Profesora surcoreana es reelegida para el comité de derechos económicos de la ONU

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Lee Joo-young, profesora investigadora del Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Nacional de Seúl, ha sido reelegida para el Comité de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales de la ONU para un nuevo mandato de cuatro años que comenzará en 2027, anunció el jueves el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores. El CESCR, compuesto por 18 expertos en derechos humanos, supervisa la aplicación por parte de los países del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales.

El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Corea del Sur anunció el jueves que Lee Joo-young, profesora investigadora del Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Universidad Nacional de Seúl, ha sido reelegida como miembro del Comité de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales (CESCR) de la ONU. Cumplirá un nuevo mandato de cuatro años a partir de 2027. El CESCR está compuesto por 18 expertos en derechos humanos y supervisa el cumplimiento por parte de los Estados del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales, al que Corea del Sur se adhirió en 1990. Lee fue elegida entre los nueve miembros para el periodo 2027-2030, junto a un experto indio que representa a la región asiática junto a ella.

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