PILPG Circle of Former Ambassadors to the UN Human Rights Council Releases Statement Supporting Ukraine and Condemning Russian Aggression
July 1, 2022
The Public International Law & Policy Group, an ECOSOC-accredited NGO, convened a Circle of Former Ambassadors to the United Nations Human Rights Council, a group of several former Ambassadors to the Human Rights Council, including two former Presidents of the Council - Ambassador Joachim Rucker (2015) and Ambassador Vojislav Suc (2019).
As the 50th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council progresses in Geneva, the Public International Law & Policy Group’s Circle of Former Ambassadors to the Human Rights Council expresses grave concern about the catastrophic human rights and humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
Click here to read their statement, which urges Human Rights Council member states and UN institutions to prioritize accountability for gross human rights violations, consequences for flagrant breaches of international law, and justice for all affected populations.
Zorica Marić-Djordjević
Co-Chair
Former Ambassador of Montenegro
PILPG Senior Peace Fellow
Joachim Ruecker
Co-Chair
Former Ambassador of Germany
Former UN Human Rights Council President
Keith Harper
Former Ambassador of the United States
Filloreta Kodra
Former Ambassador of Albania
Tudor Ulianovschi
Former Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova
Amanda Ellis
Former Ambassador of New Zealand
Vojislav Suc
Former Ambassador of Slovenia
Former UN Human Rights Council President
Jorge Lomonaco
Former Ambassador of Mexico