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GENERAL CERD/SP/46 10 November 1993 ENGLISH Original: ENGLISH/FRENCH/  SPANISH MEETING OF THE STATES PARTIES Fifteenth Meeting New York, 12 January 1994  + ELECTION OF NINE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION  + OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION TO REPLACE THOSE WHOSE TERMS WILL  + EXPIRE ON 19 JANUARY 1994, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 8 OF THE CONVENTION  s44!Note by the SecretaryGenerală  s44++b >uQ!++1.bbIn pursuance of article 8, paragraph 4, of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Fifteenth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention will be convened by the Secretary-General at UnitedNations Headquarters on 12January1994 to elect nine members of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to replace those whose terms are due to expire on 19January1994 (see annexI). The names of the other nine members who will continue to serve on the Committee until 19January1996 appear in annexII.  s442.bbIn accordance with article 8, paragraph 3, of the Convention, the Secretary-General in a note verbale dated 8 September 1993 invited the States parties to submit their nominations for the election of nine members of the Committee within two months. Listed below in alphabetical order are the nominees indicating the States parties which have proposed them:  s4@4bbMr. Mahmoud ABOULNASRuuk(Egypt)  s4 4bbMr. Michael P. BANTON>>@uuk(United Kingdom of Great Britain bb  >>@uuk and Northern Ireland)  s4(#4bbMrs. Hadassa BENITTO>>@uuk(Israel) GE.9319242 (E) "()))bb,2"Ԍ s4444 ++ +b >uQ!+P++ b} L7TPPCERD/SP/46 PPpage  L(7CERD/SP/46 page  (+P+b >uQ!++bbMr. R)gis DE GOUTTES>>@uuk(France)  s44bbMr. George O. LAMPTEY>>@uuk(Ghana)  s4 4bbMr. Carlos LECHUGA HEVIAuuk(Cuba)  s44bbMr. Saeed T. MOKBIL>>@uuk(Yemen)  s4@4bbMr. Jorge RHENAN SEGURAuuk(Costa Rica)  s44bbMr. Agha SHAHI>>@uuk(Pakistan)  s4` 4bbMr. Michael E. SHERIFISuuk(Cyprus)  s4 4bbMrs. Nina VAJIC>>@uuk(Croatia)  s4 4bbMr. RGdiger WOLFRUM>>@uuk(Germany).  s443.bbBiographical data of the nominees, as furnished by the States partiesconcerned, are contained in annex III to this document. Any furthernominations and biographical data which may be received by the Secretary-General will be brought to the attention of the States parties inaddenda to this document. "{,|)|)(" 6yANNEX I  s44 The nine members of the Committee whose  s4X4terms expire on 19 January 1994ă  s44Mr. Mahmoud ABOULNASR>>@uuk(Egypt)  s4x4Mr. Hamzat AHMADU>>@uuk(Nigeria)  s44Mr. Michael Parker BANTON>>@uuk(United Kingdom of Great Britain bb  >>@uuk and Northern Ireland)  s4` 4Mr. R)gis DE GOUTTES>>@uuk(France)  s4 4Mr. George O. LAMPTEY>>@uuk(Ghana)  s4 4Mr. Carlos LECHUGA HEVIA>>@uuk(Cuba)  s44Mr. Agha SHAHI >>@uuk(Pakistan)  s44Mr. Michael E. SHERIFIS>>@uuk(Cyprus)  s404Mr. RGdiger WOLFRUM>>@uuk(Germany) "{,|)|)(" uANNEX II  s44 +4 List of the other nine members who will continue  s4X4 +4 to serve on the Committee until 19 January 1996  s44Mr. Theodoor van BOVEN>>@uuk(Netherlands)  s4x4Mr. Ion DIACONU >>@uuk(Romania)  s44Mr. Eduardo FERRERO COSTA>>@uuk(Peru)  s44Mr. Ivan GARVALOV>>@uuk(Bulgaria)  s4( 4Mr. Yuri A. RECHETOV>>@uuk(Russian Federation)  s4 4Mrs. Shanti SADIQ ALI>>@uuk(India)  s4H 4Mr. SONG Shuhua >>@uuk(China)  s44Mr. Luis VALENCIA RODRIGUEZ>>@uuk(Ecuador)  s4h4Mr. Mario Jorge YUTZIS>>@uuk(Argentina) "{,|)|)1" qANNEX III "BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF THE NOMINEES  s4 4-Mahmoud ABOULNASR (Egypt)ă  s44Born:  Cairo, 1931.  s4@41952:  Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Cairo University.  s441952:  Joined the Egyptian Bar Association.  s4` 419531954:  Studied International Law at the University of Paris.  s4 419551961:n 7 Served in the Egyptian Embassies in France, Italy and Albania.#  s4H 419641968:n 7 Member of the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the UnitedNations in NewYork. Represented Egypt during this period in the Sixth and Third Committees.#  s4h419681970:n 7 Head of the Human Rights Section in the International Organization Department of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. Represented Egypt in the Committee on Human Rights of the League of Arab States.#  s4P419701974:n 7 Member of the Egyptian Mission to the United Nations Office at Geneva. During this period attended many meetings and conferences including the diplomatic conference on the reaffirmation and development of international humanitarian law application in armed conflict.#  s4419701978:n 7 Member of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.#  s4X419741976:n 7 Director of the International Organization Department in theEgyptian Foreign Ministry. Represented Egypt in many international and regional meetings and conferences including those of the NonAligned States, the Organization of African Unity and the Organization of the Islamic Conference.#  s4 419761983:n 7 Seconded to the Government of Oman and served during this period as its Permanent Representative to the UnitedNations in NewYork.#  s4(#419841985:n 7 Returned to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and was nominated director of the International Organization Department.#  s4%419861990:n 7 Ambassador of Egypt to Spain.#  s4'41986present: Member of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.# "({,|)|),2"Ԍ s4419901991:n 7 Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs and Permanent Representative of Egypt to the League of Arab States.#  s4X41991:n 7 Member of the Egyptian Delegation to the Middle East Peace Conference in Madrid.#  s441992present: Representative of the League of Arab States to the UnitedNations in New York.#  s44Languages:n 7 Arabic, English and French.#  s44Decorations: Order of Merit, First Class (Egypt)# 7bb7 7 Order of Noman, First Class (Oman)# 7bb7 7 Order of Isabela Catolica (Spain).#  s4H 4"H {,|)|)g"  s44 Michael Parker BANTON (United Kingdom ofă  s44  Great Britain and Northern Ireland)ă PERSONAL DETAILS Born 1926; married; four children. ACADEMIC CAREER  s4419651992:n 7 Professor of Sociology at the University of Bristol.#  s4419851988:n 7 ProVice Chancellor of the University of Bristol.#  s4( 419871989:n 7 President of the Royal Anthropological Institute of GreatBritain and Ireland.#  s4 419701971:n 7 President of the Sociology section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.#  s4419851986:n 7 President of the Anthropology section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.#  s40419701978:n 7 Director of the Social Science Research Council Research Unit on Ethnic Relations.#  s4419901994:n 7 President of the section of the International Sociological Association concerned with Racial and Ethnic Relations.# OTHER APPOINTMENTS  s4p41966 :n 7 Justice of the Peace in Bristol.#  s4419781981:n 7 Member of Royal Commission on Criminal Procedure.#  s441978:n 7 Member of the Royal Commission on Civil Disorders on Bermuda.# 19631966,  s4419801985:n 7 Member of the United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO.# VISITING PROFESSORSHIPS ABROAD  s4 419621963:n 7 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.#  s4!41971:n 7 Wayne State University of Detroit.#  s4(#41981:n 7 Australian National University.#  s4$41982:n 7 Duke University, North Carolina.# PUBLICATIONS bbProfessor Banton has published extensively on race relations and has specialized in the study of racial discrimination and the administration of"({,|)|),2" criminal justice. Recently he has published several articles on the scope and effectiveness of legal measures for the reduction of discrimination and their influence in changing racial attitudes. EXPERIENCE ON THE COMMITTEE bbProfessor Banton was first elected to the Committee in 1986 and was re-elected in 1990. He served as the Committee's Rapporteur from 19901992 and was re-elected for a further term from 1992-1994. He undertook the  s44editorial work for the Committee's progress report, entitled The First Twenty  s44Years, published in 1991. He has drafted a variety of memoranda for the Committee and has undertaken several assignments for the United Nations Centre for Human Rights. " {,|)|) "  s441Hadassa BENITTO (Israel)ă Born in Poland, immigrated to Palestine as a child. Served as officer in the war of liberation in 1948. Graduated law school in Israel. Attended post-graduate courses in law and criminology in the UnitedStates (Northwestern University in Chicago and University of Denver). Admitted to the Bar in Israel in 1955 and practised law for five years. Served as judge for 31 years in courts of all levels, including a temporary appointment as acting justice to the Supreme Court of Israel, in Jerusalem. Served twice as member of Israel's delegation to the United Nations GeneralAssembly, representing Israel in the Third Committee: once in 1965, when the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination was drafted, and again in 1975 when resolution3379(XXX) equating Zionism with racism was adopted. Represented Israel at various international events, including the UNESCO conference on human rights held in Paris in 1982. Headed two committees: one, to study the problems of prostitution in Israel, by appointment of the Minister of Justice, and one to prepare a bill of rights for patients, by appointment of the Minister of Health. Served as member of committees dealing with penal reform and probation. Spent three months in France as guest of French Government to make a comparative study of the penal systems of France and Israel. Invited by the United States Information Agency to observe the operation of the American legal system (one month). Taught criminal procedure at the Law Faculty of the University of BarIlan. Visited various countries on speaking tours. Since 1988 President of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists. Retired from the bench in 1991, before mandatory retirement age. Currently engaged in writing a book on the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. "# {,|)|)b,"  s441R)gis de GOUTTES (France)  s44Born on 26October1940, Paleville (Tarn), married, four children. Chevalier, Ordre National de la L)gion d'Honneur. Chevalier, Ordre National du M)rite. Law graduate. Graduate in Higher Studies on Private Law, Comparative Law and Criminal Science. Graduate, Institute for Political Science, Toulouse. National Judicial Training School (top of class 1968). Graduate, International Faculty for Teaching Comparative Law.  s4( 4Present functions (1993) Advocate-General, Court of Cassation (since 19May1993). Member, National Advisory Commission on Human Rights (since 1990). Member, Steering Committee for Human Rights, Council of Europe (since 1990). Member, UnitedNations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (since1990). Member, Board of Trustees, UnitedNations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (since1990). Former member, European Committee on Crime Problems, Council of Europe. Member, International French-Language Legal Institute (IDEF). Member, French International Law Society. Member, European Penal Research Association.  s4X4Career Technical cooperation: Legal Adviser, Ministry of Justice of Lao People's Republic, at Vientiane. 14September1966, Junior Magistrate. 15February1969, Magistrate, Central Administration, Ministry of Justice. 25August 1972, Deputy Attorney-General in Noum)a, then from 9March1973 to November1974 in Versailles. 6February1978, Official representative, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Legal Adviser to the Legal Affairs Department. January1981, Chief of F2 Bureau (international and European criminal law), Criminal Legislation Section, Criminal Affairs and Pardons Department, Ministry of Justice."( {,|)|),2"Ԍ12April1983, Assistant Director, Office of the Minister of Justice (Mr.Robert Badinter). 8September1983, Official representative, Director of Criminal Affairs and Pardons, Ministry of Justice. 11May1984, DeputyDirector of Criminal Justice, Criminal Affairs and Pardons Department, Ministry of Justice. 5June1984, Deputy Public Prosecutor, Central Administration, Ministry of Justice. 1June1985, DeputyDirector of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. December1989, Advocate-general, Paris Court of Appeal. 6May1991, Appointed to establish the European and International Affairs Service, Ministry of Justice. 2October1992, Deputy Advocate-General, Court of Cassation. 19May1993, Advocate-General, Court of Cassation.  s44Recent publications  s44bb"La pr)paration des rapports fran'ais devant les organes mondiaux de  s4P4protection des Droits de l'Homme" (The Preparation of French Reports in World Human Rights Protection Organizations), article published by CEDIN (Nanterre International Law Centre), documents of the colloquium held on 12-13October1989 on international law and human rights, under the direction of HubertThierry and EmmanuelDecaux (1990).  s44"Variations sur l'espace judiciaire p)nal europ)en" (Variations on a European system of criminal law), in Dalloz, 1990, Chron.245.  s4X4"Vers un espace judiciaire p)nal para-europ)en?" (Towards a para-European system of criminal law?), in Dalloz, 1991, Chron.154 (6June1991).  s44"Le Comit) des Nations Unies pour l')limination de la discrimination raciale" (The UnitedNations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), article in a Revue de Science criminelle et de droit p)nal compar) (July-September1991).  s4!4"La Convention europ)enne des Droits de l'Homme et la justice fran'aise  s4`"4en1992" (The European Convention on Human Rights and the French Courts in1992), keynote address for the new session of the Paris Court of Appeal, on7January1992, published in the Gazette du Palais, No.66-67, 6-7March1992 and in the magazine "Droit et Soci)t)", No.20-21, 1992.  s4H&4"Activit) du Comit) des Nations Unies pour l')limination de la discrimination  s4'4raciale" (Activities of the UnitedNations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), update in issueNo.1/92 of the Revue G)n)rale du Droit International Public."( {,|)|),2"Ԍ s44ԙ"De l'espace judiciaire p)nal europ)en ! l'espace judiciaire p)nal  s44para-europ)en" (From a European to a Para-European system of criminal law), contribution to the Miscellany for GeorgesLevasseur on criminal law and European law LITEC1992. Contribution to the collective work on the European Convention on Human Rights, to be published by Professor EmmanuelDecaux and EdmondPettiti and Pierre-HenriImbert (Editions Economica).  s44"La Convention europ)enne des Droits de l'Homme et le juge national: vers une  s44consolidation de la mission et du statut du juge?" (The European Convention on Human Rights and French Judges: Towards a Consolidation of the Judge's Task and Status?), article in Gazette du Palais, No.1-5 of 15January1993 and in Annonces de la Seine, of 3December1992, No.85.  s4 4"Pr)sentation de la Convention europ)enne d'entraide judiciaire en mati/re  s4 4p)nale et de son Protocole additionnel" (Presentation of the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and the Additional Protocol), article in the Revue Internationale de Criminologie et de Police Technique, No.2, 1993 (Geneva).  s4h4"Vers un droit p)nal europ)en?" (Towards a European Criminal Law?), article to appear in the magazine Science Criminelle et de Droit P)nal Compar)) (1993-94). " {,|)|)("  s441George O. LAMPTEY (Ghana)  s44Date of birth: 12November1929  s4 4Place of birth: Accra, Ghana  s44Marital Status: Married  s4@4Education:  Louis A. Grimes School of Law and Government (LL.B) and the Harvard University Law School (LL.M). At Harvard he was editorinchief of the Harvard International Law Journal. In 19631964 attended the Carnegie Endowment seminars in diplomacy at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University#  s4 4Career:  s4H 41962bb  Desk Officer for the Western Europe and the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs#  s4419621966  Second Secretary (Administration and Political) and later First Secretary (Political), Washington D.C.#  s4419661969  Acting Director of the Research and Policy Planning Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs#  s4P419691972  First Secretary (Information) and later Counsellor (Political), London#  s4419721976  Special Duties Assistant to the Principal Secretary, Ministryof Foreign Affairs#  s441974present Member of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)#  s4X419761978  Supervising Director, Bureau of Europe and the Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs#  s441979bb  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ghana to Senegal and Mauritania and High Commissioner to The Gambia#  s4 419811989  Director, Economic Relations Department, Ministry of ForeignAffairs#  s4`"41990present Ambassador of Ghana to Italy#  s4#4Conferences etc. Has had considerable international conference experience and in 1965 played a major role in the formulation and drafting of the implementation clauses and the adoption of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Has served as:# "' {,|)|)51"Ԍ s441965bb  Member of Ghana delegation to the twentieth session of the UnitedNationsGeneralAssembly. Served on the Third and SixthCommittees#  s4 41967bb  Member of the Ghana delegation to the twentysecond session of the UnitedNations GeneralAssembly. Served on Third and Sixth Committees#  s4@41967bb  Chairman of the Special Committee on Technical Assistance to Promote the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law, NewYork#  s4` 41968bb  Member of the Ghana delegation to the first session of the UnitedNations Conference on the Law of Treaties, Vienna (1968). Served on the Drafting Committee# bb  Member of the Ghana delegation to the UnitedNations SpecialCommittee on the Definition of Aggression, Geneva. Elected Rapporteur of the Committee# bb  Member of the Ghana delegation to the twentythird session of the UnitedNations GeneralAssembly. Served on the Drafting Committee of the Special Missions Convention# bb  Member of the Special Committee on Technical Assistance to Promote the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law, NewYork#  s441969bb  Member of the Ghana delegation to the second session of the United Nations Conference on the Law of Treaties, Vienna. Served on the Drafting Committee#  s441970bb  Member of the Ghana delegation to the UnitedNations Special Committee on Principles of International Law Relating to Friendly Relations and Cooperation Among States, Geneva# bb  Member of the Ghana delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Singapore#  s4x41972bb  Leader of the Ghana delegation to the Officials Meeting on Consular Relations within the Commonwealth, London#  s4 41973bb  Member of the Ghana delegation to the sixth session of the UnitedNations Commission on International Trade Law, Geneva# bb  Member of the Ghana delegation to the sixth session of the UnitedNations Special Committee on the Question of Defining Aggression, Geneva# "'{,|)|)51"Ԍbb  Member of the Ghana delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Ottawa# bb  Has several times represented Ghana on the Council of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization, London#  s441976bb  Elected as ViceChairman of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for a twoyear term#  s441976bb  Member of Ghana delegation to the thirtyfirst session of the UnitedNations GeneralAssembly#  s4` 41977bb  Member of the Minister of Foreign Affairs' official delegation to the Netherlands, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Norway and Italy#  s4 41977bb  Member of Ghana delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, London#  s441977bb  Member of Minister of Foreign Affairs' official delegation to Cuba.#  s4041978bb  Elected Chairman of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination# bb  Member of Minister of Foreign Affairs' official delegation to Yugoslavia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Poland# bb  Represented CERD at the World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, Geneva#  s4841979bb  Member of Ghana delegation to the 5th Council of Ministers Conference of the ECOWAS, Dakar# bb  Member of the Ghana delegation to the Summit Conference of the ECOWAS, Dakar# bb  Lecturer, 22nd International Seminar for Diplomats, Kleshein Council, Salzburg# bb  Participant Second Armand Hammer Conference on "Peace and Human Rights Human Rights and Peace", Rossevelt Campobello International Park, Canada# bb  Leader of the Ghana delegation to the First Extraordinary Session of the Fourth Ministerial Conference of West and Central African States on Maritime Transport, Dakar# bb  Member of the Ghana delegation to the Council of Ministers Conference of the ECOWAS, Dakar# bb  Member of the OAU Committee of Experts to draft an African Charter on human rights and people's rights, Dakar# "({,|)|),2"Ԍ s44ԙ1980bb  Represented CERD at the UnitedNations Seminar on Political, Economic, Cultural and other Factors underlying situations leading to Racism, including a survey of the increase or the decline of Racism and Racial Discrimination, Nairobi, Kenya#  s4419801981  Member of the Ghana delegation to the first and second sessions of the Plenipotentiary Meetings of the Law Ministers on the OAU Draft African Charter on Human and People's Rights, Banjul, The Gambia#  s441981bb  Armand Hammer Conference on "Peace and Human Rights Human Rights and Peace", AixenProvence, France# "` {,|)|) "  s44N)Carlos LECHUGA HEVIA (Cuba)ă bbAmbassador Carlos Lechuga Hevia was born in Havana on 28 February 1918. He worked as a journalist until the triumph of the Revolution in 1959, when he entered the diplomatic corps. From February to July 1959, he was Special Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Nations in New York. bbOn 18 July 1959, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Chile and attended the fourteenth session of the UnitedNations General Assembly in 1959. bbOn 28 December 1959, he was appointed Ambassador on Special Mission in Latin America. bbOn 2 March 1960, he took up his post as Permanent Representative of Cuba to the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Economic and Social Council in Washington. He took part as Adviser to the Cuban delegation at the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth consultative meetings of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Latin American Republics. bbFrom 23 May 1961 to 28 February 1962, he was Director of the Department of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba. bbOn 12 April 1962, he was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mexico. bbIn late 1962, he was transferred to New York as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations and later headed the Cuban delegation to the eighteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly. bbOn 29 July 1964, he was appointed Chairman of the National Cultural Council of Cuba and member of the Council of Ministers. bbHe took part in official special missions in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. bbHe held the post of Political Director for Africa and Asia in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, in January 1970, was appointed Cuban General Commissioner at the World Fair in Japan. bbFrom 22 January 1971 until 1978, he was based in Geneva as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations and specialized agencies in Switzerland. bbHe led the Cuban delegations to the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts in 1974, 1975 and 1977; the GATT Ministerial Meeting held in Tokyo from 12 to 14 September 1973; and the Conference of Developing Countries on Raw Materials held in Dakar from 3 to 8 February 1975. "'{,|)|)51"ԌbbHe represented the Governmental Group of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in the Governing Board of the International Institute for Labour Studies and was the head of the Cuban delegation to the ILO Conferences. bbHe was a member of the Cuban delegation to the third, fourth and fifth UnitedNations Conferences on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). bbHe was Coordinator of the Group of 77 during the fifth Conference in Manila, Philippines. bbDelegate to the seventh Special Session of the United Nations GeneralAssembly and to the thirtyfourth session of the UnitedNations GeneralAssembly. bbRepresentative of Cuba to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and Vice-Chairman of the Commission at the 1976 session. bbIn 1978, he was appointed Director of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba. bbMember, in a personal capacity, of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Studies, which advises the Secretary-General of the United Nations. bbAlso took part as delegate of Cuba to the 1973 and 1977 International Sugar Conferences, various meetings of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and was Secretary of the Political Committee of the Sixth NonAligned Summit Conference. bbAmbassador of Cuba to Portugal from 1981 to 1984. In 1981, he headed a delegation of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries which visited Lebanon. bbFrom 1984 to 1989, served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cuba to the UnitedNations and specialized agencies in Switzerland and was based in Geneva. bbViceChairman, First Committee, United Nations General Assembly, forty-eighth session. Chairman, Committee on Radiological Weapons, Conference on Disarmament, 1986.  s4@4bbAuthor of the book Itinerario de una Farsa. Is preparing a book on the 1962 nuclear missile crisis. bbMember of Cuban delegation, Paris Conference on Chemical Weapons, 1989. bbHeaded the observer delegation on the withdrawal of Vietnamese troops from Cambodia. bbMember, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 19901994 "H&{,|)|)G/"  s445Mr. Saeed MOKVIL (Yemen)ă  s44+b >uQ!+S++Date and place of birth:( SS.1951, Lahej, Yemen#S  s4 4Nationality:( SS.Yemeni#S  s44Marital status:( SS.Married, two children#S  s4@4Languages:( SS.Arabic, English, Russian#S  s44Education:( SS.Master in International Relations, obtained from College of International Law and International Relations, Kiev University#S ( SS.Diploma, Journalism, obtained from International Institute of Journalism, Berlin#S  s4H 4Present position:( SS.Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations and other international organizations, Geneva#S  s4h4Work experiences,( SS.19691972: Press Department, Ministry of Education#S conferences and  s44sessions:( SS.19731974: Third Secretary, Press Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs#S ( SS.19741975: Second Secretary, Yemen Embassy to Somalia#S ( SS.19761982: Sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Kiev University for specialization in the field of international relations#S ( SS.19821986: Deputy Director, Department of International Organizations and Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs#S ( SS.19861988: Counsellor, Charg) d'affaires, Yemen Embassy to the Republic of Ethiopia#S ( SS.19881990: Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations and other international organizations, Geneva and Vienna#S ( SS.1990: Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations and other international organizations, Geneva#S ( SS.Member of Yemeni delegation to the Ministerial and the Seventh Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, NewDelhi, 1983#S "'{,|)|)51"Ԍ( SS.Member of Yemeni delegation to the Ministerial and Fifth Conference of Heads of State of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Casablanca, Morocco, 1984#S ( SS.Member of Yemeni delegation to the Foreign Ministerial Conference of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Fez, Morocco, 1985#S ( SS.Member of the Yemeni delegation to the UnitedNations General Assembly, fortythird session (Third Committee), New York, 1988#S ( SS.Head of delegation to the Conference on the Treaty to Control the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes, Basel, Switzerland, 1989#S ( SS.Head of delegation to the General Conference of UNIDO, Vienna, 1989#S ( SS.Member of the observer Yemenidelegation to the Economic and Social Council, Geneva, summer session, 19891993#S ( SS.Member of Yemeni delegation to the International Labour Conference, fortysixth and forty-seventh sessions, Geneva, 1989, 1990#S ( SS.Member of the Yemeni delegation to the World Health Assembly, Geneva, 1989, 1990 and 1992#S ( SS.Member of the observer Yemeni delegation to the sessions of the Executive Committee of UNHCR, Geneva, 19891992#S ( SS.Member of the Yemeni delegation to the Fourth Review Conference of the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Geneva, 1990#S ( SS.Member of the Yemeni delegation to the eleventh World Meteorological Congress, Geneva, 1991#S ( SS.Member of observer Yemeni delegation to the UnitedNations Commission on Human Rights, forty-fifth to fortyninth sessions, Geneva, 1989-1993#S ( SS.Member of the Yemeni delegation to the Preparatory Committee meetings for the World Conference of Human Rights#S "'{,|)|)51"Ԍ( SS.Participated as an observer in different meetings of committees on human rights, such as the Committee against Torture, the Human Rights Committee and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination#S ( SS.Head of the Yemeni delegation to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, forty-first session, 1992.#S"@{,|)|)"  s44TJorge RHENAN SEGURA (Costa Rica)ă +S+b >uQ!++Date and place of birth: 6 October 1956, San Jos), Costa Rica  s4 4Higher education La Sorbonne, University of Paris: 7bbDoctorate in Political Sciences (summa cum laude)#b 7bbMaster's Degree of the Institute of Latin American Studies, Paris III#b University of Geneva: 7bbMaster's Degree of the Institute of European Studies#b 7bbStudies in human rights and humanitarianism#b University of Costa Rica: 7bbDegree in Public Law#b 7bbDegree in Political Sciences#b 7bbMaster's Degree in History of International Relations#b 7bbNotary public#b Autonomous University of Central America: 7bbDegree in Journalism#b  s44Present post 7bbCareer diplomat in Costa Rica's Foreign Service, currently with rank of Ambassador#b 7bbAmbassador. Deputy Resident Representative of Costa Rica to the UnitedNations Office at Geneva#b 7bbAmbassador to the Conference on Disarmament#b 7bbMember of the Academic Committee (Committee on Migration) of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, San Remo, Italy (since1990)#b  s4(#4Previous functions Assistant, Faculty of Social and Legal Science, University of Costa Rica (1974-1979). Researcher and lecturer, International Politics Centre, School of Political Science, University of Costa Rica (19791982). "({,|)|),2"ԌLecturer, School of International Relations (international law and economic relations), University of Costa Rica (19791982). Director, Office of International Affairs, School of International Relations, University of Costa Rica (1981) Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations (19821987). Alternate member, SubCommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (19881990). Expert member, United Nations Working Group on NonSelfGoverning Territories of the Pacific and Indian Oceans (19881992). Expert member, United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (19881992) A full list of professional assignments may be consulted in the files of the Secretariat  s4h4Diplomatic activities Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the Commission on Human Rights (19831993). Technical Adviser, International Labour Conferences (19831988), and Deputy Head of Delegation of the LXXV and LXXVI International Labour Conferences (1990-1991). Head of Delegation to the ILO Governing Body (19901993) and Coordinator of the Governmental Group at ILO (19901993). Legal Adviser, Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, International Organization for Migration and the Red Cross (19831990). Representative of Costa Rica at the sessions of the Economic and Social Council (19831993). Head of the Delegation of the Government of Costa Rica for the presentation of the second periodic report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1990), the delegation for the presentation of the third report to the Human Rights Committee (1990), the second report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and the initial report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child (1993). Representative of Costa Rica at meetings of the Working Group to draft the Convention on the Rights of the Child (19831989). ViceChairman of the Executive Committee of the International Organization for Migration (1991) and Chairman of the Executive Committee (19911992). "'{,|)|)51"ԌDeputy Head of the Delegation of Costa Rica to the World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, 1993. A full list of diplomatic assignments may be consulted in the files of the Secretariat.  s44Membership of associations, etc. Member of the Costa Rican Bar Association and the Costa Rican Political Science Association. Member, Costa Rican Association of Authors of Scientific and Literary Works. Former member, International Advisory Board of the International Association against Torture. Member, Committee of Experts on the Prevention of Torture in the Americas (CEPTA).  s44Contributor to the Costa Rican newspaper, La Naci;n (international politics and economic problems). Participant in numerous meetings, seminars, colloquiums and round tables on human rights and international politics at the Universities of Costa Rica, Geneva, AixenProvence, Paris (La Sorbonne), Seville and San Marcos de Lima. Lecturer at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, San Remo, Italy, in courses on racial discrimination, and the role of the police and human rights (1988), and at the InterAmerican Institute of Human Rights, in the course on racial discrimination (1989). A list of teaching assignments and other activities may be consulted in the files of the Secretariat.  s44Publications Dr. Rhenn Segura is the author of several books on international politics and international law and of several dozen articles on human rights and international politics which have appeared in specialized reviews. A full list of these publications may be consulted in the files of the Secretariat. " {,|)|)'"  s441Mr. Agha SHAHI (Pakistan)ă  s44+b >uQ!+ >uQ!++Present position:l President of the Islamabad Council of World Affairs and member of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination since 1978#  s44Experience: 19441951uukServed in the provincial government of Sind  s4@4 1951 >>@7uukAppointed to the Foreign Service of Pakistan#u  s44l 19511954uukDirector, Ministry of Foreign Affairs#u  s4` 4l 19551958uukMinister in the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington D.C.#u  s4 4l 19581961uukDeputy Permanent Representative, Pakistan Permanent Mission to the UnitedNations, NewYork#u  s44l 1961>>@7uukPromoted to the rank of Ambassador#u  s4h4l 19611964uukDirector-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs#u  s44l 19641967uukAdditional Foreign Secretary, Government of Pakistan#u  s44l 19671972uukPermanent Representative, Pakistan Permanent Mission to the UnitedNations, NewYork#u  s4p4l 19721973uukAmbassador of Pakistan to the People'sRepublic of China#u  s44l 19731977uukForeign Secretary (Permanent Under-Secretary), Government of Pakistan#u  s4 4l January 1978uukAdviser for Foreign Affairs, Government of#u  s44 to May 1980J uukPakistan#u  s4x4l May 1980 touukMinister for Foreign Affairs, Government of#u  s4@4l February 1982uukPakistan#u Mr.AghaShahi has served as Leader/Member of Pakistan delegations to many sessions of the UnitedNations GeneralAssembly and other international conferences, such as the Bandung Conference (1955), the Non-Nuclear-Weapon States Conference(1968), the Islamic Summit Conference, the Havana Non-Aligned Summit Conference(1979), etc. He was the Chairman of the Islamic Foreign Ministers' Conference held in Islamabad in 1980 and Leader of the Pakistan Delegation to the World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna in June1993. "'{,|)|)51"ԌHe has also served in various capacities on a number of UnitedNations organs and bodies, namely as member of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions(ACABQ) (1956-1962), representative of Pakistan in theUnitedNations SecurityCouncil (1968-1969), Chairman of the GeneralAssembly's First Committee(1969), President of the UNDP Governing Council(1969), Chairman of the Pakistan delegations to the UnitedNations GeneralAssembly (1977-1981), Chairman of the UnitedNations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Disarmament Studies (1979-1982), Chairman of the Board of Trustees, UnitedNations Institute for Training andResearch(UNITAR) (1982). He is active in public affairs and has participated in many international seminars since 1978.  s4 4His publications include Pakistan's Security and Foreign PolicyĠ(1988) and a number of articles on security, disarmament and humanitarian issues. "H {,|)|)g"  s44+ >uQ!+ >uQ!++%Michael E. SHERIFIS (Cyprus)ă  s44Born: Famagusta, Cyprus 18 November 1937#  s4 4Married: to Rossella FranchiniSherifis, former member of the Italian Diplomatic Service.#  s4x4Academic Qualifications:  University of Athens: he graduated from the Faculty of Political Science and Economics (1959) and from the Law School(1962).#  s4` 4Languages: Greek, English, French.#  s4 4Career: Diplomat.#  He joined the Cyprus Diplomatic Service in 1961.#  19611962 Consul in Athens.#  1963 Political Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.#  1964 Consul-General in Alexandria, Egypt.#  19651970 Member of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the UnitedNations, NewYork.#  19701972 Deputy Chief of Mission in Paris and Deputy Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe, Strasbourg.#  19731976 Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UnitedNations Office at Geneva and to the specialized agencies in Switzerland.#  19761979 Director of Human Rights, Director of Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.#  19801982 Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UnitedNations, NewYork; also accredited as Ambassador to Suriname and High Commissioner to Grenada.#  19831985 Ambassador to Yugoslavia, also accredited to Algeria.#  19851989 Ambassador to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also accredited to Finland, Poland, Czechoslovakia, the German Democratic Republic.#  19891993 Ambassador to the United States of America, also accredited to Canada, Brazil, Ecuador, Jamaica, theBahamas.# "'{,|)|)51"Ԍ+ >uQ!+b >uQ!++bbHe has been at the head of Cyprus delegations to numerous international conferences. He has specialized in human rights issues and in this capacity he served as:  s4 4bb(a) Leader of the delegation of Cyprus to the World Conference Against Apartheid, held in Lagos in1977;  s4x4bb(b) Deputy Leader of the delegation of Cyprus to the Conference on Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts held at Geneva from 1974-1977, which resulted in the adoption of twoProtocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions;  s4` 4bb(c) Leader or Deputy Leader of the delegation of Cyprus to several sessions of the Commission on Human Rights;  s4 4bb(d) Representative of Cyprus to the ThirdCommittee of the UnitedNations GeneralAssembly in 1968, 1969, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979. bbHe has been a Vice-Chairman of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, of which he is an elected member since January1982. He is actively involved in the work of the Committee and he has repeatedly chaired a number of its working groups. bbHe participated in numerous seminars and lectured extensively in American universities, think-tanks and Councils of Foreign Affairs on issues relating to human rights and international relations. "{,|)|) "  s441Mrs. N1na VAJI` (Croatia)  s44  s44Place and date of birth: Zagreb, Croatia, 5 February1948  s4 4Education  s44+b >uQ!+ >uQ!++19661971: Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb  B.A. in Law#  s4419711973: Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb#  Postgraduate Studies in Public and Private International Law and International Relations#  L.L.M. in International Law#  s4 41978-1980: Graduate Institute of International Studies (Institut universitaire de hautes )tudes internationales IUHEI), Universityof Geneva#  Diploma Programme in International Law#  s441984: Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb#  J.S.D. in International Law  s404Languages Croatian, English, German, French (fluent) Italian, Spanish (reading knowledge)  s44Current appointment Professor of Public International Law at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Law (1991-present) Director of the Institute of International and Comparative Law of the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb (1991-present)  s4X4Previous appointments Instructor 1971-1978, Assistant 1978-1985, Assistant Professor 1985-1991 of Public International Law at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Law  s4@4Fields of specialization Public International Law in general, with emphasis in human rights, peaceful settlement of disputes, law of treaties, law of international organizations, UnitedNations European Community law  s4#4Other relevant experience Part-time cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RepublicofCroatia; Consultant to governmental bodies on questions of international law; "({,|)|),2"ԌMember of a CSCE Dispute Settlement Mechanism (nominated by Croatia); Guest lecturer: Inter-University Centre of Postgraduate Studies, Dubrovnik(Croatia); Universities of Osijek, Rijeka (Croatia), Parma (Italy), Vienna(Austria), Iberoamerican University, MexicoCity (Mexico); Participation in numerous research projects and expert conferences;  s5@4Editing the periodical "Prinosi za poredbeno proucavanje prava i me  unarodno pravo" ("Contributions to the Study of Comparative and International Law") in Croatian, English, French.  s4b 4Professional organizations Croatian Society of International Law International Law Association The Croatian European Community Studies Association International Institute of Space Law  s424Publications + >uQ!+b >uQ!++Dr.Vajia has authored many articles on issues in international law and international relations. A list of those publications may be consulted at the Secretariat. "{,|)|)"  s44+b >uQ!+>uQ!++1RGdiger WOLFRUM (Germany)ă  s44BornBerlin, 13 December 1941  s4 419641969Study of Law at the Universities of Bonn and TGbigen  s4418 January 1969First State Examination  s4@419691973Junior barrister  s4429 June 1973Graduation, Dr. iur.  s4` 414 September 1973Second State Examination  s4 4From 1973` Assistant professorship, Institute of International Law, University of Bonn #  s4H 41 August 1977` Research fellow at the Center for Oceans Law and#  s44to 31 July 1978` Policy of the University of Virginia; scholarship from the German Research Foundation#  s4h4July/August 1980` Participation at the Third UnitedNations Law of the#  s404March/April 1981` Sea Conference (alternate)#  s44March/April 1982` Representative of the German delegation and Adviser to the Ministry of Economics#  s4P428 November 1980` Habilitation, venialegendi for national, public and international public law#  s446 May 1982` Professor, Chair of National, Public and International Public Law, University of Mainz, Faculty of Law and Economics#  s44From 2 December 1982` Professor, Chair of Public and International Public Law, University of Kiel, Law Faculty, Director of the Institute of International Law#  s44June 1983May 1988` Participation at the 4th Special Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting concerning Antarctic mineral resource activities, Member of the German delegation and Chairman of the Legal Working Group (beginning in1985)#  s4!4August/September 1983` Participation at the Preparatory Commission for theInternational Seabed Authority and for the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany)#  s4%4From 29 April 1986` Judge at the Court of Appeals for Administrative Matters for the States of Niedersachsen and Schleswig-Holstein# "'{,|)|)51"Ԍ s44August/September 1987` Visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis#  s4X4January 1990` Election as member of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination#  s44Since 1 June 1990` Vice-rector of the Christian-Albrechts-Universitt at Kiel#  s44August/September 1990` Visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Law School#  s4` 4Since 1 May 1993` Director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg# Author of a large number of books and articles published in German and English, a list of which is available for consultation in the files of the Secretariat.