Elections and Appointments
Election of the Human Rights Council: 14 October 2025
On 9 October 2024, the General Assembly elected the following 18 members for the term 2025-2027:
Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Iceland, Kenya, Marshall Islands, Mexico, North Macedonia, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand
In accordance with paragraph 7 of General Assembly , the Council shall consist of 47 Member States, which shall be elected directly and individually by secret ballot by the majority of the members of the General Assembly.
The membership shall be based on equitable geographical distribution, and seats shall be distributed as follows among regional groups:
- Group of African States (13)
- Group of Asia-Pacific States (13)
- Group of Eastern European States (6)
- Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (8)
- Group of Western European and other States (7)
The members of the Council shall serve for a period of three years and shall not be eligible for immediate re-election after two consecutive terms.
In accordance with General Assembly resolutions and and decision 75/402, the Human Rights Council starts its yearly membership cycle on 1 January.
Member States who have chosen to announce their candidacies in writing are listed below. Voluntary pledges that Member States have chosen to provide in support of their respective candidacies, in accordance with paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 60/251, are issued as General Assembly documents in all official languages. For more information, read the FAQ.
Candidates to the election for the term 2026-2028
| African States (4 vacant seats) |
Asia-Pacific States (4 vacant seats) |
Eastern European States (2 vacant seats) |
Latin American & Caribbean States (2 vacant seats) |
Western European & other States (2 vacant seats) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt 1 | India 2 | Estonia | Chile | Italy |
| Mauritius | Iraq 2 | Slovenia | Ecuador | United Kingdom |
| South Africa | Pakistan 2 | |||
| Viet Nam 2 |
1 Endorsed by the African States
2 Endorsed by the Asia-Pacific States
List of current members
Members outlined in bold will retire on 31 December 2025.
| African States | Asia-Pacific States | Eastern European States | Latin American and Caribbean States |
Western European and other States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria (2025) | Bangladesh (2025) | Albania (2026) | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (2027) | Belgium (2025) |
| Benin (2027) * | China (2026) | Bulgaria (2026) | Brazil (2026) | France (2026) * |
| Burundi (2026) | Cyprus (2027) | Czechia (2027) | Chile (2025) | Germany (2025) * |
| C?te d'Ivoire (2026) * | Indonesia (2026) | Georgia (2025) | Colombia (2027) | Iceland (2027) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (2027) | Japan (2026) | North Macedonia (2027) | Costa Rica (2025) | Spain (2027) |
| The Gambia (2027) * | Kyrgyzstan (2025) | Dominican Republic (2026) | Switzerland (2027) | |
| Ghana (2026) | Maldives (2025) | Mexico (2027) | ||
| Kenya (2027) | Marshall Islands (2027 | |||
| Malawi (2026) * | Qatar (2027) * | |||
| Morocco (2025) | Republic of Korea (2027) | |||
| South Africa (2025) | Thailand (2027) | |||
| Sudan (2025) * | Viet Nam (2025) |
NOTE: Member States with an asterisk (*) are currently serving their second consecutive term and are not eligible for re-election.
