Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah, while chairing the meeting of the Committee of Experts to select the Commission for Human Rights, emphasizes the expediting of the committee’s work procedures and the opening of the nomination window.

The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, chaired today, Sunday 19/3/2023, the first meeting of the specialized committee of experts to select new members of the Board of Commissioners of the High Commission for Human Rights in Iraq in the presence of the members of the committee, and at the beginning, His Sovereignty wished success to all members of the Committee in the performance of their duties, pointing at the same time to the importance of forming a new Commission for Human Rights to continue spreading a culture of respect for human rights and the sustainability of the democratic experience and the political process in the country and ensuring the continuation of the work of the Commission as an independent institution for the protection of rights and freedoms in accordance with laws, treaties, and international agreements.

 

The Deputy Speaker and General Supervisor of the Committee’s work stressed the need to expedite the identification of mechanisms and procedures for the Committee’s work, and the opening of the electronic window for nominations for those wishing to apply for membership in accordance with the conditions of the High Commissioner for Human Rights law and the standards of experience, competence, and academic qualification.

 

Media Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives

Sunday 19 March 2023