Nepalese professor appointed as Human Rights envoy for Cambodia

Prof. Surya Prasad Subedi

Nepal News.com

The UN Human Rights Council has appointed Prof Surya Prasad Subedi as the next UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia. The Council voted unanimously to endorse the nomination made by the President of the HRC to appoint Prof Subedi at its meeting in Geneva on March 25.

Speaking at the meeting of the Council in Geneva after the Council decision to appoint Prof Subedi, the Cambodian ambassador to the UN welcomed the appointment and expressed the willingness of his government to cooperate with him in discharging his responsibilities as an independent human rights law expert.

Dr Subedi is Professor of International and Human Rights Law at the University of Leeds in England. He also is a Barrister in England, an Advocate in Nepal, and holds a doctoral degree in international law from the University of Oxford, a Master of Laws degree with Distinction from the University of Hull in England and an LLB from Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

Commenting on his appointment, Prof Subedi said, “I am delighted and honoured by the trust and confidence placed in me by such a high level UN body in recognition of my work in the field of international and human rights law.”

Since this is a non-residential appointment, Prof Subedi would be working for the UN from his university in England and visiting Cambodia to monitor the human rights situation there and reporting to the UN Human Rights Council. nepalnews.com Mar 26 09