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GENERAL CRC/SP/14 13 December 1994 ENGLISH Original: ENGLISH/FRENCH/  + SPANISH    m MEETING OF STATES PARTIES Fifth meeting New York, 21 February 1995 Agenda item 5 ++b >uQ!++ ELECTION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 43 OF THE CONVENTION ON THE  + RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, OF FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE  + RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, TO REPLACE THOSE WHOSE TERMS ARE DUE TO -EXPIRE ON 28 FEBRUARY 1995  s44!Note by the SecretaryGenerală  s4C41.bbIn conformity with article43 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the 5thmeeting of the States parties to the Convention will be convened by the Secretary-General at UnitedNations Headquarters on Tuesday, 21February1995, for the purpose of electing five members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child from a list of persons nominated by States parties, to replace those whose terms are due to expire on 28February1995 (see annexI). The names of the other five members who will continue to serve on the Committee until 28 February1997 appear in annexII.  s4K42.bbIn accordance with the procedure set out in article43, paragraph4, of the Convention, the Secretary-General, in a noteverbale dated 15September1994, invited the States parties to submit their nominations for the election of five members of the Committee within two months, i.e. by 15November1994.  s4"43.bbIn compliance with the provisions of article43, paragraph4, of the Convention, the Secretary-General has the honour to list below, in alphabetical order, the names of the persons nominated for election to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, indicating the States parties which have nominated them. Biographical data of the persons nominated, as furnished by the States parties concerned, are contained in annexIII to the present document.  &  +. GE.9470422 (E) +---RR37F$UFQ$ Qj L_%F! _L?2 A?2> L H a    s44 R} '7)aCRC/SP/14 page  '7*+b >uQ!++;aCRC/SP/14 ;apage  +h#҇Name of candidate Mgr. Luis A. Bambaren Gastelumendi Mrs. Amna Mohamed AbdelKarim Bedri Mrs. Akila Belembaogo Mr. Marcelo Cant;n Pombo Mr. Moussa Couguere Mr. Rodriguo Crespo Toral Mr. Ali Abdul Fattah Mr. Victor Manuel Guisa Cruz Mr. Thomas Hammarberg Ms. Judith Karp Mr. Yuri M. Kolosov Mrs. Blanca Lizzeth Rivera de Paz Mr. Mainassara Maidagi Ms. Sandra Prunella Mason Mrs. Martina Mathurin Mr. Vitit Muntarbhorn Mrs. Natalia Petrova Mr. Jesmond Schembri Mrs. F)licit) Christine J.A. Talon Mr. Omar Mohamed Zentani"h{,|)|)C"  s44Nominated by Peru Sudan Brukina Faso Uruguay Chad Ecuador Syrian Arab Republic Mexico Sweden Israel Russian Federation Honduras Niger Barbados Saint Lucia Thailand Ukraine Malta Benin Libyan Arab JamahiriyaHh{,|)|)C$CC|)|)Hԯ "{,|)|)1"  s446yAnnex Iă COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD  s4 4 Members whose terms expire on 28 February 1995ă  s44+h#+h#xŇName of Member Mr. Luis A. Bambaren Gastelumendi Mrs. Akila Belembaogo Mr. Thomas Hammarberg Mr. Yuri Kolosov Ms. Sandra Prunella Mason"` {,|)|) "  s44Country of Nationality Peru Burkina Faso Sweden Russian Federation BarbadosxH` {,|)|) $ |)|)Hԯ"( {,|)|) "  s44uAnnex IIă COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD  s4 4 Members whose terms expire on 28 February 1997ă  s44+h#+9#҇Name of Member Mrs. Hoda Badran Mrs. Flora Corpuz Eufemio Mr. Swithun Tachiona Mombeshora Mrs. Marta Santos Pais Mrs. Marilia Sardenberg Zelner Goncalves"` {,|)|) "  s44Country of nationality Egypt Philippines Zimbabwe Portugal BrazilH` {,|)|) $ |)|)Hԯ"( {,|)|) "  s44qAnnex IIIă !BIOGRAPHICAL DATA OF NOMINEES  s4 4 Luis Armando Bambaren Gastelumendi (Peru)ă  s441.bbPERSONAL DATA 7bbDate of birth: 14 February 1928#b 7bbPlace of birth: Yungay, Ancash, Peru#b  s4` 42.bbHIGHER EDUCATION 7bbUniversity studies in humanities and letters, Lima, Peru#b 7bbUniversity studies in philosophy, Charmart1n de la Rosa, Madrid, Spain#b 7bbUniversity studies in education, Lima, Peru#b 7bbUniversity studies in theology, Granada, Spain#b 7bbStudies on the problems and situation of juveniles and the family in Peru and Latin America (Legal and Social Peace Mission Institute, Lima, Peru)#b  s4h43.bbDEGREES, TITLES AND DECORATIONS 7bbDegrees and titles:#b 7bbBachelor of Arts and Letters#b 7bbMaster's in Philosophy#b 7bbMaster's in Theology#b 7bbOrdination as a priest, 15 July 1958, Spain#b 7bbDecorations:#b 7bb"NCnez de Balloa", awarded by the Government of Panama#b 7bb"Amauta", awarded by the Ministry of Education of the Government of Peru#b  s4X44.bbPASTORAL DUTIES AS A PRIEST 7bbTeaching in the Jesuit Colegio de la Inmaculada, Lima#b 7bbPrefect in the Jesuit Colegio de la Inmaculada, Lima#b 7bbRector of the Jesuit Colegio San Ignacio, Piura (1965-1967)#b  s4 45.bbCONSECRATION AS A BISHOP 7bbConsecrated Bishop on 7 January 1968#b  s4(#46.bbPASTORAL DUTIES SINCE BECOMING A BISHOP 7bbRecommended as Head Bishop of Sertei#b 7bbAuxiliary Bishop of Lima, in charge of shanty towns: 1 December 1967#b 7bbFirst Bishop of the Diocese of Chimbote: 9 April 1983#b 7bbPresident of the Social Action Department of CELAM (1979-1983)#b 7bbPresident of Caritas for Latin America (1983-1987)#b"'{,|)|)51"ԌX7bbVice-President of Caritas International, accountable to the Holy Father, John Paul II#b X7bbMember of the Board of Caritas, Peru (since 1983)#b 7bbPresident of the Peruvian Shanty Towns Office (1968-1975)#b 7bbPresident of the Episcopal Social Action Committee: in charge of religious and social work for the development of man and society (1968-1988)#b 7bbPresident of the Episcopal Family Committee: in charge of religious and social work in favour of juveniles and the family in Peru (since 1988)#b 7bbHonorary President of the Legal and Social Peace Mission Institute#b 7bbPresident of the Apostolate of the Sea, Peruvian Bishops' Conference#b 7bbHonorary Chairman of "Mision Juridica y Social de Paz" Institute#b 7bbChairman of the Sea Apostleness, Peruvian Episcopal Conference#b 7bbMember of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (1991-1995)#b  s4 47.bbPUBLICATIONS 7bbAuthor of a number of books and articles, a list of which may be consulted in the files of the secretariat#b  s4h48.7bbLANGUAGES#b 7bbSpanish, French and Latin#b  s449.7bbCONGRESS, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS#b 7bbResponsible of the Latin American Conference of "Puebla" (1979)#b 7bbCaritas Latin American Congress, Quito, Ecuador (1983)#b 7bbConference "Responsible Parenthood and Social Problems of Unmarried Mothers" (1984), organized by the National Institute on Family Welfare#b 7bbConference "Family and the Civil Code", organized by the Peruvian Bar of Social Workers (1984)#b 7bbConference "Concubinage in the Peruvian Law High Level Course of Law" (1987) organized by the Association for the Development of Law Research (1987)#b 7bbConference "Artificial Human Reproduction" during the conference organized by the Faculty of Law of the Catholic University of Peru and "Themis" magazine (1987)#b 7bbConference "The Family in the Peruvian Constitution" XLI SeminarWorkshop for the Presentation of the Peruvian Political Constitution and Human Rights, organized by the Ministry of Justice (1987)#b 7bbCaritas Latin American Congress, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1987)#b 7bbCaritas European Congress, Luxemburg (1988)#b 7bbConference "The Sources of the National Law on Family: Civil Code (1984)" organized by Lima's Attorneys Bar and the Centre on High Studies on Law of San Martin de Porres University (1988)#b 7bbConference "The Family and its Educational Mission" during the course of the School for Parents Programme, organized by Giordano Bruno School (1989)#b"H&{,|)|)G/"Ԍ 7bbA number of congress convened by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Holy See#b 7bbA number of congress convened by the Holy See's Pontifical Council for  the Family in Mexico City, Manila, Arome Quito and Rio de Janeiro (1992-1994)#b  s4410.bbESTABLISHMENT OF SOCIAL PROGRAMMES 7bb"Mision Juridica y Social de Paz" Institute, Lima#b 7bbRural and Technical Institute for Training, Piura#b 7bbHome of Peace for Abandoned Children, Chimbote#b 7bbCentre of Special Education for Handicapped, Chimbote#b 7bbPedagogic Superior Institute for Primary and Secondary School Teachers#b 7bbPrivate University "San Pedro"#b 7bbHome "Luchito" for Worker Children#b 7bb"Tasiru", Workshops for Handicapped#b " {,|)|)p"  s44 Amna Mohammed AbdelKarim Bedri (Sudan)ă  s44Personal information  s4 4Birth: 13 June 1953, Omdurman, Sudan  s44Marital status: Married with three children Languages: Arabic, English, French  s44Qualifications 7bbUniversity of Khartoum Faculty of Arts, 19711977, B.A. Honours Degree in English language and literature#b 7bbDiploma in French language, Language of Toura, France, 1972 University of Poitiers#b 7bbPostgraduate Diploma of Linguistics and English Language Teaching, Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh, 1987#b 7bbM.A. Tesol (Teaching English to speakers of other languages)#b 7bbDiploma in Time Management, Sudan Academy for Administrative Studies, Khartoum, 1993#b  s404Posts 7bbSecretaryGeneral, National Council for Child Welfare, 1992#b 7bbLecturer of Head of English Department, Girls College, Omdurman Islamic University, 1991-1992#b 7bbCoordinator of Childhood Programmes, Ministry of Social Welfare, 1989-1991#b 7bbLecturer of English Language and Literature, Girls College, Omdurman Islamic University, 1984-1989#b 7bbPart-time lecturer in English Literature, College of Education, University of Khartoum, 1988-1992#b 7bbPart-time lecturer in English Literature, Omdurman Ablia College, 1988-1992#b 7bbParttime English Language Teacher, Abfad College for Girls, 19881991#b 7bbParttime Demonstrator in Spoken Arabic, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Edinburgh, 1987#b 7bbConference Officer and Translator, Friendship Hall, Khartoum, 1979-1982#b 7bbTeacher of English, Ahfad Secondary School, Omdurman, 1977-1979#b  s4 4Organizations and National Committees  s4!419731974/n 7 University of Khartoum Students Union# 19741975  s4#419831986n 7 The Union of University Lecturers Islamic University, Sudan#  s4%419861988n 7 Muslim Students Union in Moray House College, Edinburgh#  s4'419907bb7 7 National Steering Committee for World Summit for Children# "'{,|)|)51"Ԍ s4419901992n 7 Sudanese Women's Union Secretary-General of Social Secretariat#  s4X419901994n  Board of Directors of Sudan House for Publishing and Printing#  s441990present Board of Directors of the Organization of Homeless Children  s4x41990present Board of Directors of El Nileen Centre#  s441994bbn 7 Board of Directors of the African Charitable Society for Mothers and Child Welfare#  s4` 41994bb  National Committee for the Preparation of the International Conference on Population and Development#  s4 41993  National Steering Committee for the Fourth Conference on Population and Development, Khartoum#  s4419931994  National Committee for the International Year of the Family#  s4419931994  National Committee for the Fourth World Conference on Women in China 1995#  s441994  National Committee for the preparation for the World Summit for Social Development#  s4P41994  Committee of Experts preparing Sudanese Population Strategy#  s441992  Conference on the National Strategy Sub-group preparing strategy for children#  s484Participation in Conferences 7bbConference on Sudanese Children, Present and Future Prospects as Head of Secretariat#b 7bbWorld Summit for Children as member of the official delegation#b 7bbAll sectoral conferences held in Sudan between 1990-1994, e.g. conferences on women, displaced population, social development, higher education in Sudan, issues concerning the media, etc.#b 7bbMember Conference on the Role of NGOs in Implementing the CRC, Khartoum, 1990#b 7bbMember Conference on the Role of NGOs in Caring for Orphans, 1994#b 7bbMember NGO Forum in Amman, Jordan, 1993#b 7bbParticipant Conference for Arab Plan of Action, Cairo, representing Sudan#b 7bbConference on the Followup of Arab Plan of Action, Cairo, 1993#b 7bbParticipant Workshop on Gender Training, Khartoum#b 7bbDiscussant in the Second Conference of Sudanese Red Crescent#b 7bbMember of official delegation, Dakar, 1992#b 7bbMember Conference on the Elimination of Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children, 1990#b 7bbMember Round Table on the Elimination of Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children, 1994#b"( {,|)|),2"Ԍ7bbSpeaker to the Workshop on Handicapped Children#b 7bbSeminar on the Role of NGOs in the Extended Immunization Programme, Khartoum, 1989#b 7bbConference on Teaching Women's Studies in Sudanese Universities, Khartoum, 1988#b  s44Contributions relevant to children 7bbPreparing report of Sudan to Committee on the Rights of the Child and follow-up report#b 7bbPaper on Mother and Child Health for the Fourth Conference on Population and Development, Khartoum#b 7bbPaper for a Training Workshop on Social Mobilization for Children's Needs, El-Obied, Sudan#b 7bbPaper for a Training Workshop for Coordinators of Children's Committees in the Provinces of the Central State#b 7bbPaper on the Role of the National Council of Child Welfare in Monitoring the CRC for CRC TRaining Workshop#b 7bbEditing Situation Analysis on Women and Children in Sudan#b 7bbTranslating many articles on child welfare for the use of the Council and for decision-makers#b 7bbArticles on issues concerning women and children in Sudanese and foreign newspapers and magazines (e.g. monthly editorial for the women's magazine  s44Azza)#b .G:\E94SB\70422S1 " {,|)|)"  s44 .G:\E94SB\70422S2 +b >uQ!+b >uQ!++Akila Belembaogo (Burkina Faso)ă  s44Date and place of birth:>>@14 December 1954, Tunis (Tunisia)  s4 4Qualifications  s441977: Law degree judicial experience bb Faculty of Law Algiers (Algeria)  s441979: Diploma in advanced appliedlaw studies bb University of Paris XII (France)  s4` 4Languages French, Arabic, English  s4 4Professional experience October 1985 to June 1986: Lecturer in familylaw, Social Workers' School, Ouagadougou February 1986 to September 1987: Director for Children, Ministry of Family Advancement and National Solidarity, Ouagadougou October 1987 to March 1988: Secretariat. Ministry of Family Advancement and National Solidarity, Ouagadougou March 1988 to date: Technical Adviser to the Secretary of State for Social Action, in charge of the sector for children, social reintegration and judicial questions February 1992 to date: Member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (1993: ViceChairman of the Committee) September 1991: Adviser to the Constitutional Division of the Supreme Court  s4 4June 1992: Minister with responsibility for Social Action and the Family March 1994: Minister for Social Action and the Family  s4@4Other experience  s4 41989:n Founding member of the Burkina Faso Association for the Protection of Children (NGO)# bbn Founding member of the Burkina Faso Movement for Human Rights and the Rights of Peoples (NGO)# "$ {,|)|)$0"Ԍ s44xMissions abroad  s441988:n Head of the Burkina Faso delegation to the second GeneralAssembly of the Association of WestAfrican Women (AFAO)#  s441992:n Head of delegation to the International Conference on Assistance to xAfrican Children#  s4@41993:n Head of delegation to the session of the OAU Working Committee on Social Affairs, Cairo (Egypt)#  s441994:n Head of delegation to the International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, (Egypt), 313 September.#  s4 4Publications and studies  s4 4Studies  s441983:n Study on the situation of minors imprisoned in Ouagadougou Civil Prison#  s4h41986:n Coauthor of a study on the legal and social status of women in four Sahel countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal, under the direction of Mr. Kader Boye, a lawyer#  s441990:n Coauthor of a case study of Burkina Faso: How can children's rights be better integrated into the work of UNICEF?#  s441994:n Coauthor of an international study on the overriding interest of the child, UNICEF#  s4841994:n Drafting of a manual on the rights of the family, Centre for Human Rights (in progress).#  s44Articles  s4 41987:n Legal status of women's associations in Burkina Faso#  s441989:n Code of individuals and the family,#  s4x47bb7 Bulletin d')pid)miologie et d'informations sociosanitaires, Ministry of Health and Social Action# bbn Experience of daycare centres in Burkina Faso# bbn Review of the Centre for International Advanced Training in Social Development# bbn Social work and development, University of Aix, Marseille II# 7bb7 Regulations for the benefit of handicapped persons,#  s4H&47bb7 Bulletin d')pid)miologie et d'informations sociosanitaires, Ministry of Health and Social Action# "' {,|)|)51"Ԍ s441990:n Developments in legislation on family planning in Burkina Faso,  s44Bulletin d')pid)miologie et d'informations sociosanitaires, Ministry of Health and Social Action#  s4 4bbn The Convention on the Rights of the Child, Bulletin d')pid)miologie  s44et d'informations sociosanitaires, Ministry of Health and Social Action#  s4@41991:n Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination  s44Against Women, Bulletin d')pid)miologie et d'informations  s44socio-sanitaires, Ministry of Health and Social Action#  s4` 41992:n Data sheets on the Convention on the Rights of the Child at national and international level, UNICEF#  s4 4Lectures  s4H 413 April 1984: 7Lecture and discussion on the law and women in BurkinaFaso, for thirdyear law students, School of Advanced Legal Studies, Ouagadougou#  s4h428 October 1984: 7Lecture and discussion on the role of information in development, United Nations Information Centre, Ouagadougou#  s4411 May ton 7 7Series of discussion papers on the Code of Persons and#  s4P424 August 1990: 7the Family, for the staff of Kadiogo provincial office of Social Action (Ouagadougou), Department of Social Action#  s4p422 January 1991 7Lecture and discussion on the Convention on the Rights#  s484and7bb7 7 7of the Child for thirdyear law students, Faculty of Law#  s4421 January 1992: and Political Science, University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso#  s4X425 November 1991:Round table on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, international forum of NGOs, UNICEF, Kadoma, Zimbabwe#  s4@420 November 1993:Tragic situation of teenage mothers, Seventh international conference on children and the future of society, Rome, Italy#  s4`"430 November 1993:Convention on the Rights of the Child, workshop for African artists and communicators on the child and development, Alliance of African Artists, Intellectuals and Communicators (UNICEF/WCARO), Ouagadougou, BurkinaFaso.#"% {,|)|)P."  s44Marcelo Canton Pombo (Uruguay)ă  s44Date of birth: 4 April 1955  s4 4Intergovernmental and non-governmental conferences, symposia and other events bbTook part in the twenty-sixth International Law Seminar held at the European headquarters of the UnitedNations, Geneva, 1990. bbTook part as a special appointee of the Supreme Court of Justice of Uruguay in the Symposium on the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law in Uruguay organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay with the participation of the International Committee of the RedCross, Montevideo, September1989. bbRepresented the Inter-American Children's Institute (specialized agency of the Organization of American States) in the UnitedNations Commission on Human Rights, Geneva, February-March1989. bbRepresented the Inter-American Children's Institute in the Working Group which prepared the draft Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was later adopted by the Commission on Human Rights. bbRepresented the Inter-American Children's Institute in the meeting of the  s44AdHoc Group of Non-Governmental Organizations of an International Character held with a view to the formulation and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Geneva. bbA full list of participation in international conferences and symposia may be consulted in the files of the secretariat.  s484Professional experience bbAdviser in international humanitarian law to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay since 1992. bbChairman of the National Commission on Humanitarian Law, formed in March1994, and Chairman of its predecessor which functioned during 1992. The two Commissions had, and have, an interagency character, being made up of representatives of the Ministries of Education, Culture, National Defence, the Interior, Foreign Affairs and Public Health, as well as representatives of the Faculty of Law, the Judiciary and the Uruguayan Red Cross. bbRepresentative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Central Committee of the Uruguayan Red Cross since 1992. bbLecturer in Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of the Republic, Montevideo, since 1991. bbParticipated in the work of the Commission on Legal Deontology of the Faculty of Law, University of the Republic, Montevideo, 199293. "'{,|)|)51"ԌbbLed the debate generated by his own lecture on the family and human rights which was part of a preparatory series for the International Year of the Family, organized by the Association of Professional and Business Women, held at the University Union, June 1993. bbMember of the working group which drew up the human rights syllabus for the Faculty of Law, University of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Montevideo,1989. bbSpoke on the Convention of the Rights of the Child as part of the workshops organized by the InterAmerican Children's Institute and UNICEF, Montevideo, 1989. bbAt the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, lectured on a number of topics including the status of minors in armed conflicts, in the light of international humanitarian law, School of Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, 1988. bbSpoke at the workshops on the problem of the family and adolescence organized by the Institute of Family and Juvenile Law and the Inter-American Children's Institute for judges, lawyers and related staff and held at the town hall, Maldonado, 1986. bbSpoke on a number of occasions at meetings and round tables on humanitarian law organized by the Uruguayan Red Cross. bbTaught a class on the sociological aspects of the procedure for providing advice or information on family and juvenile law, as part of the training course for community development workers organized by the Uruguayan Red Cross, Montevideo, July 1985. bbTaught the multidisciplinary course on jurisdiction in juvenile and family cases organized by the InterAmerican Children's Institute and the Faculty of Law for judges, lawyers and related staff and held at the Facultyof Law, Montevideo 1984. bbAssistant professor of philosophy, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences. bbAssociate professor of fundamental concepts of law. bbA full list of teaching assignments and lecturing activities may be consulted in the files of the secretariat.  s4!4Publications, papers and scientific reports bbArticle on the background and drafting of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, requested by the administration of the Inter-American Children's Institute (OAS specialized agency), shortly to be published by the Institute. bbArticle on the guiding principles and drafting of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, being published by the Diplomatic Review, whose editorial board has already approved its publication. "({,|)|),2"Ԍ s44bb"Actio popularis in Inter-State Procedures of a Judicial or Quasi-Judicial Character Applicable to International Human Rights Law", submitted to the Seminar on the international protection of human rights, led by Professor Meron, Geneva, 1989. bbArticle on the special protection of children in armed conflicts, submitted to the Seminar led by Professor K. Samson, Geneva, 1988. bbA full list of publications may be consulted in the files of the secretariat.  s44Education and degrees bbDiploma in international law and comparative human rights law from the Strasbourg International Institute of Human Rights, July 1988 (this is not simply an attendance certificate, but involved passing many tests after attending courses and lectures). bbAcademic activities in the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, 1987-1990. bbBecame a candidate for a professorship of public international law, Faculty of Law, 1987. bbAppointed Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Montevideo, 1987. bbStudied education science in the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences. bbObtained a Doctorate in law and social science, Faculty of Law, Montevideo, 1981. bbSociology studies, Social Science Institute, University of the Republic, 1979-1981. bbBecame university administrator, Faculty of Law. bbBachelor's degree in economics, 1976. bbBachelor's degree in law, 1973. bbInternational Baccalaureate Diploma, Geneva, July 1972. bbGeneral Certificate of Education in History and Geography, University of London.  s4#4"#{,|)|)b,"  s44Activities bbAlternate member of the Committee on Human Rights Programmes, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences. bbAssociate member of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law. bbConsulting lawyer, Central Bank of Uruguay. bbLaw practice from 1981 to 1987. bbMember of the Public International Law Institute, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences. bbA full list of memberships may be consulted in the files of the secretariat. .G:\E94SB\70422S2 "H {,|)|)2"  s44 .G:\E94SB\70422S3 +b >uQ!+b >uQ!++H=Moussa Couguere (Chad)ă  s44Date and place of birth: 30 March 1950, Kelo (Tandjile)  s4 4Marital status: Married  s44Position: Counsellor, first class, in foreign affairs  s4@4Languages: French, Russian, English  s44Education and training  s4` 4bbHigher education bbPreparatory Faculty, State University of Tashkent (Uzbekistan) bbState University of Kiev (Ukraine)  s44bbDiplomas bbCertificate in primary studies, June 1971 bbCertificate in junior secondary studies (BEPC), June 1977 bbBaccalaureat, second level, series A (BAC A4), August 1981 bbRussian language teaching certificate bbDiploma in advanced studies in international relations  s4p4Professional experience  s44+b >uQ!+b >uQ!++19811983:  Teacher at the Pala High School  s44November 1989:l Recruited into Civil Service under order No.4325/PR/MFP/DFP-R/1331, with the grade of trainee counsellor first class in foreign affairs and assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs# bb l Civil defence volunteer under order No.285/MEN/SE/DG/DES/89#  s4 41990:  Head of international disputes section 7bb7  Dealing with disputes connected with human rights, protection of the interests of Chadians living abroad and those providing services to diplomatic missions and accredited international organizations in Chad, introduction of data sheets for the preparation of international conferences# July/August 1992: Training in the field of human rights, Geneva-Strasbourg "({,|)|)4"Ԍ s441993:   Head of international treaties division bb l Follow up, drafting and ratification of international agreements and treaties concluded in the context of international cooperation# bbn  Negotiation and interpretation of texts and international agreements to which Chad is a party# bb l Participation in the work of major interministerial and intergovernmental joint commissions# bb l Participation in the work of the Preparatory Committee for the World Conference on Human Rights, Geneva, 1930 April#  s4 41994: l Participation in the WIPO Conference on Development Cooperation Related to Copyright and Neighbouring Rights, Geneva, 2427 May# "{,|)|)^"  s44Rodrigo Crespo Toral (Ecuador)ă  s44+b >uQ! /++ / /++Degree: M.D. Specialty Board Certification: Paediatrics#  s4 4Present office: President of the National Council on the Handicapped (CONADIS)#  s4x4Professional experience  s44 /( P+L1980-1988  Director-General//Inter-American Children's Institute (Organization of American States) Montevideo (Uruguay)#/  s4( 41975-1980  Medical Doctor//Great Oaks Mental Retardation Centre, Maryland (United States of America)#/  s4 41968-1970  Paediatrician in the //Lynchburg General and Marshal Lodge#/  s4H 4  Emergency Room and//Hospital, Lynchburg, Va.#/  s44  Paediatrics Service//(United States of America)#/  s441968-1970  Medical Doctor//Lynchburg Training School and Hospital for the Mentally Retarded, Lynchburg, Va. (United States ofAmerica)#/  s441957-1960  Paediatrician//Social Assistance Maternal and Child Clinic, Guayaquil (Ecuador)#/  s441963-1968  Director of the Male//Leon Becerra Children's Hospital,#/  s44  Children Ward//Guayaquil (Ecuador)#/   (school age)  s441957-1963  Staff Paediatrician, //Leon Becerra Children's Hospital,#/  s44  Assistant Director//Guayaquil (Ecuador)#/   Infants' Service  s4 4Education, undergraduate and graduate programmes, and titles  s441953  Doctor of medicine//University of Guayaquil (Ecuador)#/  s4@41951-1953  Paediatrics Intern//Leon Becerra Children's Hospital Guayaquil (Ecuador)#/  s4!41954-1955  Intern//Lebanon Hospital, Bronx, New York (United States of America)#/  s4#41955-1956  Paediatrics Resident//Bronx Municipal Hospital Centre, Bronx, New York (UnitedStates ofAmerica)#/  s4'41959  Paediatrics Fellowship//Des Enfants Malades Hospital and Troussau Hospital, Paris (France)#/ "({,|)|),2"Ԍ s441967  Certificate//Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) (UnitedStates of America)#/  s4 41969  Certificate//Postgraduate Course on Mental Retardation-Letchworth Village (United States of America)#/  s4@4Academic positions  s441986 to date  Adjunct Professor//Georgetown University Medical School#/  s44  of Paediatrics//(United States of America)#/  s4( 41977-1980  Founder and Director of//Georgetown University, #/  s4 4Ԡ  the Clinic for Spanish//Washington D.C.  s4 4  speaking Children//(United States of America)    s4H 41975-1978  Director of the //Georgetown University,  s44  Georgetown University//Washington D.C.  s44  PanAmerican Health//(United States of America)   Organization Training   Programme  s441978-1980  Director of Special//Child Development Centre#/  s44  Affairs and Medical//Georgetown University, #/  s44  Coordination //Washington D.C.   //(United States of America)  s441972-1978  Director of the //University Affiliated Programme for#/  s44  Paediatrics Division//Child Development, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. (UnitedStates of America)#/  s441978-1986  Associate Professor of//Georgetown University Medical#/  s44  Paediatrics//School (United States of America)#/  s4 41970-1978  Assistant Professor of//Georgetown University Medical#/  s44  Paediatrics//School (United States of America)#/  s4x41970-1972  Director of Paediatrics//Hospital for Sick Children, Washington, D.C. (United States ofAmerica)#/  s4!41959-1965  Professor of Paediatrics//University of Guayaquil Nursing School, Guayaquil (Ecuador)#/  s4#41949-1968  Professor//Rita Lecumberri College, Guayaquil (Ecuador)#/ "%{,|)|)P."Ԍ s44@Professional associations:  s44( P+b >uQ!L+ bbFellow of the Ecuadorian Society of Paediatrics. Since 1957.  s4 4 -7bbFellow of the American Academy of Paediatrics. Since 1960.#b  s44 -7bbFellow of the Panamerican Medical Association. Since 1960.#b @  s4@4 -7bbHonorary member of the Paediatrics Society of Uruguay. Since 1981.#b  s44 -7bbSecretary-General of the First Ecuadorian Paediatrics Congress.#b  s4` 4 -7bbCo-founder of ASENIR (First Ecuadorian Association for the Care of the Mentally Retarded).#b bbA full list of memberships and honorary memberships of professional societies is available for consultation in the files of the secretariat.  s44Publications bbAuthor of a number of books, studies and articles, a list of which may be consulted in the files of the secretariat. "0{,|)|):"  s44 Ali Abdul Fattah (Syrian Arab Republic)ă Born in 1943 in AlKeswa (Damascus) +b >uQ!+bK >uQ!++1963 Graduated as teacher from the Teachers' Institute in Damascus Between 1963 and 1968 Teacher in elementary schools (Syria) Between 1964 and 1969 Student at Damascus University where he obtained a B.A. in Social and Philosophy. 1970 Followed one academic year of high studies in education at Damascus University. Between 1970 and 1974 Teacher of sociology and education in secondary schools in Syria. 1974 Nominated at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Damascus as Assistant Head of Section at the Child Welfare Department. 1977 Assistant Director of the Social Welfare Department at the Ministry, Head of the Social Survey Department. 1979 Participated in several surveys on women and juvenile delinquency. End of 1979 Nominated Head of Charitable Societies Department. Between 1982 and 1986 Assistant Director of training centre of personnel working in social welfare field. 1986 Advisor at the Deaf-Mute Children's Institute in Damascus. 1987 Head of Social Welfare Section, responsible for children in private institutions and societies. Since 1988 Director of Social Welfare Department at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the responsible authority to supervise and plan services provided to children, in addition to all private societies and institutes taking care of children. Supervision and guidance of all day-care centres for children of working women, juvenile delinquency, beggars, in addition to other related social matters. Participated in several training courses, symposia and conferences at local and regional levels. "`"{,|)|)t*"  s44"Victor Manuel Guisa Cruz (Mexico)ă  s44Date of birth: 8 February 1946  s4 4Marital status: Married Psychiatrist  s4@4Professional qualifications 7bb19651970: School of Advanced Medical Studies, National Polytechnic Institute#b 7bbProfessional diploma issued by the Department of Public Education, National Polytechnic Institute, on 4June1976#b  s4 4Positions held 7bb19811986: Head of evening shift, Dr.JuanN.Navarro, Children's Psychiatric Hospital#b 7bb1980: "A" medical specialist at the Federal District Children's Hospital#b 7bb19831988: Head of Psychiatric Service, National Mental Health Institute, Federal District#b 7bbProfessor at the National Polytechnic Institute and at MexicoCity Autonomous University#b 7bb19871994: Director of the National Mental Health Institute, National System for Overall Family Development#b 7bbGeneral Coordinator of the "School for Fathers", Federal District#b 7bbRepresentative of Mexico at the Pan-American Congress on Children of the Organization of American States(OAS)#b 7bbRepresentative of Mexico at the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting for the International Year of the Family#b  s4@4Associations 7bbMexican Association of Child Psychiatry(AMPI)#b 7bbMexican Psychiatric Association (APM)#b 7bbMexican Society for Mental Health (SMSM)#b 7bbCouncil for Action on the Ill-Treatment of Minors (founder member)#b 7bbMexican Society for the Study of Autism#b 7bbHispano-Mexican Medical Society#b"({,|)|),2"  s44 .G:\E94SB\70422S3 .G:\E94SB\70422S4 +bK >uQ!+b >uQ!++-Thomas Hammarberg (Sweden)ă Born 1942 in Ornsk?ldsvik, northern Sweden. Swedish citizen. Graduated from Stockholm School of Economics. Worked as teacher, journalist, Secretary-General of Amnesty International, Secretary-General of Swedish Save the Children (Rdda Barnen), Adviser to SIDA, Member of Committee on the Rights of the Child  s4@4Employment:  s44+b >uQ!H  +L1994 :''Coordinator, Swedish multilateral project for Palestinian children, Middle East Multilateral Peace Process, Refugee Working Group#'  s4 41992 :''Special Adviser, Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)#'  s4H 41986-1992:''Secretary-General of Rdda Barnen#'  s441980-1986:''Secretary-General of Amnesty International#'  s4h41979-1980:''Columnist on foreign affairs, weekly Vi. Teacher#'  s441976-1979:''Foreign correspondent, Swedish Broadcasting#'  s441973-1976:''Foreign editor, daily Expressen#'  s44Committees: Sida Board for Humanitarian Aid, 1977-1980, 1986- Swedish UNESCO National Committee, 1977-1980 Swedish UNICEF Committee, 1986-1990 Swedish Commission on International Humanitarian Law, 1988- Index on Censorship, Advisory Council; 1992 UNICEF Innocenti Centre, Children's Rights Advisory Council; 1992 UN Study on the Impact on Children of Armed Conflict, Technical Advisory Group; 1994 UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, member; 1991 UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, vicechair; 1993  s4%4"%{,|)|)3"  s44Conferences: Swedish delegate at UNESCO General Conferences 1978 and 1979 Amnesty International delegate to UNESCO, United Nations Human Rights Commission and United Nations General Assembly 19801986 Expert delegate at United Nations Conference on Juvenile Delinquency, Beijing,1988 Observer for Rdda Barnen in the United Nations Working Group on the Draft Convention on the Rights of the Child, 19871989 UNICEF Executive Board, 1991, Swedish representative UN Conference on Juvenile Delinquency, Beijing, 1988, Expert Delegate UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Region Consultation on the Rights of the Child, Beijing, 1992, Expert delegate World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, 1993, representative of the UNCommittee on the Rights of the Child Missions to various countries including Cuba, Viet Nam, Iraq, Soviet Union, Ethiopia, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Chile, Argentina and Brazil for fact-finding and discussions with governmental authorities on human rights and/or the rights of the child; 19771994  s44Books, articles: Publications in Swedish on refugee policy, human rights and foreign reporting. Paper for UNESCO on media, 1978. The Convention on the Rights of the Child an analysis, 1990. Several newspaper and magazine articles in Sweden, as well as in English-speaking press, including the International Herald Tribune, on issues relating to human rights and the rights of the child. Conference papers and publications in English on the rights of the child,1979  s4 4" {,|)|)'"  s44Lectures: Los Angeles Foreign Affairs Council Lecture, 1983 Arab Lawyers Union Congress, Sousse, 1984 Human Rights Lecture, New Delhi, 1986 Benigno Aquino Human Rights Lecture, Yale University, 1989 Comenius lecture, Prague; 1992 Conference on the Rights of the Child in Armed Conflict, International Dialogues Foundation, Amsterdam; 1994 International Human Rights Colloquium, Gaza Centre for Rights and Law, GazaCity; 1994 "{,|)|)^"  s44EJudith Karp (Israel)ă  s44Date of birth:''28 October 1937  s4 4Birthplace:''Jerusalem, Israel  s44Personal status:''Married; two children  s4@4Present position:  s44(since 1978)''Deputy Attorney General, Ministry of Justice, Jerusalem with special responsibilities for: legislation, policy coordination and as a government liaison in the fields of criminal law (including a new criminal code) and the criminal justice system, law enforcement, constitutional and civil rights (including Israel's Constitution and Bill of Rights), and issues concerning victims of crime.#' ''Specific areas of responsibility involving children and youth include: legislation and policy coordination within government ministries (police, district attorneys and prisons and welfare services) concerning juvenile delinquency and the welfare and rights of minors and the helpless.#' ''Chairperson and member of various committees on various subject matters including: law enforcement, criminal law and procedure, police, modes of punishment, victims of crime, crimes within the family, social intervention within the framework of law enforcement and the status of women and children.#'  s44August 1990''Head of Israel's Delegation to the 8th United Nations Conference on Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held in Havana, Cuba.#'  s4 4Previous positions:  s4419721978''Director, Department of Public Legislation, Ministry of Justice#'  s4 419631972''Senior Counsel to the AttorneyGeneral, Ministry of Justice#'  s4`"419611963''Teaching Assistant, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law (Constitutional Law)#' "#{,|)|)b,"Ԍ s44xProfessional training:  s4419571961''Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, LL.M.  s4X4(summa cum laude)#'  s4419611969''Clerkship with Deputy Chief Justice Agranat of the xSupreme Court of Israel#'  s4@41964''British Council Fellowship for Foreign Professionals#'  s441979''International Cultural Agency Grant USA#'  s4` 41981 ''Salzburg Seminar on American Law#'  s4 41985''Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship USA (three months)#'  s4 41987''National Council of Jewish Women ScholarinResidence  s4H 4+'##H ++##(AustraliaNew Zealand),#  s44Memberships:''Israel Bar Association ''President, Israel Association of University Women ''Executive Board, World Society for the Reform of Criminal Law#' ''Executive Board, Association for the Protection of Children#' ''Board, Israel Council for the Rule of Law#' ''#' ''Board, Association for Public Law#' ''Board, Council of the Drug Control Authority#' ''Chairperson, SubCommittee on Drug Law Enforcement#' ''Israel Victim Assistance Services Association#' ''Israeli Association of Criminology#'  s4 4Publications:  s4!4Reports:  s4(#4H  'L+' '++1.Draft proposal for a programme to introduce legal literacy to schoolchildren (in association with the Van Leer Institute) (1991).#  s4%42."Early Release of Prisoners", (1991) (p. 132).# "'{,|)|)>0"  s443."An Overview of Recent Crime Prevention Legislation in Israel" from a report prepared on the occasion of the eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, August 1990.#  s444."Policy for Investigation and Prosecution in the Field of Marital  s44Violence", (1989), (p. 80).;#  s4@45."Overcrowded Prisons", (1987), (p. 18).#  s446."Police Investigations Complaints of Arabs against Israelis in Judea  s44+##++##and Samaria", (1982)(p. 30).#  s4( 4Articles:  s4 41."Israeli Statement of Reasons Law", American Journal of Comparative Law, 12, 1963.#  s442."Judicial Control over Administrative Actions", Report to the 7th International Congress of Comparative Law (Jerusalem, 1966).#  s4h43."Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty A Biography of Power Struggle" (Hebrew).#  s444."Questions on Human Dignity within the Framework of the Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty" (Hebrew).#  s445."The Constitutionalization of Criminal Law within the Framework of Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty" (Hebrew).#  s4p46.Many other articles published in Hebrew.# "{,|)|)"  s44 Yuri M. Kolosov (Russian Federation)ă Born 7 September 1934 in St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Region, Russia(USSR).  s441959  ''Graduate of Moscow State Institute of International Relations#'  s4@419591963  ''Legal Adviser to the Department for Foreign Relations, USSR Ministry of Civil Aviation#'  s4419631966  ''Postgraduate course at Moscow State Institute of International Relations#'  s4 41966  ''L.L.D. degree#'  s4 419661970  ''Diplomatic service, USSR Ministry for Foreign Affairs#'  s4419701973  ''Senior Researcher, State and Law Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences#'  s4h419731986  ''Counsellor, Legal and Treaty Department, USSR Ministry for Foreign Affairs#'  s441976  ''Ph.D degree#'  s4P41982  ''Professor of International Law#'  s441983  ''Diplomatic Rank 1st Class Counsellor#'  s4p419861987  ''Deputy Chief, Department of Humanitarian and Cultural Relations, USSR Ministry for Foreign Affairs#'  s441987to date''Holder of the Chair of International Law, Moscow State Institute of International Relations#'  s4 4Social activities at present: International Academy of Astronautics, member. Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague (member since 30 April 1990). International Institute of Space Law, member. VicePresident, Moscow Association of International Law (since January 1992). Committee on the Rights of the Child. EditorinChief of the Moscow Journal of International Law (since 1991). UNESCO Chair of Human Rights and Democracy, Director (since 1994). Board of Governors of the Children's Fund of Russia, member."({,|)|),2"Ԍ s44ԙPrincipal Publications:  s44 "International Responsibility", Moscow, 1975 (in Russian, also published in Slavonic in Bratislava). "Working towards Peaceful Outer Space", Moscow, 1968 (in Russian). "International Space Law", New York, 1984 (coauthor with Gennady Zhoukov). "Mass Media and International Law", Moscow, 1974 (in Russian, also published in German in Leipzig). "Working towards Peaceful Outer Space", Moscow, 1984 (in Russian, co-author with Sergei Stashevsky). "International Law" (text book), Moscow, 1994 (author of several chapters and  s4 4editorinchief in partnership with Valery Kouznetsov). ;# "The USSR and International Cooperation in the Sphere of Human Rights" (Documents and materials with commentary, coeditor), Moscow, 1989 (in Russian). "International Cooperation in the Sphere of Human Rights" (Documents and materials with commentary, coeditor), Moscow, 1993 (in Russian). "International Law in the Contemporary World", Moscow, 1991 (coauthor and editor)."P {,|)|)"  s44 Blanca Lizzeth Rivera de Paz (Honduras)ă  s44Date of birth:''3 July 1949  s4 4Personal status:''Married  s44Languages:''Spanish, English, French  s4@4Education:''Institution Chateau   ''MontChoisi   ''Lausanne, Switzerland   ''Universidad Nacional Aut;noma de Honduras#'   ''(U.N.A.H.)   ''Tegucigalpa M.D.C., Honduras   ''Universit) des Sciences Sociales   ''Toulouse, France   ''Universit) de Paris I   ''(Sorbonne)   ''Paris, France  s44Degrees achieved:''Ph. in Public Law, Toulouse, France#'   ''Master in Fundamental Public Law, Toulouse, France   ''B.S. in Social and Juridical Sciences, Tegucigalpa M.D.C., Honduras#'   ''B.S. in French#'   ''Lausanne, Switzerland   ''Special Courses on Human Rights   ''and Public Liberties and International Law   ''and Political Theory   ''English Learning#'   ''Verona, New Jersey   ''Bachiller en Ciencias y Letras#'   ''Tegucigalpa M.D.C., Honduras  s4!4"!!{,|)|)})"  s44Professional experience:  s4419681970 ''Secretary and Treasurer of the   ''"French Alliance"   ''Tegucigalpa M.D.C., Honduras  s4419711975  ''English Professor   ''Instituto "Sagrado Coraz;n"   ''Tegucigalpa M.D.C., Honduras   ''Office Clerk   ''First Civil Court   ''Tegucigalpa M.D.C., Honduras  s4 41976  ''Legal Investigator on the National   ''Cadastral Office   ''Tegucigalpa M.D.C., Honduras  s4419781980  ''Supervisor of Practical Works on Administrative Law   ''University of Social Sciences of Toulouse.  s4h419811994  ''Titular Professor on Public Law   ''School of Law, University of Honduras  s44July 1981  ''Instructress on the Basic Course   ''of Administrative Law   ''San Pedro Sula, Honduras  s44November 19811994''Founder Member of the "Paz Aguilar Law Office"   ''Specialized in Family, International and   ''Administrative Law.   ''Tegucigalpa M.D.C., Honduras  s44September 1982''Legal Adviser in the Public Credit Department  s44August 1986''Ministry of Treasury   ''Tegucigalpa M.D.C., Honduras   ''Active participation over government loans,#'   ''with international financial organisms (DIB, BCIE, KFW, OECF, EEC, among others)#'    s4 4August 1986''SubSecretary of Treasury  s4 4September 1989''Ministry of Finance   ''Tegucigalpa M.D.C., Honduras  s4(#4October 1989''Executive President of the National  s4#4January 1990''Corporation of Investments (CONADI)  s4%4"%"{,|)|)P."  s44Professional memberships: Honduras Lawyers Association Legal and Social Studies Association of Honduras (AHJES) "French Alliance" of Tegucigalpa Supporting Group to the "National Board of Social Welfare" Association of Diplomatic Ladies of Honduras (Honorary President)  s4` 4Research work and publications: "The Theory of the Separation and Powers according to Honduran Legislation". Thesis for B.S. in Law "Public Liberties in Honduras". Thesis for Ph.D. in Public Law "Moral Injury and the Responsibility of Public Power". Essay "The Legal Situation of the Honduran Woman". Essay "The Role of Women in the Development Process". Essay "Administrative Law Principles". Essay "The Idea of Taxes". Essay "The Practice of Treasury Power". Essay "The Law of Public Credit".  s44Counselling activities:  s4X41993  Legal Adviser to the Housing Social Fund (FOSOVI)  s441994  Legal Adviser to the Presidency of the Republic for the Programme of Reformation of the Public Administration#  s4@41994  Legal Adviser to the Review of the Honduran Family Code (Law)#  s4 41994  Geoconsultant. Legal and Financial Adviser to the Programme of Development of the Nacaome Valley Hydro Resources # .G:\E94SB\70422S4 "(##{,|)|)6."  s44 .G:\E94SB\70422S5  '+b >uQ!++-Mainassara Maidagi (Niger)ă Born circa 1949 Married, five children Profession: Magistrate  s4@4Diplomas 7bbOctober 1974: Certificate in Law#b 7bbJune 1976: University General Studies Diploma (DEUG)#b bbJune 1977: Bachelor of Law 7bbJune 1978: Master's Degree in Law (Judicial careers)#b 7bbJune 1980: Diploma of the National School for the Judiciary, Paris,#b 7bb France#b  s4h4Positions held 7bbJuly 1980: President of the Zindar Court#b 7bbSeptember 1981: President of the Tahoua Court#b 7bbOctober 1984: President of the Maradi Court#b 7bbOctober 1986: President of the Niamey Court#b 7bbOctober 1988: Adviser to the Niamey Court of Appeal#b 7bbMarch 1990: Legal Adviser to the Prime Minister#b 7bbAugust 1990 to date: President of the Niamey Court of Appeal#b 7bb17 January 1992 to 31 March 1993: In addition to being President of the Niamey Court of Appeal, Chairman of the Commission for the Drafting of Fundamental Texts (set up following the Sovereign National Conference)#b 7bb25 August 1992 to 31 March 1993: In addition to being President of the Commission for the Drafting of Fundamental Texts, Permanent Secretary of the National Commission for the Monitoring and Supervision of the Constitutional Referendum and Elections(COSUPEL)#b 7bbOfficial (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) of the Niger Association for the Protection of Human Rights(ANDDH), in which capacity, attended the Constituent Congress of the Inter-African Union of Human Rights, Ouagadougou (BurkinaFaso), 2 to 4July1992#b "(${,|)|)4"Ԍ s44Seminarworkshops and meetings (not exhaustive) 29 September to 10 October 1986: Seminar-workshop on the drafting and presentation of national reports provided for under the various human rights conventions, Dakar 12 to 16 October 1987: Regional seminar on intellectual property for magistrates of States members of WIPO, Niamey 21 to 26 March 1988: Seminar on cooperation in antidrug legislation, Paris and Bordeaux 27 November to 2 December 1988: Seminar on subregional cooperation in anti-drug legislation, Lom) 24 April to 2 May 1989: Training course on Developing National Strategies and Mechanisms for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Africa, Banjul 13 to 22 November 1991: Seminar on intellectual property for magistrates of French-speaking African countries, Geneva and Paris 23 November to 4 December 1992: International development seminar on support programme for democracy, Quebec (Canada) 2 April 1991 to 1 April 1997: Designated by the Government of the Republic of Niger for inclusion in the list of arbitrators kept by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes "%{,|)|)"  s44TSandra Prunella Mason (Barbados)ă  s44+b >uQ!+3 '++Date of birth:3 3 17 January 1949#3  s4 4Marital status:3 3 Single#3  s44Dependants:3 3 Son, Matthew Raymond Goodin, aged three#3  s4@4Education and qualifications  s44University:3 3 1970 to 1973, University of the West Indies,#3 3 3 Cave Hill Campus, Barbados:#3 3 3 ''© LL.B (Honours)#'  s4 4Professional:3 3 1973 to 1975, Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad:#3 3 3 ''© Certificate of Legal Education#'  s4H 4Employment history  s44+3 '+sg++January 1993Present:H sskAmbassador to Venezuela and Colombia(resident in Caracas),#s H sskAmbassadorDesignate to Brazil#s H sskand Chile#s  s44March 1991December 1992:H sskMagistrate, District "C" Court,#s H sskDistrict "A"- Family Court#s  s44October 1988 to February 1991:H sskChief Magistrate#s  s44October 1978 to December 1992:H sskMagistrate, Juvenile Court#s  s484October 1977 to May 1983:H sskTutor, Family Law, University of the WestIndies, Barbados#s  s44February 1977 to September 1978:H sskAttorney at Law, Private Practice and Legal Counsel, Barbados Development Bank#s  s44October 1976 to January 1977:H sskBarclays Bank Finance Corporation of Barbados Ltd.#s  s4@4April 1976 to September 1976:H sskTrust Administrator, Barclays Bank of Jamaica Ltd.#s  s4!4October 1975 to March 1976:H sskTrust Administrator, Barclays Bank Trustee Division, Barbados#s  s4#4April 1969 to September 1970:H sskClerk, Barclays Bank, DCO#s  s4%4September 1968 to March 1969:H sskTeacher, Princess Margaret Secondary School#s "(&{,|)|),2"Ԍ s44ԙOther activities ViceChairperson, United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Member, West Indian Commission 19911992. Chairman, National Committee for International Year of the Family(1994) 1991 1992. Member, ChildCare Board and Chairman, Child Month Planning Committee. Chairman, St. George Secondary School. Chairman, Visiting Committee, Her Majesty's Prisons. Chairman, Advisory Board, School of Continuing Studies, University of the West Indies, formerly ExtraMural Department. Member, Advisory Board, Barbados Youth Council. Past President and Director of Board of Barbados. Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). Member, Executive Council, Barbados Boys Scouts Association. Member, Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association. Member, Barbados Cricket Association. Member, Government Committee on Penal Reform, 1980. Member, Government Committee to investigate conditions at Government Industrial Schools (Reform Schools) 1980. Member, National Legislation Review Committee established to examine all domestic legislation with a view to making necessary modifications or improvement required by the UnitedNations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Group Leader, UNICEF/Barbados ChildCare Board Symposium on the Convention on the Rights of the Child.  s4!4Papers/Publications  s4(#4+sg+ S++May 1975 Development of the Trade Union in Barbados Thesis for LL.BDegree#  s4%4October 1980 Juveniles in the Barbados Society published in Commonwealth Caribbean#  Legal Essays University of the West Indies Law Faculty Decennial (19701980) Lectures# "('{,|)|),2"Ԍ s44April 1989 Due Process, Human Rights and the Administration of Juvenile Justice A Comparative Study of the Juvenile Systems in the Region, prepared for UNICEF and presented at Caribbean Conference on Juvenile Justice, Barbados#  s44May to June 1990 (1)XSS.Measure to Prevent Crime and Delinquency#S  s4x4 (2)XSS.Perspectives on Due Process, papers presented atSeminar for Caribbean Probation Officers,#S  XSS.Dominica#S "({,|)|) "  s44 } Martina Mathurin (Saint Lucia)ă  s44Personal data  s4 4+ S+3 '++Date of birth:3 3 22 December 1945#3  s44Marital status:3 3 Married, two children#3  s4@4Education  s44+3 '+++++++1991Certificate in PublicUniversity of the West Indies#  s44Administration\School of Continuing Education, SaintLucia#  s4 41986Degree in Social Work\UWI Jamaica#  s4 41972Certificate in Social Work\UWI Jamaica#  s441969Nursery Nursing Certificate\Child Welfare Training Centre, Saint Vincent#  s4h41967High School Diploma\High School, Canada#  s44Work situation  s44++ ++Present position: Coordinator, National Child DayCare Programme, 1979todate#  s44Major tasks  s4p4Supervision: Coordinator of daytoday operations, staff training and deployment of Child DayCare Personnel#  s44Management: Accountability for budget preparation and overseeing expenditure, to include programme expansion and maintenance#  s44Technical/ Organizing national parenting sessions in eight (8)#  s44Professional: regions, for the observation of the International Year of the Family, for 39 Government and Nongovernment Child Day-Care Centres. Topics in focus were the Rights of the Child and Protection of Children for abuse. Collaboration at the inter and intraministerial levels was solicited in the implementation of programmes#  s4(#4Policy: Involvement in the preparation of a Child DayCare Policy which is now used as a white paper#  s4%4Membership in professional organizations Past Chairperson of the International Year of the Child Committee, 1979 Member of the Committee for the National Plan of Action for the Protection of Women and Children, 1990 G:\E94SB\70422S5 "h))S.T+T+5"  s44+ +b >uQ!++%Vitit Muntarbhorn (Thailand)ă  s44+b >uQ!+ ++Personal data: Born 22 November 1952  s4 4Qualifications:l M.A. (Oxon) 1974# l B.C.L. (Oxon) 1975# l Licenci) Sp)cial en Droit Europ)en (University of Brussels)1978# l of Middle Temple, Barrister 1977#  s44Positions:l Former Lecturer in Law, Reading University, England# l Former Special Lecturer in Law, Thammasat University, Thailand# l Former Special Lecturer in Law, Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand#  Professor, Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University  s4H 4Other experience:l Member of the Working Group on Current Problems in the International Protection of Refugees and Displaced Persons in Asia under UNHCR Auspices 1981.# l Rapporteur General, Workshop of the International Handicrafts Conference CONEX 1981.# l CoRapporteur, UNUUNHCRUNESCO Symposium on the Promotion, Dissemination and Teaching of Fundamental Human Rights of Refugees 1981.# l Secretary, Programme Planning Committee, International Council on Social Welfare Conference for the Asia and Western Pacific Region 1983. Also Rapporteur-General and Editor of the Proceeding of the Conference.# l Coordinator, UNHCRChulalongkorn University Joint Seminar on "The Legal Aspects of AsylumSeekers in Thailand", Bangkok, 1983.# l RapporteurGeneral, UNESCO Regional Consultation on the Teaching and Research in International Law in the Asia and Pacific Region, 1984.# l Coorganizer, Conference on "Stop Traffic in Women (Forced Prostitution)", Bangkok, 1984.# l Coordinator, Chulalongkorn University Ford Foundation Asia Foundation Conference on "Legal Dissemination in Rural Thailand", Bangkok, 1984.# l Coordinator, Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University Legal Dissemination Project in Chachoengsao province, Thailand, 198485.# l Coordinator for 10 workshops concerning legal dissemination in Thailand, 198485.# "0**S.T+T+4"Ԍl Coordinator, Seminar on "300 Years of FrancoThai Relations", organized by the French Embassy, Bangkok, 1985.# l Coordinator, Conference on "Investment Law in Thailand: National and International Dimensions", Bangkok, 1985.# l Coordinator, Workshop on "Current Perceptions of Asylum in Thailand: The Problem of Refugees and Displaced Persons", Bangkok, 1985.# l RapporteurGeneral, Conference on Implementation of UnitedNations Convention and OAU Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, University of Oxford, 1986.# l United Nations University Fellow at the Refugee Studies Programme, University of Oxford, 198586.# l Consultant, Social Development Division, United Nations (ESCAP) 1985.# l Editor, International Law News and Information, UNESCO(19851993).# l Adviser to the Thai Delegation, 26th session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee, Bangkok, 1987.# l CoRapporteurGeneral, UNESCO International Congress on Human Rights Teaching, Documentation and Information, Valletta, Malta, 1987.# l Coordinator, Chulalongkorn University Ford Foundation Project on "Rights and Duties in Contemporary Thailand",198788.# l Coorganizer, Seminar on Women's Studies, Bangkok, 1987.# l Coordinator, Seminar on Human Rights, Consumer Protection and Thai Youth, Bangkok, 1987.# l Coordinator, Conference on "Thailand's Frontiers and Beyond: Conflict or Confluence?", organized by the International Studies Centre of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Law Association of Thailand, Bangkok, 1987.# l Lecturer, Training Programme on Human Rights Teaching for the AsiaPacific Region, organized by the UnitedNations Centre for Human Rights (Geneva) in Bangkok, 1987.# l CoRapporteurGeneral, 2nd Asian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Bangkok, 1988.# l RapporteurGeneral, 11th World Conference on Therapeutic Communities, Bangkok, 1988.# "0*+S.T+T+4"Ԍl Member of the International Human Rights Law Group delegation to observe the presidential election in the Republic of Korea, December 1987.# l Lecturer, Annual Summer Course on Human Rights organized by the Canadian Human Rights Foundation, Prince Edward Island, Canada, 19881991.# l Lecturer, International Training Course on "Human Rights Information Handling in Developing Countries" organized by HIRUDOCS, Manila, 1988.# l Coordinator, Seminar on Rights and Duties in Contemporary Thailand, Bangkok, 1988.# l Coordinator, Seminar on Law and Technology Transfer, Bangkok, 1988.# l RapporteurGeneral, National Seminar on the Rights of theChild, Bangkok, 1988.# l Asian rapporteur, Red Cross Seminar on Information and Dissemination of International Humanitarian Law as a Contribution to Peace, Leningrad, 1988.# l Consultant, United Nations Seminar on the Effects of Racism and Racial Discrimination on the Social and Economic Relations between Indigenous Peoples and States, Geneva,1989.# l Consultant, UNESCO Seminar on "Asia's Future", Bangkok,1989.# l Coordinator, Regional Conference on Legal Literacy in Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, 1989.# l United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children,19901994.# l Chairperson, National Subcommittee on the Rights of theChild.# l Executive Director, Child Rights ASIANET.#  s4`"4l Contributing editor, the Nation newspaper and occasional  s4(#4columnist of the Bangkok Post.# "$,S.T+T+Y-" l Lecturer, Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg, 1994.# l Lecturer, International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, 1993.# l Member, Executive Council, Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women, Thailand.# l Member, International Law Association (London Branch).# l Founder and SecretaryGeneral (19841993), International Law Association of Thailand.# l Editor, Thailand Yearbook of International and Comparative Law.# " -S.T+T+p"  s441Natalia Petrova (Ukraine)ă  s44Born: 9 October 1955  s4 4Marital status: Married, two children  s44Languages: Ukrainian (native), Russian, English  s4@4Education: 1981: SSKyiv State University, Kyiv, Ukraine  Department of Law, Bachelor of Jurisprudence  s44Work experience:l 1989 to present: Defence Lawyer (Attorney at Law) Memberof the Kyiv City Bar, Kyiv, Ukraine# l  1981 to 1989: Chair of the Legal Department of the KyivCity Social Security Service Kyiv Ukraine. I was responsible for supervising the proper implementation of legislation in Kyiv#  s44Extracurricular:l 1993 to present: Chair of the AllUkrainian Committee for Children's Rights (NGO)# l July 1993: Attended a threeweek training programme sponsored by the Canadian Foundation for Human Rights in Sherbrooke, Quebec# l SeptemberNovember 1994: Attended a threemonth training programme "Human Rights Law and Practice" at Birmingham University (England) held by Institute of European Law sponsored by the Council of Europe# "p.S.T+T+"  s445Jesmond Schembri (Malta)ă  s44Age: 28 years  s4 4Marital status: Married  s44Education:l  19921993: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Social Studies (University of Malta). Included supervised Residential Social Work Practical Placement overseas at "Othona Children's Home", Nugent Care Society of the Catholic Diocese of Liverpool, United Kingdom# l 19891992: Bachelor of Arts (General) Social Studies and Psychology (University of Malta). Included: psychology practicum with the Department of Psychiatry of the Health Division within the Ministry of Home Affairs and Social Development; work phase with the "Resource and Development Services" within the Department for Family and Social Welfare of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Social Development. Roles included: developing a service for young persons with learning difficulties, involved in an initial committee to draft on Children's Act, collating of a dossier on child-care related issues# l 19891992: Diploma in Applied Social Studies Social Work (University of Malta)#  s44Work experience:l September 1994: Employed as Family Protection Officer with the Social Welfare Development Programme within the Child Protective Services Unit# l October 1994: Parttime assistant lecturer with the Institute for Social Welfare of the University of Malta# l October 1994: Occasional lecturing with the Department of Sociology of the University of Malta# l July 1993August 1994: Employed as Registered Social Worker I with the Department of Social and Family Welfare#  s4@4Voluntary work March 1994: Member on the Advisory Commission for the  s4 4experience: Children's Homes of the Archdiocese of Malta l September 1993: Secretary of the Maltese Association of Social Workers# l 19911993: Treasurer of the Forum of Maltese Catholic Lay Movements# l 1992: Treasurer of a Missionary Movement. Organized and participated in missionary work camps in Malta# "(/S.T+T+,2"  s44l 19911992: Editor of Ricerka (Research), a university periodical issued by the University Students Catholic Movement# l 19901991: Committee member, University Students Catholic Movement, a branch of the International Catholic Students Association# l August 1989: Doing maintenance work in leper camps inEgypt# l JuneJuly 1988: Group work with children and family visits in the town of Zejtun# "( 0S.T+T+ "  s44Z F)licit) Christine J.A. Talon (Benin)ă  s44 + +++Date and place  s4X4of birth:10 July 1952, Cotonou (Republic of Benin)  s4 4  s44Marital status:Married, five children  s44  s4x4Military training:` Patriotic, ideological and military units 1978-1979, class 79, No.Mle 1205#  s44  s44Education:` 1978: University diploma in general legal studies(DEUJG)# ` Master of legal sciences, 1981 academic year#  s4( 4  s4 4Professional training:` Judicial training course 1981 to 1982# ` Training course at the National School for the Judiciary (ENM), Paris, International Section, 1990-1991#  s44Admission to the` Date: 20 April 1983, by Decree No. 83155, valid as#  s44judiciary:` of 29 October 1982#  s404Professional` Juvenile judge in the Courts of First Instance of#  s44experience:` Cotonou and Ouidah simultaneously from 1984 toApril1988.# ` Juvenile judge in the Cotonou court only until August1990.# ` Judge responsible for approving family counsellor reports, 1984.# ` Judge responsible for attachment of wages and salaries, 1986 to August 1990.# ` Magistrate representing the Minister of Justice on the National Board of Film Censors, 1984 to 1990.# ` Substitute for the AttorneyGeneral, August1990.# ` Currently adviser to the Court of Appeal, since March1992 (2nd Civil, Commercial and Social Division).#  s4`"4 ` United Nations Expert on questions concerning the rights of the child (Centre for Human Rights, Geneva) since June 1993.#  s4$4 "%1S.T+T+P."  s44Other experience:` Temporary lecturer at the National School of Administration (ENA) in 1989-1990. Course taught: Abandoned children.# ` Temporary lecturer at the Human Rights Institute, Cotonou, Benin, since October1993. Course taught: Court protection for children in the Republic of Benin.#  s4@4  s44Seminars attended:` November 1987 Cotonou, National seminar on the protection of abandoned children for harmonious social development in the Republic of Benin.# ` November 1988: International symposium on the DraftConvention on the Rights of the Child, Dakar.# ` Symposium of artists, intellectuals and communicators in preparation for the World Summit for Children, attended by Heads of State and Government, 29and30September.# ` Late October-early November 1991: International forum of NGOs in Harare, Zimbabwe, for the updating in Africa of the commitments made by Heads of State and Government at the World Summit on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children.# ` 4-6February 1992: Preparation of the national seminar on publicizing the Convention on the Rights of the Child.# ` October1992: Seminar organized by the National Union of Nursery and Primary School Teachers (SYNEMB).# ` November1992: Seminar on the Radio and Television Authority.# ` March1993: Preparation and organization of the national seminar on publicizing the Convention on the Rights of the Child.# ` April1993: Workshops on the creation of legal and social advice centres.# ` May 1993: Seventeenth session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on the drafting of the Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.# "H&2S.T+T+G/" ` November1993: Attendance from 30November to 3December1993, as an expert, at the Seminar on Human Rights and the Administration of Justice organized by the UnitedNations Centre for Human Rights for judges, lawyers and prosecutors in Romania.# ` %17-21 October1994: Meeting of the Special Commission of the Hague Conference.# ` %24-28 October: Attendance, as an expert, at the seminar on the rights of the child organized by the Romanian authorities.# ` 3S.T+T+ Omar Mohamed Zentani (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)ă Personal information Date of birth:` %19 March 1949# Marital status:` %Married, four children# Languages:` %Arabic, English, French# Education: 19691972` %University of Libya "Benghazi"# ` %Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy and Sociology# 19791980` %ELS Language Service Denver, Colorado, USA# ` %Proficiency in English Language# 19801982` %University of Missouri, Colombia (UMC), USA Master of Science in Community Development (Social Sciences) with emphasis area in Youth Agency Administration# 1983` %University of Missouri, Colombia (UMC), USA # ` %Educational Specialist Degree# 1986` %University of Missouri, Colombia (UMC), USA# ` %PhD in Higher and Adult Education (Youth Care)# Professional experience 19721977` %Youth Specialist, Ministry (Secretariat) of Youth and Social Affairs, Tripoli# 19781979` %Head of Department of External Relations, Secretariat of Youth and Sports, Tripoli# 19791986` %Higher Education (M.S.Ed Specialist, PhD), USA# 19861988` %Assistant Professor at:# ` %© the Higher Institute of Social Work# ` %© Faculty of Physical Education# 19881989` %Director General, General Administration of Social Research and Studies, Tripoli# 19891991` %Director General, General Administration of Social Welfare, Tripoli# 19911994` %Professor at the Faculty of Human Science University of Alfateh, Tripoli# ` %Deputy Coordinator of the High Committee for Children, Tripoli# h)4S.T+T+ԌOther activities` %Member of the Administrative Committee of the Libyan Family Organization (NGO)# ` %Member of the Governing Board of the African Centre for Applied Research and Training in Social Development (19881991)# ` %Member of the General Council of the International Union of Family Organization (NGO), (IUFO) Paris (since 1989)# ` %Member of the Legal and Administrative Committee of the IUFO, Paris, since 1990# ` %Vice President of the Maghrebian Union Associations for the Welfare of Children (Morocco) since 1990 (NGO)# ` %%Member of the Administrative Board of the Arab Family Organization (NGO)# ` %Assistant General Secretary (Tunisia) since 1990# ` %Member of the National Preparatory for the International Year of the Family, since 1991# ` %President of the General Council of "Hanaa Orphans Organization" since 1992 (NGO)# ` %Member of the Administrative Board for the General Committee of Social Affairs 1993 (NGO)# ` %Member of the Executive Committee of the INFO, Paris1993# ` %Participant in the First Ordinary Session for the Economic and Social Council, Social Commission, NewYork 1989# ` %Participant in the 25th International Conference on Social Welfare: "the Human Dimension of Local Development Accepting the Challenge", Morocco 1990# ` %Participant in the World Conference on "Global Family and Family Rights", Moscow 1990# ` %Participant in the World Conference on "the Social Rights of Families", Cyprus 1991# ` %Participant in the "Arab High Level Meeting on the Future of the Arab Child", Tunisia 1990# ` %Participant in the Arab Conference on the Arab Organization of the Family, "the Preparation for the International Year of the Family", Tunisia 1993# 2