UN Human Rights Council Appoints Peruvian Female Scholar Salmon as Special Rapporteur on North Korean Human Rights
Elizabeth Salm?n appointed as the UN Special Rapporteur on North Korean Human Rights (Photo by UN Human Rights Council Twitter)
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] On the 8th (local time), the United Nations Human Rights Council appointed Elizabeth Salmon, Director of the Democracy and Human Rights Research Institute at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, as the new Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea.
On the last day of its 50th regular session, the UN Human Rights Council officially approved the appointment of eight Special Rapporteurs, including Salmon, covering areas such as freedom of religion and education.
Accordingly, Salmon will succeed the current Special Rapporteur Thomas Ojea Quintana, who is completing his six-year term and will step down next month, taking on the role of investigating the human rights situation in North Korea.
The term is one year, with the possibility of extension up to a maximum of six years.
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Born in Peru in 1966, Salmon has worked on the UN Development Programme (UNDP) human rights-based approach project and served as a legal advisor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Kampala Conference. She currently serves as Chair of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council.
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