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Since 1st January 2021, the membership of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture is:
Name of Member
Nationality
Term expires on 31 December
Ms. Patricia ARIAS
Chile
2022
Ms. Vasiliki ARTINOPOULOU
Greece
Mr. Massimiliano BAGAGLINI
Italy
2024
Ms. Marie BRASHOLT
Denmark
Ms. Carmen COMAS-MATA MIRAVice-Chairperson for visits
Spain
Mr. Jakub Julian CZEPEK
Poland
Ms. Marija DEFINIS-GOJANOVIC
Croatia
Mr. Hameth Saloum DIAKHATE
Senegal
Mr. Satyabhooshun Gupt DOMAH
Mauritius
Ms. Hamida DRIDI
Tunisia
Mr. Roberto Michel FEHÉR PÉREZ
Uruguay
Mr. Marco FEOLI VILLALOBOS
Costa Rica
Mr. Daniel FINKVice-Chairperson for external relations
Switzerland
Ms. Suzanne JABBOURChairperson
Lebanon
Mr. Gnambi Garba KODJO
Togo
Mr. Nika KVARATSKHELIA
Georgia
Ms Marina LANGFELDT
Germany
Ms. Aisha Shujune MUHAMMADVice-Chairperson for NPMs
Maldives
Mr. Abdallah OUNNIRVice-Chairperson and rapporteur
Morocco
Ms. Catherine PAULET
France
Ms. Zdenka PEROVIĆ
Montenegro
Ms. María Luisa ROMERO
Panama
Ms. Nora SVEAASSRapporteur on reprisals
Norway
Mr. Juan Pablo VEGAS
Peru
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