Tag: Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi

• Wednesday, March 18th 2015 - 07:57 UTC

  Argentine jurist elected to head the UN Human Rights Committee

  

  Argentine jurist Fabian Salvioli was unanimously elected on Tuesday to lead the UN Human Rights Committee. The 51-year-old lawyer will be presiding over the UN body for one year. Salvioli has been a member of the UN Human Rights Committee since 2009.

• Friday, March 13th 2015 - 11:02 UTC

  Argentine Judge elected by peers head of the International Criminal Court

  

  An Argentine has been elected by her peers to lead the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Judges of the ICC, sitting in a plenary session, elected Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi as president of the court for a three-year term with immediate effect, the organization said in a news release.