Statistical Summary of Results of 2006 UN Human Rights Council Elections
Cumulative - Statistical summary of Human Rights Council (including new election results) |
Number of members | 47 |
Total number of members ranked Fully Free (Freedom House) | 26 (54%) |
Total number of members from the African + Asian groups | 26 (55%) |
Total number of the African + Asian groups from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) | 16 (62%) |
Total number of candidates | 65 |
Total number of seats available | 47 |
Total number of candidates ranked Free (Freedom House) | 32 |
Percentage of candidates ranked Free (Freedom House) | 49% |
Total number of candidates making pledges for future behavior | 65 |
Percentage of candidates making pledges for future behavior | 100% |
Percentage of candidates that were members of previous Human Rights Commission | 51% |
Asian |
Number of slots reserved for group | 13 |
Percentage of seats reserved for Asian group on future Council | 27.7% |
Number of candidates from Asian group | 18 |
Number of candidates from Asian group ranked Free | 5 |
Percentage of candidates from Asian group ranked Free | 28% |
Number of candidates from Asian group making pledges | 18 |
Percentage of candidates from Asian group making pledges | 89% |
African |
Number of slots reserved for African group | 13 |
Percentage of seats reserved for African group on future Council | 27.7% |
Number of candidates from African group | 14 |
Number of candidates from African group ranked Free | 5 |
Percentage of candidates from African group ranked Free | 36% |
Number of candidates from African group making pledges | 13 |
Percentage of candidates from African group making pledges | 93% |
Latin American and Caribbean |
Number of slots reserved for Latin American and Caribbean group | 8 |
Percentage of seats reserved for Latin American and Caribbean group on future Council | 17% |
Number of candidates from Latin American and Caribbean group | 11 |
Number of candidates from Latin American and Caribbean group ranked Free | 5 |
Percentage of candidates from Latin American and Caribbean group ranked Free | 45% |
Number of candidates from Latin American and Caribbean group making pledges | 11 |
Percentage of candidates from Latin American and Caribbean group making pledges | 100% |
Eastern European |
Number of slots reserved for Eastern European group | 6 |
Percentage of seats reserved for Eastern European group on future Council | 12.8% |
Number of candidates from Eastern European group | 13 |
Number of candidates from Eastern European group ranked Free | 8 |
Percentage of candidates from Eastern European group ranked Free | 61.5% |
Number of candidates from Eastern European group making pledges | 13 |
Percentage of candidates from Eastern Europeangroup making pledges | 100% |
Western European and others |
Number of slots reserved for Western European and others group | 7 |
Percentage of seats reserved for Western European and others group on future Council | 14.9% |
Number of candidates from Western European and others group | 9 |
Number of candidates from Western European and others group ranked Free | 9 |
Percentage of candidates from Western European and others group ranked Free | 100% |
Number of candidates from Western European and others group making pledges | 9 |
Percentage of candidates from Western European and others group making pledges | 100% |