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GENERAL

CAT/SP/18/Add.2

13 November 1995

ENGLISH

Original: FRENCH

MEETING OF THE STATES PARTIES

Fifth Meeting

Geneva, 29 November 1995

TO REPLACE THOSE WHOSE TERMS ARE DUE TO EXPIRE ON

31 DECEMBER 1995, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 17

OF THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL,

1. Since the preparation of document CAT/SP/18/Add.1, the Secretary-General has received a note verbale from the Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations Office at Geneva, dated 6 November 1995, informing him that the Government of Panama has decided to withdraw the candidacy of Mr. Olimpo Sáenz Marcucci for the election of the five members of the Committee against Torture to replace those whose terms are due to expire on 31 December 1995.

2. The Secretary-General has also received the candidacy of Ms. Nakpa POLO, (Togo). Biographical data on Ms. POLO, as provided by the State Party, are reproduced in the annex to the present document.

GE.95-14413 (E)

Date of birth: 16 November 1956

Place of birth: Kandé, Togo

Marital status: Single

Education and specialization: Sokodé Lycée

University of Benin

University of Lille II

1978 Baccalauréate, Course B

1982 Degree in law, optional subject "Administrative Careers"

1983 Master's Degree in law, optional subject "Administrative Careers"

(subject of dissertation: "State-owned companies in Togo")

1984 Diploma in advanced studies (DEA) in "Administrative Science"

(subject of dissertation: "Analysis of the juridical system of loans taken out by local authorities and public bodies and the globalization introduced by the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations" (Deposits and Consignments Fund))

1989 Doctorate, under the new regime, in Public Law, with the distinction "highly commended"

(subject: Administration and under-development in Togo)

Professional experience

1990-1992 Head of personnel at the Campus University Hospital, lecturer at the law faculty (University of Benin)

1992-1993 Director of Human Rights Protection and Defence at the Ministry of Human Rights

1993 to date Director-General of Human Rights at the Ministry of Human Rights and Rehabilitation, responsible for relations with Parliament.

Attended a number of human rights conferences and seminars, as well as the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing, 4-15 September 1995).

Participated in an advanced seminar, held in Bordeaux from 7 to 21 October 1995, on the preparation of national human rights reports. 

Secretary-General, Togolese Women's Rights League.

Languages

French, English (reading and writing).