Elizabeth Salmón
Elizabeth Salmón 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
Elizabeth Silvia Salmón Gárate[lower-alpha 1] was born in Lima, Peru in 1966.[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 her Doctorate in International Law in 1996.[3] She is currently a tenured Professor of International Law at PUCP.[1]
Notes
- Gárate is often omitted, see Naming customs of Hispanic America
References
- "OHCHR | Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- King, Robert (2022-07-25). "United Nations Appoints Peruvian Scholar Elizabeth Salmón Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea". Korea Economic Institute of America. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- Salmón, Elizabeth (2022-04-12). "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.
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