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UN human rights council appoints University of Leicester Professor to key role

Posted on 24/06/09
University of Leicester

The UN Human Rights Council has appointed a University of Leicester Professor to a key international role.

Professor Mads Andenas, a Professor of Law in the School of Law at the University of Leicester was appointed to the Working Group on arbitrary detention.

The Council approved five candidates for special procedure mandates:

for the Working Group on people of African descent, Mr. Sicilianos Linos-Alexander (Greece);

for the Working Group on arbitrary detention, Mr. Mads Andenas;

for the Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances, Mr. Osman El-Hajje (Lebanon);

as Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Ms. Gabriela Carina Knaul De Albuquerque e Silva (Brazil);

as Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Rashida Manjoo (South Africa).

Mads Andenas said: The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention is the only non-treaty-based mechanism whose mandate expressly provides for consideration of individual complaints. Its actions are based on the right of petition of individuals anywhere in the world.

Arbitrary detentions are a major human rights problem, and the Working Group is an important international response.

The Working Group is composed of independent experts. Mandate-holders of these so-called special procedures serve in their personal capacity, and do not receive salaries or any other financial compensation for their work. The independent status of the mandate-holders is crucial in order to be able to fulfil their functions in all impartiality.

Professor Andenas added: Arbitrary detentions are among the most fundamental human rights violations, perhaps the most fundamental. The Working Group deals with many and difficult cases. It is a great honour and challenge to be asked to contribute to its work.

Mads Andenas is a Professor of Law at the University of Leicester, currently on leave to hold a post in Oslo, Norway.

Note to newsdesk:

More information at:

http://www.le.ac.uk/la/staff/ma199/

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