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Elections to be held during the 53rd OAS General Assembly

  June 21, 2023

During the fifty-third regular session of the General Assembly, which takes place June 21-23 at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., elections will be held for members of various organs, agencies and entities of the inter-American system. Those elected will take office on January 1, 2024.

The organs for which members will be elected are the following:

- Four members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
- Two members of the Inter-American Juridical Committee
- One member of the Administrative Tribunal
- One member of the Audit Committee
- Three members of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas.

These elections are the second item on the agenda of the fourth plenary session, scheduled to take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 23.

Detailed information on the candidacies presented can be found on this link.

Reference: AVI-120/23