A/HRC/42/64 Lazhari Bouzid (Algeria) Current position • Vice-president of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council • President of the Civil and Political Rights Commission of the Algerian Human Rights Council • Professor of International Human Rights Law – Faculty of Law – University of Emir Abdelkader – Constantine – Algeria Linguistic skills • Arabic • English • French Educational background 1976: Bachelor of Law – University of Constantine – Algeria 1978: Diploma in Public International Law – University of London – UK 1979: LLM in Public International Law – University of London – UK 1990: Ph.D in International Law – University of Glasgow – UK Positions and missions February 2019 Appointed Vice President of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council September 2016 Appointed Member of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council September 2008 Appointed Member of the Human Rights Committee – the Committee is established under the 1966 Covenant on Civil and Political Rights September 2011 Re-elected Member of the Human Rights Committee for a second mandate October 2012 Appointed Rapporteur of the Human Rights Committee March 2013 Member of the Constitutional Review Commission – Algeria 2010–2012 Member of the Senatorial Commission on Culture 2007–2010 Member of the Senate – Foreign Affairs Committee April 2007 Appointed Senator for a third term October 2006 to January 2013 President of the Algerian-British Parliamentary Friendship Group 2004–2007 Member of the Senate Defence Commission February 2004 Appointed Senator for a second term 2001–2004 Chairman of the Commission 2000–2001 Member of the Senate National Education and Higher Education Commission Senate Economic and Financial Affairs 7