Which countries will vote?

List of the countries

The following 14 countries were the ones whose terms on the CHR expired this
year:

Armenia, Austria, Bahrain, Chile, Croatia, France, Mexico, Pakistan,
Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, the Sudan, Sweden, Togo, Uganda.

The following 14 countries have just been elected or acclaimed for a new
three-year term:

Armenia, Canada, Ecuador, Finland, France, Guinea, Kenya, Malaysia,
Mexico, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Romania, the Sudan, Togo.

Nothing prevents a country whose term has expired from being re-elected. Some of the 'new appointees' are in reality previous CHR members whose terms have just been renewed for a further three years.

Leaving aside the returning members, the newcomers are: Canada, Ecuador,
Finland, Guinea, Kenya, Malaysia and Romania, which are replacing Austria,
Bahrain, Chile, Croatia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, and Uganda. As a result,
only seven members on the CHR have changed.

Regionally, the breakdown is as follows:

Africa:
2005: Guinea, Kenya, Sudan, Togo
('replacing': Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda)

Asia:
2005: Malaysia, Pakistan, Republic of Korea
('replacing': Bahrain, Pakistan, Republic of Korea)

Eastern Europe:
2005: Armenia, Romania
('replacing': Armenia, Croatia)

Latin America:
2005: Ecuador, Mexico
('replacing': Chile, Mexico)

Western Europe and Other:
2005: Canada, Finland, France
('replacing': Austria, France, Sweden)

John Fisher
ARC International / Canada