Members
of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
Unlike the five
other human rights treaty bodies, the Committee on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights (CESCR) was not established by its corresponding
instrument. Rather, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) created
the Committee in 1985. To date it has held 14 sessions.
The CESCR currently
meets twice a year, holding two three-week sessions, generally in
May and November/December. It holds all its meetings at the United
Nations Office at Geneva.
The CESCR comprises
18 members who are experts with recognised competence in the field
of human rights. Members of the committee are independent and serve
in their personal capacity, not as representatives of Governments.
At present, the Committee is made up of 13 men and five women. The
Committee itself selects its chairperson, three vice-chairpersons
and rapporteur.
Name
of Member |
Nationality |
Term
expires (on 31 Dec.) |
| Mr.
Clement Atangana (vice-chairperson) |
Cameroon |
2006 |
| Ms.
Rocío Barahona Riera |
Costa
Rica |
2004 |
| Ms.
Virginia Bonoan-Dandan (Chairperson) |
Philippines |
2006 |
| Ms.
Maria Virginia Bras Gomes |
Portugal |
2006 |
| Mr.
Dumitru Ceausu (vice-chairperson) |
Romania |
2004 |
| Mr.
Abdessatar Grissa |
Tunisia |
2004 |
| Ms.
Chokila Iyer |
India |
2006 |
| Mr.
Azzouz Kerdoun |
Algeria |
2006 |
| Mr.
Yury Kolosov |
Russian
Federation |
2006 |
| Mr.
Giorgio Malinverni |
Switzerland |
2004 |
| Mr.
Jaime Marchan Romero |
Ecuador |
2006 |
| Mr.
Sergei Martynov |
Belarus |
2004 |
| Mr.
Ariranga Govindasamy Pillay |
Mauritius |
2004 |
| Mr.
Kenneth Osborne Rattray |
Jamaica |
2004 |
| Mr.
Eibe Riedel (vice-chairperson) |
Germany |
2006 |
| Mr.
Waleed M. Sadi |
Jordan |
2004 |
| Mr.
Philippe Texier |
France |
2004 |
| Mr.
Alvaro Tirado Mejia |
Colombia |
2006 |
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