Azerbaijan’s candidate Fuad Zarbiyev was elected to the UN Human Rights Committee for 2027-2030 on the sidelines the of the 42nd meeting of the States Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in New York on June 15, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Candidates from 16 countries, including Azerbaijan, competed for 9 vacancies in the Committee.
Fuad Zarbiyev, a professor of international law at the Geneva Institute of International Relations nominated by Azerbaijan, received the highest number of votes in the first round of voting, securing the support of 131 countries, and was elected to the Committee.
