Elizabeth Salmón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salmón and the second or maternal family name is Gárate.

Elizabeth Salmón
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in North Korea
Incumbent
Assumed office August 2022
Preceded by	Tomás Ojea Quintana
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Born	Elizabeth Silvia Salmón Gárate Lima, Peru
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Education	Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, University of Seville

Elizabeth Salmón (born in Lima) is a Peruvian legal scholar and the current UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. She was appointed in August 2022 by the OHCHR, replacing Tomás Ojea Quintana.

Background

Elizabeth Silvia Salmón Gárate was born in Lima, Peru. She received her law degree in 1990 from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). Shortly after, she attended the University of Seville in Spain, from which she obtained her Doctorate in International Law in 1996. She is currently a tenured Professor of International Law at PUCP.