Elizabeth Salmón | |
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| UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in North Korea | |
| Assumed office August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Tomás Ojea Quintana |
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| Born | Elizabeth Silvia Salmón Gárate Lima, Peru |
| Education | University of Seville PUCP |
Elizabeth Silvia Salmón Gárate (born in Lima) is a Peruvian legal scholar and the current UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. She was appointed in August 2022 by the OHCHR, replacing Tomás Ojea Quintana.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Salmón was born in Lima, Peru.[3] She received her law degree in 1990 from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP).[3] Shortly after, she attended the University of Seville in Spain, from which she obtained a doctorate in international law in 1996.[3] She is a tenured Professor of International Law at PUCP.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". OHCHR. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ King, Robert (July 25, 2022). "United Nations Appoints Peruvian Scholar Elizabeth Salmón Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea". Korea Economic Institute of America.
- ^ a b c Salmón, Elizabeth (April 12, 2022). "Application for the position of UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the 50th session of the Human Rights Council". OHCHR. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Elizabeth Silvia Salmón Gárate". Profesores PUCP (in Spanish). Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
Further reading
[edit]- Peruvian legal expert set to be new UN rapporteur on North Korean human rights - NK News
- North Korea COVID rules put pressure on women providing food - U.N. expert - Reuters
- UN Highlights Abuses Against Women and Girls in North Korea - Human Rights Watch
- UN special rapporteur Elizabeth Salmón laments lack of information from North Korea - Korea JoongAng Daily
- New UN special rapporteur makes first visit to Seoul - Korea JoongAng Daily
- North Korea: UN human rights expert is 'US puppet' - Agence France-Presse
- UN special rapporteur for N. Korea human rights to visit S. Korea this month - The Korea Times
- UN Special Rapporteur Focuses on Women’s Rights in First Report to UN Human Rights Council - Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
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