UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee's member from Azerbaijan approved for second term

The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Advisory Committee’s member from Azerbaijan Latif Huseynov was approved for a second term at the 16th session of the HRC on Wednesday, the press release of the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the UN Office in Geneva and other international organizations says.

Huseynov, whose candidacy was put forward by the Azerbaijani government, is the head of the Parliamentary Apparatus’ Department for Legislation on State Building.

The HRC Advisory Committee consists of 18 members and has been operating since 2008. The Azerbaijani candidate was elected to the HRC Advisory Committee for a period of 3 years for the first time in 2008.

Huseynov has been actively involved in the preparation of studies and reports of the Advisory Committee and was appointed a rapporteur on the report "Positive experience on missing persons" prepared by the Committee.


/AzerTAc/