Senator Mushahid elected vice president of IPU human rights body
Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, representing Asia in the Committee of Human Rights for Parliamentarians (CHRP) of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), unanimously secured the position of vice president during the committee’s meeting in Geneva, it was revealed on Sunday.
Ms Millie Odhiambo of Kenya was elected as president of the body.
Senator Mushahid’s appointment marks a historic moment as he becomes the first parliamentarian from Pakistan to hold a high-ranking office within a key body of the IPU, a global organization that represents parliamentary bodies worldwide.