The staff of the Commission for the selection of candidates for election as a member of the UN Committee against Torture has been approved
The staff of the Commission for the selection of candidates for election as a member of the UN Committee against Torture has been approved. The corresponding order was published on the website of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
The election of the 5 members of the UN Committee will be held in October 2025 due to replacement members, whose term of office ends on 31 December 2025. Elected at the 20th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and Punishment.
The committee consists of ten experts. They are chosen by States Parties, while attention is paid to a fair geographical distribution and the feasibility of involving several persons with legal experience.
The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from the list of persons nominated by the States Parties. Each State Party may nominate one candidate from among its citizens. The election of the members of the Committee shall be held at meetings of States Parties convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations once every two years.
The members elected to the Committee shall be the candidates who have obtained the largest number of votes and the absolute number of votes of the representatives of the States Parties to the Convention present and participating in the voting.
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
