The Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations has decided to present the candidature of Professor Jean Ziegler for election to the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council

The Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations and to the other international organizations in Geneva presents its compliments to the Permanent Missions to the United Nations and to the other international organizations in Geneva and has the honor to inform them that Switzerland has decided to present the candidature of Professor Jean Ziegler for election to the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council.

From 1963 to 2002, Mr. Ziegler served as law, sociology and international relations professor in different universities, in particular those of Geneva, Grenoble and Paris I – Sorbonne. He was director of the Laboratoire de sociologie des societas du Tiers-monde [Sociology laboratory of Third-world societies] at the University of Geneva. From 1967 to 1983 and from 1987 to 1999, he was also a member of the National Council of the Swiss Federal Parliament. During his mandate as a deputy he served with great personal commitment and distinguished himself through his skills. He is the author of numerous publications.

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