Tomás Ojea Quintana

Tomás Ojea Quintana is United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea. As a lawyer he has worked in the field of human rights for more than 20 years.[1]

Introduction

Tomás Ojea Quintana is from Argentina. He was appointed, by the Human Rights Council, in 2016, as UN Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).[1][2]

Activities

Ojea Quintana, is a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in human rights. He worked for the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights. He has represented the Argentinian NGO "Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo" in cases concerning child abduction during the military regime. He is a former Head of OHCHR human rights programme in Bolivia.[1]

UN Mandates

Executive Director of the OHCHR Program for Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in Bolivia.

He was the attorney of Ford workers in a criminal case against Argentine Ford officials for their participation in crimes against humanity during the last military dictatorship in Argentina (1976–1983). Two high Ford executives (General Manager and Security manager) were convicted to 12 and 10 years of prison respectively.

Special Rapporteur for the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar from 2008 to 2014. In this capacity he visited several times Myanmar, travelling throughout the country, including Rakhine State where he verified and reported crimes against humanity committed against the Rohingya community. Due to these activities, he faced public demonstrations in Myanmar and his car was attacked by a mob in Meikhtila, central Myanmar.[1]

References
  1. "U.N. rights envoy says mob attacked his car in Myanmar". August 22, 2013 – via www.reuters.com.
  2. "Human Rights in N. Korea Must Not Be Held Hostage to Security Concerns". Voice of America.
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