On 26 March 2008, he was elected to a one-year term on the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, receiving forty of forty-seven votes to finish first in a field of seven candidates.
March 2008, he was elected to a one-year term on the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee. This was on 26. March 2008, he was receiving forty of forty-seven votes. This was on 26. This was to finish first in a field of seven candidates.