A/HRC/10/2 A/HRC./AC/2008/1/2 page 28 II. Election of officers, adoption of the agenda and organization of work A. Opening and duration of the session 1. The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, established pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its first session at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 4 to 15 August 2008. The session was opened by the Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs. Kyung-wha Kang. 2. The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Martin Uhomoibhi, addressed the Advisory Committee at its 1st meeting, on 4 August 2008. B. Composition of the Advisory Committee 3. In accordance with Council resolution 5/1 and Council decision 6/102, 18 members of the Advisory Committee were elected at the seventh session of the Council on 26 March 2008. The names of the members are as follows (the year in brackets indicates when the term of office of the members expires): Mr. Miguel Alfonso Martínez (Cuba, 2009); Mr. José Antonio Bengoa Cabello (Chile, 2010); Mr. Ansar Ahmed Burney (Pakistan, 2011); Mr. Chen Shiqiu (China, 2009); Ms. Chung Chinsung (Republic of Korea, 2010); Mr. Emmanuel Decaux (France, 2011); Mr. Héctor Felipe Fix Fierro (Mexico, 2011); Mr. Wolfgang Stefan Heinz (Germany, 2010); Mr. Latif Hüseynov (Azerbaijan, 2011); Mr. Baba Kura Kaigama (Nigeria, 2011); Mr. Vladimir Kartashkin (Russian Federation, 2010); Mr. Bernards Andrews Nyamwaya Mudho (Kenya, 2010); Ms. Purificacion V. Quisumbing (Philippines, 2011); Mr. Shigeki Sakamoto (Japan, 2010); Mr. Dheerujlall Seetulsingh (Mauritius, 2011); Mrs. Halima Embarek Warzazi (Morocco, 2009); Mr. Jean Ziegler (Switzerland, 2009); and Ms. Mona Zulficar (Egypt, 2010). C. Attendance 4. The session was attended by members of the Advisory Committee, observers for States members of the United Nations, observers for non-member States and for intergovernmental organizations, United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, other organizations, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations. Two members of the Advisory Committee, Mr. Mudho and Mr. Seetulsingh, were unable to attend the first session. One member, Mr. Kaigama, was unable to attend the second week of the first session. D. Meetings and documentation 5. The Advisory Committee held 16 plenary meetings, 10 meetings of drafting groups and 3 closed meetings. The Advisory Committee adopted 13 recommendations. The text of the recommendations is contained in chapter I.