Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah, chaired the meeting of the Committee of Experts for the selection of the Commission for Human Rights, stresses the need to adhere to the standards of experience and competence, and to take into account the balance in the representation of the components.

.. The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed, chaired the meeting of the expert committee for selecting the High Commission for Human Rights, in the presence of the chairman and members of the committee. and the continuation of the work of the committee was discussed by the legal procedures for selecting new members, defining mechanisms, administrative and legal contexts, and timetables for interviewing the candidates, while His Sovereignty listened to the speech of the committee chairman and members and took general and detailed observations, and what was accomplished in connection with the applicants’ forms and the study of CVs.

 

The Deputy Speaker, during his direct speech, stressed the need to adhere to standards, years of experience, competence, scientific qualification, and observance of balance in the representation of the components, Pointing to the importance of forming a new Commission for Human Rights to monitor the performance of the work of the relevant state institutions, and to continue spreading a culture of respect for human rights, the continuity of the democratic experience, and the protection of rights and freedoms.

 

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

18 – July – 2023