As the end of the first term of the very successful and productive LI Human Rights Committee mandate quickly approaches, Liberal International is pleased to launch a call for new Committee members.
In line with the rules of procedure, which were adopted by LI’s 193rd Executive Committee in Hong Kong, Human Rights Committee terms expire every 18 months, with the right to re-election. As each nomination is to be (re-)confirmed by the first Executive Committee which meets after the Congress, it falls on the LI Executive Committee in Tbilisi, Georgia to appointment the new members.
Each member party, group or cooperating organisation of Liberal International is entitled to (re) nominate one candidate.
To be considered as a candidate a nomination letter and a short CV addressed for the attention of LI President Dr. Juli Minoves must be sent to the Head of LI’s Human Rights Programme, Ms. Tamara Dancheva at tamara@liberal-international.org not later than 26 April 2016.
All nominations will be presented to the LI Bureau which will then send its recommendation to the Executive Committee for final decision during its administrative session on 21st May 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The existing Committee has dedicated itself to raising awareness of LI’s human rights priorities: From an increased presence and participation in the work of the United Nations human rights bodies in Geneva and New York to a number of conferences and, ultimately, publication commemorating the ten year anniversary of the RtoP principle as well as co-hosting of the annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights, the Committee has marked a number of important milestones which have solidified and further expanded the liberal lead on the global human rights scene.
As the only political international with a Human Rights Committee, the quarterly LI Human Rights Bulletin publication has become the pre-eminent communication tool for the promotion and advancement of liberal initiatives in the field, while LI’s global campaign on the prevention and elimination of violence against women has been recognised by valued institutions including the National Democratic Institute and the Council of Europe.
Through its annual liberal human rights parliamentarians meeting, Liberal International has now become a leading voice on various human rights debates, both within and beyond the United Nations human rights framework, with UN Special Rapporteurs and Representatives actively engaged in its working mechanisms.
As the deadline is just 3 weeks away, LI member parties are invited to take advantage of this important opportunity and nominate a member who can help advance their party’s human rights policies within the framework of LI Human Rights Committee.
