Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

About the election procedure

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Resolution CM/Res(2008)7 on rules on the election procedure of the members of the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) (adopted by the Commitee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 11 June 2008).

The procedure aims to guarantee the election of experts who will be independent and impartial in their evaluation of the implementation of the Convention by the parties. In addition it aims to ensure a multidisciplinary expertise, a gender and geographical balance as well as representation of the main legal systems.

The rules stipulate that the GRETA members must have recognised competence in the fields of human rights, of assistance and protection of victims or of action against trafficking in human beings, or professional experience in the areas covered by the Convention. They must serve in their individual capacity, be independent and impartial, and be available to serve GRETA effectively.

Nomination of candidates for GRETA membership

States party to the Convention are entitled to nominate candidates for GRETA membership. The states are required to ensure that their national selection procedure leading to the nomination of candidates for GRETA is either in accordance with published national guidelines or is otherwise transparent and designed to lead to the nomination of the most qualified candidates. Electronic version of the model curriculum vitae set out in the Annex to Resolution (2008)7


Elections of members of GRETA took place at the following meetings of the Committee of the Parties:

Meeting

Date

Members elected

9th

12 – 13 November 2012

13 members elected
- five members re-elected for a second term of four years, and
- eight new members elected for the first time
[Meeting report]


6th


26 September 2011


Following the resignation of one of the GRETA members on 2 May 2011, one member was elected to fill this vacant seat [Meeting report]


5th


6 December 2010


2 more members elected bringing the total number of GRETA members to its maximum of 15 [Meeting report]

1st

5 – 8 December 2008

13 members elected for the first composition of GRETA [Meeting report]


Term of office of the members
Members are elected for a term of office of four years, renewable once except in the case of a member elected to fill a seat which has become vacant before the end of the term of office of the previous member in which he/she shall hold the seat for the remainder of the predecessor’s term.