Nils Muižnieks from Latvia
elected new Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Strasbourg,
24.01.2012 – Nils Muižnieks (Latvia) was elected third Council of Europe
Commissioner for Human Rights by the Organisation’s Parliamentary Assembly
(PACE) at its plenary session in Strasbourg. Mr Muižnieks was elected for a
non-renewable term of six years starting on 1 April 2012. From November 2002 to
December 2004, Mr Muižnieks held the post of Special Assignments Minister for
Social Integration Affairs in the Latvian Government. Since 2005 he has been the
member for Latvia of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
and became its Chairman in January 2010. He is currently Director of the
Advanced Social and Political Research Institute (ASPRI) at the Faculty of
Social Sciences in
Riga.
A
political organisation set up in 1949, the Council of Europe works to promote
democracy and human rights continent-wide. It also develops common responses to
social, cultural and legal challenges in its 47 member states.
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Strasbourg,
24.01.2012 – Nils Muižnieks (Latvia) was elected third Council of Europe
Commissioner for Human Rights by the Organisation’s Parliamentary Assembly
(PACE) at its plenary session in Strasbourg. Mr Muižnieks was elected for a
non-renewable term of six years starting on 1 April 2012. From November 2002 to
December 2004, Mr Muižnieks held the post of Special Assignments Minister for
Social Integration Affairs in the Latvian Government. Since 2005 he has been the
member for Latvia of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
and became its Chairman in January 2010. He is currently Director of the
Advanced Social and Political Research Institute (ASPRI) at the Faculty of
Social
A
political organisation set up in 1949, the Council of Europe works to promote
democracy and human rights continent-wide. It also develops common responses to
social, cultural and legal challenges in its 47 member states.