Congratulations to Associate Member Aristide Nononsi
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Aristide Nononsi, an Associate Member of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, was appointed last week to be the UN's Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in the Sudan.聽聽
As noted by the President of the Human Rights Council, 鈥淩egarding the mandate of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan, 鈥 I decided following broad consultations to appoint Mr. Aristide NONONSI from Benin. Mr. Nononsi has the extensive experience in technical assistance and capacity-building activities on human rights systems and procedures in the region needed for that position.鈥
Aristide Nononsi has been Executive Director of the since 2012. Previously, From 2007-2011, he was the Executive Director of the Centre for Developing Area Studies in the Institute for the Study of International Development (平特五不中) and a Senior Boulton Fellow in International Development and the Law at 平特五不中's Faculty of Law.
Our sincere congratulations to Aristide and we wish him every success in this critical role.