ability, moderate command of spoken English.
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