On June 23 in New York, Ilze Brands-Kehris was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) for the 2017-2020 term, BNS learned from the Latvian Foreign Ministry.
This is the first time that a Latvian representative was a candidate for a post on the committee. Candidates from 22 countries had been nominated for nine positions of independent experts. Brands-Kehris is the first expert from the Baltics who will work on the UNHRC.
Brands-Kehris’ election to the UNHRC means that her knowledge and experience is highly appreciated, said A...
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