Call for applications for 8 mandate holders of the HRC

The Secretariat of the Human Rights Council (Council) is currently accepting applications for eight vacancies of independent experts of the Human Rights Council. The Mandate Holders are to be appointed at the fiftieth session of the Council (13 June – 8 July 2022).

The Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. They are non-paid and elected for 3-year mandates that can be reconducted for another three years.

Individual applications, including a motivation letter, must be submitted and received by 6 April 2022 at 12 noon Geneva time through the on-line application procedure, which consists of (1) an Online Survey and (2) an Application Form in Word format.

Updated information on the selection and appointment procedure, as well as the call for applications in the six United Nations official languages, are available at the following web pages:

Responses to frequently asked questions regarding the nomination, selection and appointment of Mandate Holders are available at the following web page:

In case of technical difficulties, the Secretariat of the Human Rights Council may be contacted by email at:

ohchr-hrcspecialprocedures@un.org

Early applications are encouraged.