AVAILABLE
POSITIONS
GQUAL generates timely alerts on available positions in the international field.
International positions are rarely advertised or disseminated widely. We intend to help make this information available, ensuring that it reaches women with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Specific election date to be determined - 62nd session of the HRC (June 15 - July 10, 2026)
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Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, with members from Asia-Pacific states
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the Human Rights Council (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Specific election date to be determined - 62nd session (June 15 - July 10, 2026)
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Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression
Specific election date to be determined - 62nd session (June 15 - July 10, 2026)
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Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes
Specific election date to be determined - 62nd session (June 15 - July 10, 2026)
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International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Specific election date to be confirmed, November 2026.
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International Law Commission (ILC)
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 81st session UN General Assembly (UNGA), (September 2026).
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International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 36th Meeting of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), (June 2026).
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International Criminal Court (ICC)
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 25th session of the Assembly of States Parties (7 to 17 December 2026).
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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the Human Rights Council (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the Human Rights Council (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Committee on Migrant Workers
United Nations Treaty Body — specific nomination date to be determined.
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Committee on Enforced Disappearances
United Nations Treaty Body — specific nomination date to be determined.
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
United Nations Treaty Body
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Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
United Nations Treaty Body — specific nomination and election dates to be determined.
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
United Nations Treaty Body — specific election date to be confirmed. Elections from June 9 to 11.
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
United Nations Treaty Body — specific nomination and election dates to be determined.
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Committee on the Rights of the Child
United Nations Treaty Body — specific election date to be determined.
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Human Rights Committee
United Nations Treaty Body
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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
United Nations Treaty Body
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African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC)
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African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR)
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Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from African States
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – April 2, 2026).
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Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Asia-Pacific States
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Eastern European States
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Western European and other States
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, member from Asia
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, member from the Arctic
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
Specific election date to be confirmed, to be elected during the 61st session of the HRC (February 23 – March 31, 2026).
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