Of those elected, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Republic of Moldova, Spain, Thailand and Uganda will be sitting on the Geneva-based panel for the first time. Re-elected for an additional term were Angola and Qatar. Ecuador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Poland and Switzerland had served in earlier non-consecutive terms.
The Human Rights Council was created by the General Assembly in May 2006 (resolution 60/251) as the United Nations principal political human rights body. It replaced the much-criticized Commission on Human Rights (abolished in June 2006), and is composed of 47 elected Member States that are pledged to uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights.
Based on equitable geographical distribution, seats are allocated to the five regional groups as follows: African Group, 13 seats; Asian Group, 13 seats; Eastern European Group, 6 seats; Latin American and Caribbean Group, 8 seats; and Western and Others Group, 7 seats.
The Council's founding resolution called for its members to be directly elected by an absolute majority of votes in the 192-member Assembly, or 97 votes. Members could be suspended by a two-thirds majority vote by Assembly members if they are deemed to be deficient in upholding human rights standards.
The results of the one round of secret ballot voting were as follows:
African States (4 seats)
Elected
Angola (170 votes)
Libya (155)
Mauritania (167)
Uganda (164)
Asian States (4 seats)
Elected
Malaysia (179 votes)
Maldives (185)
Qatar (177)
Thailand (182)
Eastern European States (2 seats)
Elected
Poland (171)
Moldova (175)
Latin American and Caribbean States (2 seats)
Elected
Ecuador (180 votes)
Guatemala (180)
Other receiving votes
Peru (1)
Western European and Other States (2 seats)
Elected
Spain (177 votes)
Switzerland (175)
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