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Dr. '''Bertrand G. Ramcharan''', from Guyana, a former [[United Nations]] ([[UN]]) official who once held functional diplomatic status, was elected in January 2011 President of UPR Info, an non-governmental organisation based in Geneva working to promote and strengthen the Universal Periodic Review. He is also [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the [[University of Guyana]], [[Senior Fellow]] at the Ralph Bunche Institute for [[International Studies]] and currently Visiting [[Professor]] of [[International Law]] in [[Lund University]], [[Sweden]]. Dr. Ramcharan is the first holder of the HEI Swiss Chair of Human Rights at the Geneva [[Graduate Institute of International Studies]]. He has a [[doctorate]] from the London School of [[Economic]]s and is a [[Barrister]] of [[Lincoln's Inn]].
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'''Bertrand G. Ramcharan''' of [[Guyana]], a former [[United Nations]] official who once held functional diplomatic status, was from 2011 to 2015 President of [[UPR Info]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upr-info.org/en/news/former-acting-high-commissioner-bertrand-g-ramcharan-elected-president-upr-info|title=Former Acting High Commissioner Bertrand G. Ramcharan elected President of UPR Info|website=UPR Info|language=en|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref> an NGO working to promote and strengthen the [[Universal Periodic Review]]. He is also former [[Chancellor (education)|chancellor]] of the [[University of Guyana]], [[Senior Fellow]] at the Ralph Bunche Institute for [[International Studies]] and currently visiting professor of [[international law]] in [[Lund University]], [[Sweden]]. Dr. Ramcharan is the first holder of the HEI Swiss Chair of Human Rights at the Geneva [[Graduate Institute of International Studies]]. He has a [[doctorate]] from the [[London School of Economics]] and is a [[barrister]] of [[Lincoln's Inn]].


== Work ==
== Work ==
Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan was in the [[UN Secretariat]] for 32 years. He served in the position of Deputy and then Acting [[UN High Commissioner for Human Rights]] (2003–2004), before Madam [[Louise Arbour]], at the level of [[Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations|Under-Secretary-General]], having previously worked for Her [[Excellency]] Mrs. [[Mary Robinson]], former [[President of Ireland]], when she subsequently became UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Previously he had been Director with the International [[peacemaker]]s and [[Department of Peacekeeping Operations|peacekeeper]]s in the Former [[Yugoslavia]], Director of the [[Africa]] I Division of the Department of [[Political Affairs]], and head of the speech-writing service of the [[UN Secretary-General]]. He has taught as an [[Adjunct Professor]] at [[Columbia University]] and at the Geneva [[Graduate Institute of International Studies]] (HEI). He is the author of numerous books on [[international law]], [[human rights]] and the United Nations.
Ramcharan was in the [[UN Secretariat]] for 32 years. He served in the position of Deputy and then Acting [[UN High Commissioner for Human Rights]] (2003–2004), before Madam [[Louise Arbour]], at the level of [[Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations|Under-Secretary-General]], having previously worked for [[Mary Robinson]], former [[president of Ireland]], when she subsequently became UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Previously he had been Director with the International peacemakers and [[Department of Peacekeeping Operations|peacekeeper]]s in the Former [[Yugoslavia]], Director of the [[Africa]] I Division of the [[Department of Political Affairs]], and head of the speech-writing service of the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]]. He has taught as an [[adjunct professor]] at [[Columbia University]] and at the Geneva [[Graduate Institute of International Studies]] (HEI). He is the author of numerous books on [[international law]], [[human rights]] and the United Nations.


An article by him, ''The Protection Concept of the UN Human Rights Council'' has recently been published in International Criminal Law and Human Rights, Manoj Kumar Sinha (ed.) (Manak Publications, New Delhi, 2010)
A 2010 article by him, "The Protection Concept of the UN Human Rights Council," was published in ''International Criminal Law and Human Rights'', Manoj Kumar Sinha (ed.) (Manak Publications, New Delhi, 2010).


==Personal life==
*Dr. Ramcharan is married and has one son.
Dr. Ramcharan is married and has one son.

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/Ramcharan.aspx Bertrand Ramcharan OHCHR]
*[http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/Pages/Ramcharan.aspx Bertrand Ramcharan OHCHR]


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Latest revision as of 19:33, 13 June 2023

Bertrand G. Ramcharan of Guyana, a former United Nations official who once held functional diplomatic status, was from 2011 to 2015 President of UPR Info,[1] an NGO working to promote and strengthen the Universal Periodic Review. He is also former chancellor of the University of Guyana, Senior Fellow at the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies and currently visiting professor of international law in Lund University, Sweden. Dr. Ramcharan is the first holder of the HEI Swiss Chair of Human Rights at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies. He has a doctorate from the London School of Economics and is a barrister of Lincoln's Inn.

Work

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Ramcharan was in the UN Secretariat for 32 years. He served in the position of Deputy and then Acting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2003–2004), before Madam Louise Arbour, at the level of Under-Secretary-General, having previously worked for Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland, when she subsequently became UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Previously he had been Director with the International peacemakers and peacekeepers in the Former Yugoslavia, Director of the Africa I Division of the Department of Political Affairs, and head of the speech-writing service of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. He has taught as an adjunct professor at Columbia University and at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI). He is the author of numerous books on international law, human rights and the United Nations.

A 2010 article by him, "The Protection Concept of the UN Human Rights Council," was published in International Criminal Law and Human Rights, Manoj Kumar Sinha (ed.) (Manak Publications, New Delhi, 2010).

Personal life

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Dr. Ramcharan is married and has one son.

References

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  1. ^ "Former Acting High Commissioner Bertrand G. Ramcharan elected President of UPR Info". UPR Info. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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