Committee against Torture - Membership

The Committee against Torture is composed of 10 independent experts who are persons of high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights.

Members are elected for a term of four years by States parties in accordance with article 17 of the Convention against Torture. Members serve in their personal capacity and may be re-elected if nominated.

The 13th meeting of States parties took place in Geneva on 18 October 2011 to elect members to replace those five members whose terms expired on 31 December 2011.

The current membership of the Committee against Torture is:

CVs of all committee members are also available in CAT/SP/32 and
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The CVs of the candidates nominated by 13 July 2011 are available in document CAT/SP/35 -
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