BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 15. On June 15, in New
York, during the 42nd Meeting of States Parties to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the candidate
nominated by the Republic of Azerbaijan was elected a member of the
United Nations Human Rights Committee for the 2027–2030 term, the
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said.
In the elections, held amid intense international competition,
candidates from 16 countries, including Azerbaijan, competed for
nine vacant seats on the Committee.
Fuad Zarbiyev, a professor of international law at the Geneva
Institute of International Relations nominated by the Republic of
Azerbaijan, received the highest number of votes in the first round
of voting, securing the support of 131 countries, and was elected
to the Committee.
The United Nations Human Rights Committee is the body
responsible for monitoring the implementation of the 1966
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Comprising 18
independent experts, the Committee reviews how States Parties
fulfill their obligations under the Covenant and plays an important
role in the development of international human rights law.