[NEW YORK, 9 May 2006] - Find below the list of the 47 elected members as well as results for the first elections to the Human Rights Council. Preparations will now begin in Geneva for the first meeting of the Council on 19 June 2006.
A. Elected members by region:
Africa (13 seats): Algeria, Cameroon, Djibouti, Gabon, Ghana, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia
Asia (13 seats): Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka
Eastern Europe (6 seats): Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Ukraine
Latin American/Caribbean States (8 seats): Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay
Western Europe/Other (7seats): Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom
B. Elected members by term:
1 year term (14): Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Tunisia
2 year term (15): Brazil, France, Japan, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Mali, Pakistan, Peru, Republic of Korea, Romania, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Zambia
3 year term (18) : Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Canada, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Germany, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Switzerland, Uruguay
First Members of the Human Rights Council: Human Rights Council Election Results (47 seats, 96 votes required) | |||||
Candidates: 64 total
| Final Result
| 1st Ballot Votes: 191 Member States voting
| 2nd Ballot: Restricted to 6 counties with highest results in last ballot, 189 Member States voting | 3rd Ballot: Restricted to 2 countries with highest results in last ballot, 189 Member States voting | Term length (years)
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African States: 13 Seats; 13 candidates | |||||
1. Ghana | Elected | 183 |
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2. Zambia | Elected | 182 |
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| 2 |
3. Senegal | Elected | 181 |
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| 3 |
4. South Africa | Elected | 179 |
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5. Mali | Elected | 178 |
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6. Mauritius | Elected | 178 |
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7. Morocco | Elected | 178 |
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8. Gabon | Elected | 175 |
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| 2 |
9. Djibouti | Elected | 172 |
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10. Cameroon | Elected | 171 |
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| 3 |
11. Tunisia | Elected | 171 |
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12. Nigeria | Elected | 169 |
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13. Algeria | Elected | 168 |
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Asian States: 13 Seats; 18 candidates | |||||
1. India | Elected | 173 |
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2. Indonesia | Elected | 165 |
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3. Bangladesh | Elected | 160 |
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4. Japan | Elected | 158 |
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5. Malaysia | Elected | 158 |
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6. Pakistan | Elected | 149 |
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| 2 |
7. Republic of Korea | Elected | 148 |
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| 2 |
8. China | Elected | 146 |
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9. Jordan | Elected | 137 |
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10. Philippines | Elected | 136 |
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11. Bahrain | Elected | 134 |
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12. Saudi Arabia | Elected | 126 |
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| 3 |
13. Sri Lanka | Elected | 123 |
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| 2 |
14. Thailand | Not elected | 120 |
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15. Lebanon | Not elected | 112 |
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16. Kyrgyzstan | Not elected | 58 |
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17. Iran | Not elected | 58 |
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18. Iraq | Not elected | 52 |
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Eastern European States: 6 Seats; 13 candidates | |||||
1. Russia | Elected | 137 |
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2. Poland | Elected | 108 |
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3. Czech Republic | Elected | 105 |
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4. Azerbaijan | Elected | 95 | 103 |
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5. Lithuania | Not elected | 92 | 86 |
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6. Slovenia | Not elected | 91 | 88 | 80 |
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7. Ukraine | Elected | 91 | 109 |
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8. Romania | Elected | 89 | 95 | 98 | 2 |
9. Hungary | Not elected | 79 | 48 |
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10. Armenia | Not elected | 70 |
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11. Latvia | Not elected | 50 |
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12. Georgia | Not elected | 35 |
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13. Albania | Not elected | 31 |
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Latin American and Caribbean States: 8 Seats; 10 candidates | |||||
1. Brazil | Elected | 165 |
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| 2 |
2. Argentina | Elected | 158 |
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3. Mexico | Elected | 154 |
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4. Peru | Elected | 145 |
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5. Guatemala | Elected | 142 |
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6. Uruguay | Elected | 141 |
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7. Cuba | Elected | 135 |
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8. Ecuador | Elected | 128 |
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9. Nicaragua | Not elected | 119 |
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10. Venezuela | Not elected | 101 |
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Western European and Other States: 7 Seats; 9 candidates | |||||
1. Germany | Elected | 154 |
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2. France | Elected | 150 |
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| 2 |
3. United Kingdom | Elected | 148 |
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4. Switzerland | Elected | 140 |
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| 3 |
5. Netherlands | Elected | 137 |
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6. Finland | Elected | 133 |
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| 1 |
7. Canada | Elected | 130 |
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| 3 |
8. Portugal | Not elected | 122 |
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9. Greece | Not elected | 117 |
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