UN Human Rights Council Elections – 2024 – Table and Analysis

Human Rights Council Elections for term beginning January 1, 2025

Asian Group African Group Latin American and Caribbean Group Eastern European Group Western European and Others Group
Slots reserved for Group 13 (27.7%) 13 (27.7%) 8 (17%) 6 (12.8%) 7 (14.9%)
Number of vacant slots for Group for 2024/2025 5 5 3 2 3
Numbers & names of candidates for each Group 6
Cyprus
Marshall Islands
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Saudi Arabia
Thailand 		5 (FIXED SLATE)
Benin
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Gambia
Kenya 		3 (FIXED SLATE)
Bolivia
Colombia
Mexico 		2 (FIXED SLATE)
Czechia
North Macedonia 		3 (FIXED SLATE)
Iceland
Spain
Switzerland
States rotating off the current Council and not standing again India
Kazakhstan
Malaysia
United Arab Emirates		 Cameroon
Eritrea
Somalia		 Argentina
Honduras
Paraguay 		Lithuania
Montenegro		 Finland
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Candidates already on Council and running for reelection 1
Qatar 		2
Benin
Gambia 		0
 0
 0
Candidates from Group ranked (by Freedom House) Fully Free 3 (50%)
Cyprus
Marshall Islands
Republic of Korea 		0
1 (33%)
Colombia 		1 (50%)
Czechia 		3 (100%)
Iceland
Spain
Switzerland
Candidates which are members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) 2
Qatar
Saudi Arabia 		2
Benin
Gambia 		0 0 0
Candidates from Group making pledges 6
Cyprus
Marshall Islands
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
1
Kenya
 3
Bolivia
Colombia
Mexico
 2
Czechia
North Macedonia 		3
Iceland
Spain
Switzerland
Percentage of candidates from Group making pledges 100% 20% (1/5) 100% 100% 100%
Percentage of Group from the OIC 54% (7/13) if Qatar and Saudi Arabia are both elected, otherwise 46% (6/13) 46% (6/13) 0 17% (1/6) 0
Percentage of Group Not Fully Free 77% (10/13) if Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Thailand are all elected, otherwise 69% (9/13) 85% (11/13) 50% (4/8) 50% (3/6) 0