Meeting of chairpersons of the human rights treaty bodies
Twenty-fourth meeting Addis Ababa, 25 to 29 June 2012
Item 4 (a) of the provisional agenda
Enhancing the effectiveness of the treaty bodies:
a coordinated approach to the work of the treaty bodies: D iscussion and adoption of draft guidelines on independence and impartiality of members of the human rights treaty bodies in the exercise of their functions
Background information on enhancing and strengthening the expertise and independence of treaty body members
Note by the Secretariat
Corrigendum
Chapter II. Disaggregated data on the current composition of the human rights treaty bodies
1. T able entitled All Committees
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Table 1
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All Committees |
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Distribution of members by gender |
Distribution of members by region |
States parties to all treaties by region |
Working languages |
Current position |
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Female: 65 |
Africa: 43 (25%) |
Africa: 362 (28%) |
Arabic: 21 |
Academic: 51 (30%) |
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Male: 107 |
Asia: 29 (17%) |
Asia: 306 (24%) |
Chinese: 5 |
Consultant/Advisor: 19 (11%) |
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Eastern Europe: 22 (12%) |
Eastern Europe: 171 (13%) |
English: 152 |
Diplomat/Government official: 31 (18%) |
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GRULAC*: 34 (20%) |
GRULAC: 240 (19%) |
French: 82 |
Judge/Lawyer: 25 (14%) |
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WEOG**: 44 (26%) |
WEOG: 202 (16%) |
Russian: 15 |
Member of Parliament (MP): 3 (2%) |
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Spanish: 52 |
Non-governmental organization (NGO): 15 (9%) |
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National human rights institution (NHRI): 13 (7%) |
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Retired United Nations staff: 1 (1%) |
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Retired diplomat/Government official: 11 (6%) |
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Retired judge/lawyer: 3 (2%) |
* GRULAC : Latin American and Caribbean Group
** WEOG: Western Europe and Others Group
2. T able entitled Human Rights Committee
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Table 2
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Human Rights Committee |
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Distribution of members by gender |
Distribution of members by region |
States parties to the Covenant by region |
Working languages |
Current position |
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Female: 4 |
Africa: 4 (28%) |
Africa: 50 (30%) |
Arabic: 3 |
Academic: 10 (55%) |
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Male: 14 |
Asia: 2 (11%) |
Asia: 38 (23%) |
Chinese: 0 |
Diplomat/Government official: 2 (11%) |
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Eastern Europe: 1 (5%) |
Eastern Europe: 22 (13%) |
English: 16 |
Judge/Lawyer: 4 (22%) |
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GRULAC: 3 (17%) |
GRULAC: 29 (17%) |
French: 13 |
MP: 1 (6%) |
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WEOG: 7 (39%) |
WEOG: 28 (17%) |
Russian: 2 |
Retired diplomat: 1 (6%) |
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Spanish: 2 |
3. T able entitled Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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Table 3
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Committee on Economic , Social and Cultural Rights |
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Distribution of members by gender |
Distribution of members by region |
States parties to the Covenant by region |
Working languages |
Current position |
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Female: 3 |
Africa: 5 (27%) |
Africa: 48 (30%) |
Arabic: 3 |
Academic: 7 (38%) |
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Male: 15 |
Asia: 3 (17%) |
Asia: 37 (23%) |
Chinese: 0 |
Diplomat/Government official: 4 (22%) |
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Eastern Europe: 3 (17%) |
Eastern Europe: 22 (14%) |
English: 16 |
Judge/Lawyer: 1 (6%) |
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GRULAC: 4 (22%) |
GRULAC: 27 (17%) |
French: 9 |
NGO: 1 (6%) |
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WEOG: 3 (17%) |
WEOG: 26 (16%) |
Russian: 3 |
Retired diplomat: 3 (17%) |
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Spanish: 5 |
Retired judge/lawyer: 2 (11%) |
4. T able entitled Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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Table 4
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
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Distribution of members by gender |
Distribution of members by region |
States parties to the Convention by region |
Working languages |
Current position |
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Female: 2 |
Africa: 5 (28%) |
Africa: 52 (30%) |
Arabic: 1 |
Academic: 5 (28%) |
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Male: 16 |
Asia: 3 (17%) |
Asia: 41 (23%) |
Chinese: 2 |
Consultant/Advisor: 2 (12%) |
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Eastern Europe: 2 (10%) |
Eastern Europe: 22 (13%) |
English: 16 |
Diplomat/Government official: 3 (16%) |
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GRULAC: 3 (17%) |
GRULAC: 31 (18%) |
French: 11 |
Judge/Lawyer: 1 (6%) |
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WEOG: 5 (28%) |
WEOG: 29 (16%) |
Russian: 2 |
NHRI: 3 (16%) |
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Spanish: 9 |
Retired academic: 1 (6%) |
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Retired diplomat: 3 (16%) |
5. Table entitled Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
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Table 5
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women |
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Distribution of members by gender |
Distribution of members by region |
States parties to the Convention by region |
Working languages |
Current position |
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Female: 22 |
Africa: 4 (17%) |
Africa: 51 (27%) |
Arabic: 1 |
Academic: 7 (31%) |
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Male: 1 |
Asia: 6 (26%) |
Asia: 54 (29%) |
Chinese: 1 |
Consultant/Advisor: 2 (9%) |
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Eastern Europe: 2 (9%) |
Eastern Europe: 22 (12%) |
English: 23 |
Diplomat/Government official: 5 (22%) |
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GRULAC: 4 (17%) |
GRULAC: 32 (17%) |
French: 8 |
Judge/Lawyer: 4 (17%) |
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WEOG: 7 (31%) |
WEOG: 28 (15%) |
Russian: 1 |
MP: 1 (4%) |
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Spanish: 5 |
NGO: 1 (4%) |
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Retired diplomat/Government official: 3 (13%) |
6. Table entitled Committee against Torture
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Table 6
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Committee against Torture |
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Distribution of members by gender |
Distribution of members by region |
States parties to the Convention by region |
Working languages |
Current position |
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Female: 3 |
Africa: 3 (30%) |
Africa: 44 (30%) |
Arabic: 1 |
Academic: 3 (30%) |
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Male: 7 |
Asia: 1 (10%) |
Asia: 31 (21%) |
Chinese: 1 |
Consultant/Advisor: 1 (10%) |
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Eastern Europe: 1 (10%) |
Eastern Europe: 22 (14%) |
English: 8 |
Diplomat/Government official: 1 (10%) |
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GRULAC: 1 (10%) |
GRULAC: 23 (15%) |
French: 6 |
Retired United Nations staff: 1 (10%) |
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WEOG: 4 (40%) |
WEOG: 30 (20%) |
Russian: 1 |
Judge/Lawyer: 2 (20%) |
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Spanish: 4 |
NHRI: 1 (10%) |
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NGO: 1 (10%) |
7. Table entitled Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
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Table 7
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Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture |
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Distribution of members by gender |
Distribution of members by region |
States parties to the Optional Protocol by region |
Working languages |
Current position |
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Female: 8 |
Africa: 4 (16%) |
Africa: 12 (19%) |
Arabic: 1 |
Academic: 5 (20%) |
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Male: 17 |
Asia: 0 (0%) |
Asia: 8 (13%) |
Chinese: 0 |
Diplomat/Government official: 2 (8%) |
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Eastern Europe: 7 (28%) |
Eastern Europe: 16 (26%) |
English: 23 |
Consultant/Advisor: 6 (24%) |
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GRULAC: 7 (28%) |
GRULAC: 14 (23%) |
French: 7 |
Judge/Lawyer: 8 (32%) |
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WEOG: 7 (28%) |
WEOG: 12 (19%) |
Russian: 3 |
NGO: 3 (12%) |
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Spanish: 9 |
NHRI: 1 (4%) |
8. Table entitled Committee on the Rights of the Child
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Table 8
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Committee on the Rights of the Child |
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Distribution of members by gender |
Distribution of members by region |
States parties to the Convention by region |
Working languages |
Current position |
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Female: 10 |
Africa: 6 (34%) |
Africa: 52 (27%) |
Arabic 4 |
Academic: 5 (27%) |
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Male: 8 |
Asia: 4 (22%) |
Asia: 58 (30%) |
Chinese: 0 |
Consultant/Advisor: 2 (11%) |
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Eastern Europe: 2 (11%) |
Eastern Europe: 22 (11%) |
English 18 |
Diplomat/Government official: 3 (17%) |
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GRULAC: 2 (11%) |
GRULAC: 33 (17%) |
French: 10 |
Judge/Lawyer: 2 (11%) |
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WEOG: 4 (22%) |
WEOG: 28 (15%) |
Russian: 1 |
NGO: 4 (22%) |
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Spanish 5 |
NHRI: 1 (6%) |
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Retired judge/lawyer: 1 (6%) |
9. Table entitled Committee on Migrant Workers
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Table 9
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Committee on Migrant Workers |
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Distribution of members by gender |
Distribution of members by region |
States parties to the Convention by region |
Working languages |
Current position |
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Female: 4 |
Africa: 6 (43%) |
Africa: 17 (38%) |
Arabic: 2 |
Academic: 2 (14%) |
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Male: 10 |
Asia: 3 (21%) |
Asia: 9 (20%) |
Chinese: 0 |
Consultant/Advisor: 2 (14%) |
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Eastern Europe: 1 (7%) |
Eastern Europe: (4%) |
English: 8 |
Diplomat/Government official: 8 (58%) |
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GRULAC: 4 (29%) |
GRULAC: 17 (38%) |
French: 7 |
Judge/Lawyer: 1 (7%) |
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WEOG: 0 (0%) |
WEOG: 0 (0%) |
Russian: 1 |
Retired diplomat/Government official: 1 (7%) |
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Spanish 4 |
10. Table entitled Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Table 10
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
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Distribution of members by gender |
Distribution of members by region |
States parties to the Convention by region |
Working languages |
Current position |
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Female: 8 |
Africa: 3 (17%) |
Africa: 28 (25%) |
Arabic 4 |
Academic: 5 (27%) |
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Male: 10 |
Asia: 5 (28%) |
Asia: 28 (25%) |
Chinese: 1 |
Consultant/Advisor: 4 (22%) |
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Eastern Europe: 2 (11%) |
Eastern Europe: 16 (15%) |
English 17 |
Diplomat/Government official: 1 (6%) |
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GRULAC: 4 (22%) |
GRULAC: 22 (20%) |
French: 6 |
MP: 1 (6%) |
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WEOG: 4 (22%) |
WEOG: 17 (15%) |
Russian 1 |
NGO: 4 (22%) |
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Spanish 5 |
NHRI: 3 (17%) |
11. Table entitled Committee on Enforced Disappearance
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Table 11
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Committee on Enforced Disappearance s |
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Distribution of members by gender |
Distribution of members by region |
States parties to the Convention by region |
Working languages |
Current position |
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Female: 1 |
Africa: 2 (20%) |
Africa: 7 (22%) |
Arabic: 1 |
Academic: 1 (10%) |
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Male: 9 |
Asia: 2 (20%) |
Asia: 3 (10%) |
Chinese: 0 |
Diplomat/Government official: 2 (20%) |
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Eastern Europe: 1 (10%) |
Eastern Europe: 4 (13%) |
English: 7 |
Judge/Lawyer: 2 (20%) |
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GRULAC: 2 (20%) |
GRULAC: 12 (39%) |
French: 5 |
NGO: 1 (10%) |
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WEOG: 3 (30%) |
WEOG: 5 (16%) |
Russian: 0 |
NHRI: 4 (40%) |
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Spanish: 4 |