Europarådets pressekorrespondent i de nordiske lande Arne Madsen Bremerholm 6, 4., DK-1069 København K Tlf. +45 33 14 15 84, Fax +45 33 15 54 84 E-mail: [email protected],Internet:   www.coe.int E-mail Til: Redaktionen Dato: 20. september 2005. Antal sider (inkl. denne): 1 The Committee of Ministers chooses 3 candidates for the post of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Strasbourg, 08.09.2005 – dates for the post of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, to be submitted to the organisation’s Parliamentary Assembly. In alphabetical order : - Thomas Hammarberg (Sweden) - Marek Antoni Nowicki (Poland) - Marc Verwilghen (Belgium) The Assembly will elect the new Commissioner for Human Rights during its October session (Strasbourg, 3- 7 October 2005). He will replace Alvaro Gil Robles at the end of his term of office. Prior to the election, the Assembly’s sub-committee on Human Rights will interview the three candidates in Paris on 15 September. Press Contact Council of Europe Press Division Tel. +33 3 88 41 25 60  - Fax. +33 3 88 41 39 11 E-mail: [email protected] Candidates for the post of Commissioner for Human Rights interviewed [15/09/05] The three candidates for the post of Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights – Thomas Hammarberg (Sweden), Marek Antoni Nowicki (Poland) and Marc Verwilghen (Belgium) – were interviewed by a panel of European parliamentarians on 15 September 2005 in Paris. The panel – the Human Rights Sub- committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly’s Legal Affairs Committee – will then make confidential recommendations to members of the Assembly, which is due to elect a new Commissioner on 4 and 5 October 2005 during its plenary session.   Curriculum Vitae Thomas Hammarberg Curriculum Vitae Marek Antoni Nowicki Curriculum Vitae Marc Verwilghen