Elizabeth Salmón
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Elizabeth Salmón | |
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UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in North Korea | |
Assumed office August 2022 | |
Preceded by | Tomás Ojea Quintana |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizabeth Silvia Salmón Gárate Lima, Peru |
Education | University of Seville PUCP |
Elizabeth Salmón (born in Lima) is a Peruvian legal scholar and the current UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. She was appointed in August 2022 by the OHCHR, replacing Tomás Ojea Quintana.[1][2]
Background[edit]
Elizabeth Silvia Salmón Gárate was born in Lima, Peru.[3] She received her law degree in 1990 from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP).[3] Shortly after, she attended the University of Seville in Spain, from which she obtained a doctorate in international law in 1996.[3] She is a tenured Professor of International Law at PUCP.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". OHCHR. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ King, Robert (July 25, 2022). "United Nations Appoints Peruvian Scholar Elizabeth Salmón Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea". Korea Economic Institute of America.
- ^ a b c Salmón, Elizabeth (April 12, 2022). "Application for the position of UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the 50th session of the Human Rights Council". OHCHR. Retrieved 2023-01-20.