By Trend On June 17, elections to the UN Human Rights Committee for2023-2026 were held in New York as part of the 39th meeting of thestates that acceded to the International Covenant on Civil andPolitical Rights, Trend reports citing Azerbaijani ForeignMinistry. Candidates from 17 countries applied for nine vacancies in theCommittee, including Farid Ahmedov, Deputy Minister of DigitalDevelopment and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In the voting, which was attended by 173 countries, thecandidate from Azerbaijan was elected as a member of the Committee,gaining 94 votes. The UN Human Rig…
