New representatives of GANHRI Bureau elected from APF and RINDHCA regions

Justice Arun Kuma Mishra, National Human Rights Commission of India and Rosalind Croucher, Australian Human Rights Commission representing the Asia-Pacific regional NHRI network (APF), were elected as GANHRI Bureau members during the APF General Assembly held in September 2022. Their election was ratified during the GANHRI General Assembly held on 15th March 2023.

The General Assembly of the Red de Instituciones Nacionales para la Promoción y Protección de los Derechos Humanos del Continente Americano (RINDHCA) elected on 10 April new GANHRI Bureau members:

  • Pedro Francisco Callisaya Aro, Ombudsman of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
  • Tabatha Tranquilla, Acting Director, Canadian Human Rights Commission
  • José Alejandro Córdova, Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Guatemala
  • Juan José Böckel, Defensoria del Pueblo de la Nación de Argentina

Their election will be ratified during the next GANHRI General Assembly.

We thank the outgoing Bureau members (NHRI Colombia, NHRI El Salvador and NHRI Jordan) for their work and contribution to the GANHRI Bureau.