UNITED

NATIONS

Distr.

GENERAL

CCPR/SP/43/Add.5

16 August 1994

ENGLISH

Original: FRENCH

MEETING OF STATES PARTIES

Fourteenth meeting

New York

8 September 1994

ELECTION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLES 28 TO 32 OF THE INTERNATIONAL

COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, OF NINE MEMBERS OF THE

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO REPLACE THOSE WHOSE TERMS ARE DUE TO

EXPIRE ON 31 DECEMBER 1994

Note by the Secretary-General

Addendum

The present document contains a nomination for election to the Human Rights Committee received after the submission of the list of candidates by the Secretary-General on 24 June 1994 (CCPR/SP/43). Biographical data of the person nominated will be issued as another addendum to document CCPR/SP/43 when received from the nominating Government.

Name of Candidate	Nominated by

Mr. Oumarou Bocar	Mali

GE.94-18607 (E)

Oumarou Bocar (Mali)

Date and place of birth:	25 May 1954, Kirchamba

Nationality:	Malian

Marital status:	Married, two children

Permanent domicile:	Bamako

Profession:	Magistrate

UNIVERSITY DIPLOMAS AND DEGREES

1986	Doctorate in Criminal Law and Sciences, University of Social Sciences, Toulouse

1981	Diploma of Advanced Studies in Criminal Law and Sciences, University of Social Sciences, Toulouse

1981	Diploma of the National School for the Judiciary (International Section, Paris)

1979	Diploma of the National School of Administration (Legal Sciences Section, Bamako)

Professional experience

Present position:

1993-1994	Director-General of the National Judicial Training Institute.

Responsibilities:

Directs the National Judicial Training Institute. Prepares, executes and organizes the execution of initial and continuing training programmes. Organizes further training for all judicial officials (magistrates, clerks, secretaries, bailiffs, notaries, etc.).

Responsible for establishing and maintaining relations between the Institute and other national or foreign institutes or schools.

Preceding position

1981	Adviser at the National Department for the Administration of Justice, Ministry of Justice.

1983	Professor at the National School of Administration

Head of Legal Studies and Research Department, National School of Administration (1984-1985).

Other activities

Director of the Unit for Modernization of the Justice System

Teaching at professional colleges

Teacher of private law at the National School of Administration since 1982

Teacher of humanitarian law at the Staff College

Teacher at the National Judicial Training Institute

Training of national officials and members of human rights associations at various national or international seminars. A complete list of training courses taught by the candidate is available for consultation in the secretariat.

Participant in various training seminars. In particular, in-service training at the Centre for Human Rights, Geneva, and the International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg.

1987	Deputy National Director for Criminal Affairs and Chief of Prosecution Division, National Directorate of Criminal Affairs

1990	Senior Examining Magistrate of the Court of First Instance, Bamako

1991	Technical Adviser to the Prime Minister's Office

1992	Senior Examining Magistrate of the Court of First Instance, Bamako

1993	Official at the Ministry of Justice

Research work and consultancies

A full list of the candidate's research is available for consultation in the secretariat. Activities concerning human rights and related matters are listed below:

Studies on harmonization of legislation relating to the rights of the child;

Chairman of the Committee drafting the Child Protection Code;

Member of the Commission for the reform of the Code of Criminal Procedure;

Founder-member of the Association Malienne des droits de l'homme (Human Rights Association of Mali)

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