Mandate and membership
The Working Group on Situations (WGS) comprises of five members appointed by the regional groups from among the States members of the Council for the period of one year (mandate renewable once). It meets twice a year for a period of five working days in order to examine the communications transferred to it by the Working Group on Communications, including the replies of States thereon, as well as the situations which the Council is already seized of under the complaint procedure. The Working Group on Situations, on the basis of the information and recommendations provided by the Working Group on Communications, presents the Council with a report on consistent patterns of gross and reliably attested violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms and makes recommendations to the Council on the course of action to take.
The membership for the Working Group in 2020 is as follows:
|
Name |
Nationality |
|---|
H.E. Mr. Zbigniew Czech
| Poland |
Mr. Côme D. Georges Awoumou | Cameroon |
Mr. Bonanza Perwira Taihitu | Indonesia |
Ms. María Alejandra Costa Prieto | Uruguay |
H.E. Mr. Hans-Peter Jugel | Germany |
List of members of the Working Group on Situations (2008-2019)
Sessions
In 2020, the Working Group on Situations will hold two sessions:
- 27 to 31 January (25th session)
- 19 to 23 October (26th session) – postponed from 6 to 12 July due to COVID-19
