Gehad Madi
Gehad Madi | |
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| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1951 Egypt |
Gehad Madi is the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants.
Early life
[edit]Gehad Refaat Madi was born on 13 November 1951 in Egypt.[1] Madi attended Ain Shams University in Cairo, graduating with a BA in German Language and Literature in 1975 and an LLB in Law in 1986.[1]
Career
[edit]He was the Egyptian Ambassador to India from 1998 to 2002 and the Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2008.[1]
United Nations
[edit]Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
[edit]Gehad Madi was appointed Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants starting on 1 November 2023.[2]
Madi opposed the prosecution of the El Hiblu 3 in Malta, describing the charges as "unjustified".[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "CRC/SP/42/Add.1" (PDF). United Nations Digital Library. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Mr. Gehad Madi". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ↑ "UN human rights experts call on Malta to end 'unjustified' El Hiblu 3 case". Times of Malta. 26 January 2026. Archived from the original on 27 January 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.