SECOND PART: APPLICATION FORM IN WORD
Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy
[HRC resolution 28/16]
Appointments of additional special procedures mandate holders to be
made at HRC29 in July 2015
How to start the application process:
The application process consists of two parts: the first part is a web-based survey and
the second part is an application form in Word format. Both parts and all sections of
the application form need to be completed for the application to be processed.
First part: The web-based survey for two additional mandates is used to collect
information for statistical purposes such as personal data (i.e. name, gender,
nationality), contact details, mandate/s applying for and nominating entity. The
web-based survey for two additional mandates should only be completed
once, even if the candidate is applying for both additional mandates. Multiple
selection is allowed to indicate an application for both mandates.
Second part: The application form in Word which can be downloaded, completed and
saved in Word format and then submitted as an attachment by email. Information
provided in this form includes a motivation letter of maximum 600 words. The
application form should be completed in English only. It will be used as received to
prepare the public list of candidates who applied for each vacancy and will be made
available to concerned parties, including through the OHCHR public website.
Once completed, the application form in Word should be submitted by email to
hrcspecialprocedures@ohchr.org
If the candidate is applying for more than one mandate, a mandate-specific Word
application form needs to be completed and submitted for each mandate.
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A maximum of three reference letters can be attached, in pdf format, to the
application sent by email. No additional documents such as CVs or lists of
publications will be accepted.
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Application deadline: 30 April 2015 (12.00 noon GMT)
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Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed at a later stage.
General description of the selection process is available at
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/SP/Pages/Nominations.aspx
Please note that for Working Group appointments, only nationals of States belonging
to the specific regional group are eligible. Please refer to the list of United Nations
regional groups of Member States at
http://www.un.org/depts/DGACM/RegionalGroups.shtml
In case of technical difficulties, or if you encountering problems completing or
accessing any of the forms, the Secretariat may be contacted by email at
hrcspecialprocedures@ohchr.org or fax at + 41 22 917 9011.
An acknowledgment email will be sent when we receive both parts of the
application process, i.e. the information through the web-based survey and
the Word application form by email.
Thank you for your interest in the work of the Human Rights Council.
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[HRC resolution 28/16]
Appointments of additional special procedures mandate holders to be
made at HRC29 in July 2015
I. PERSONAL DATA
1. Family name: Bhati
5. Sex:
2. First name: Divya
6. Date of birth (dd-mm-yy): 25May-84
7. Place of birth: Mumbai, India
3. Maiden name (if any):
4. Middle name: Kanwar
Male
Female
8. Nationality (please indicate the
nationality that will appear on the
public list of candidates): Indian
9. Any other nationality:
United Republic of Tanzania (Resident
permit)
II. MANDATE - SPECIFIC COMPETENCE / QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE
NOTE: Please describe why the candidate’s competence / qualifications /
knowledge is relevant in relation to the specific mandate:
1. QUALIFICATIONS (200 words)
Relevant educational qualifications or equivalent professional experience in
the field of human rights; good communication skills (i.e. orally and in
writing) in one of the six official languages of the United Nations (i.e. Arabic,
Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish.)
My education is dispersed across four major areas i.e. starting from life-sciences
degree in graduation, moving to human subjects in clinical research and clinical data
management during my masters followed by management post-graduation. Currently,
pursuing a doctoral programme (2012-2015) in health and hospital management. My
thesis focusses on 'Right to health especially for underpreviledged women and
children in rural north India'. The journey with International Federation of Health
Information Management Association started in 2010 as a student member. I have
participated in their annual congress and in process of publishing work (AHIMA
journal) carried out in health information management and right to privacy challenges
in India.
Professional experience: Clinical data manager and Team leader, 2007-2009 in
India's most prestigious information technology firms (Cognizant Technology
Solutions and Tata Consultancy Solutions (TCS), primarily involved in managing
clinical data for trial patients with maintaining privacy and confidentiality of the data.
As team lead, i was involved in planning team activities, organizing knowledge
sharing platforms, motivating team members, supervision and reporting, adherence
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to service level agreements, liasioning with global sites and teams, training and
mentor associates.
Communication skills (oral and written): English
2. RELEVANT EXPERTISE (200 words)
Knowledge of international human rights instruments, norms and principles.
(Please state how this was acquired.)
Knowledge of institutional mandates related to the United Nations or other
international or regional organizations’ work in the area of human rights.
(Please state how this was acquired.)
Proven work experience in the field of human rights. (Please state years of
experience.)
A young researcher's grant award (2012-2014) funded by DFID ,UK and research
consortium head quatered in John Hopkins, USA helped and motivated me to enhance
my knowledge-base in International human rights instruments, norms and principles
along with knowledge of different institutional mandates (United Nations / regional
level) in the area of human rights (main areas: Human rights and right to health).
The study focused on Indian population and human right-based organizations
(national and regional).
The instruments used during my study were; International Covenant of Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, Convention on the Rights of the Child and human
right-based indicators (assessment of government policies, measurement of
enjoyment of rights especially by women and children and focus on essential
information) and realization of rights at regional level through extensive use of
human right-based conceptual frameworks for socio-economic, cultural factors,
gender disparities and political environment affecting human rights.
Right to privacy: This was exclusively attained through on-line modules / trainings
during employment before starting with managing confidential data.
Total experience (human rights): Research scholar, IIHMR (2 years)
Total work experience (Data Management): 2 years
3. ESTABLISHED COMPETENCE (200 words)
Nationally, regionally or internationally recognized competence related to
human rights. (Please explain how such competence was acquired.)
The human rights competencies were developed during masters core modules on
ethics, privacy and confidentiality. Further, through online courses available on;
Office for Human Research Protection (OHRP). Other human right-based
competencies were acquired during practical field exposure (grant project).
Other areas of competencies include;
- The history and philosophy of human rights, the relationship between human rights
and other ethical/moral systems, evolving human right-based frameworks, the origin
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Appointments of additional special procedures mandate holders to be
made at HRC29 in July 2015
of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights including its
preamble.
- The status of ratification of international and regional treaties within country's
legislation and policies.
-Human rights mechanisms and accountability at the international, national and
regional level institutions and actors.
-Human rights principles : participation, equality and non-discrimination.
-Comparison between local, regional and state level enjoyment and violation of
human rights.
Major part of my knowledge-base on human rights was constructed during therotical
and then practical implementation from village level to the state of Rajasthan (North
India). Interesting finding was, Rajasthan is the only state in India with a special
policy to protect rights of a girl child.
4. FLEXIBILITY/READINESS AND AVAILABILITY OF TIME (200 words)
to perform effectively the functions of the mandate and to respond to its
requirements, including participating in Human Rights Council sessions in
Geneva and General Assembly sessions in New York, travelling on special
procedures visits, drafting reports and engaging with a variety of
stakeholders. (Indicate whether candidate can dedicate an estimated total
of approx. three months per year to the work of a mandate.)
With keen interest to contribute towards human rights, i would like to devote three
months per year (suggested timeframe) and perform effectively the functions of the
mandate.
I am flexible and ready to take up the responsibilities, respond to the requirements,
actively participate in Human Rights Council sessions in the designated places.
Travelling on special procedures visits, drafting reports and also actively engage with
variety of stakeholders involved.
I am keen to share that from my past experiences, i have grown as adaptable and
flexible person. Some of the traits include, adapting successfully to changing
situations, planning ahead with alternatives, persistence in challenging situations and
dealing with changing workloads.
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made at HRC29 in July 2015
III. MOTIVATION LETTER (600 word limit)
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to express my interest in mandate holder position of 'Special Rapporteur
on the right to privacy' to be made at HRC29 in July 2015.
The ‘Special Rapporteur position' comes across as an excellent next step for career
development in the field of human rights. The opportunity will give me additional
responsibility and also relates to my current project areas and research carried out in
India. While much of my previous experience has been focused on India, i have a
strong interest in pressing issues of human rights globally. With respect to public
health and human rights experience, in addition to having lived in two varied parts of
India, i have also traveled to rural areas of Rajasthan on a regular basis and I have
witnessed the effect of health inequity and the widening gaps in human rights within
rural settings. And on the other hand, have project experience on HIV/AIDS
prevention and treatment network in urban settings of Maharashtra. The USAID
funded project aim is; to improve the quality of Targeted Interventions (TIs) program
for Most At Risks Populations (MARPS) and Bridge population, to promote private
sector engagement in HIV/AIDS program and services and to generate evidenceinformed, demand-driven technical assistance to Department of AIDS control (DAC)
and State AIDS Control Societies (SACS) in project focus states of Maharashtra, Uttar
Pradesh and Odisha. The activities in the project included; drafting a technical
request for proposal, planning and preparation of budget, training field investigators
and data entry staff, preparing field plan, data collection, data analysis, coordinating
with program managers and managers at governance level and report writing.
My time at the Institute of Health Management Research University (IIHMR University)
as a doctoral candidate (2012-2015) focused on the realization of health and human
rights, health policy and management and healthcare accessibility issues in lowresource settings. My 1st postgraduate studies and professional experience
emphasized on clinical research and clinical data management and the second postgraduate degree focused on health care / pharmaceutical management. The concepts
of human rights and quantitative/ qualitative techniques were applied in an
independent ‘Young Researcher’s Grant project’ funded by DFID in collaboration with
Future Health Systems (FHS) - research consortium headquartered in John Hopkins,
USA. During this research, health and human rights issues and indicators were
studied in the remote blocks of Rajasthan. My previous experiences have helped me
to develop relevant skills in the areas such as field data collection, data analysis,
research based writing and forming effective collaborations with both individuals and
groups with different agendas and perspectives in order to complete projects and
address program needs. I am eager to put these skills to work under mandate holder
position especially for right to privacy. Right to privacy in this digital world is violated
frequently especially in developing nations. Due to lack of mandatory standards and
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[HRC resolution 28/16]
Appointments of additional special procedures mandate holders to be
made at HRC29 in July 2015
policies, the violations affects common man, big firms and different sectors. We need
to work upon realization of human rights to both duty-bearers and right-holders. I
believe the additional experience I would gain from working within this initiative and
position would enable me to further refine my skills and knowledge base in human
rights, policy, advocacy, data collection, data analysis skills.
With my research background, communication skills and my educational foundation, i
believe i will do well in this position. I would welcome the opportunity to further
discuss my qualifications and experience, and can be reached at +91 9694999802 or
via e-mail at bhatidivyak@gmail.com.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Mrs.Divya K Bhati
(IIHMR University, India)
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IV. LANGUAGES (READ / WRITTEN / SPOKEN)
Please indicate all language skills:
Mother tongue: Hindi/Marwari
Arabic: Yes or no: no
If yes,
Read: Easily or Not easily:
Write: Easily or Not easily:
Speak: Easily or Not easily:
Chinese: Yes or no: no
If yes,
Read: Easily or not easily:
Write: Easily or not easily:
Speak: Easily or not easily:
English: Yes or no: Yes
If yes,
Read: Easily or not easily: Easily
Write: Easily or not easily: Easily
Speak: Easily or not easily: Easily
French: Yes or no: Yes
If yes,
Read: Easily or not easily: not easily
Write: Easily or not easily: not easily
Speak: Easily or not easily: not easily
Russian: Yes or no: no
If yes,
Read: Easily or not easily:
Write: Easily or not easily:
Speak: Easily or not easily:
Spanish: Yes or no: no
If yes,
Read: Easily or not easily:
Write: Easily or not easily:
Speak: Easily or not easily:
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made at HRC29 in July 2015
V. EDUCATIONAL RECORD
NOTE: Please list the candidate’s academic qualifications (university level
and higher).
Name of degree and name of academic
institution:
Years of
attendance
(from-to):
Place and
country:
Doctoral programme in health and hospital
management, Institute of Health Management
Research University (IIHMR)
2012-2015
Jaipur, India
PG-Dip/MBA (Pharmaceutical Management), SIES
Collegement of Management Studies
2009-2011
Mumbai, India
Post-graduation (Clinical Research), Cranfield
University
2005-2007
United Kingdom
BSc.(Microbiology), University of Mumbai
2002-2005
Mumbai, India
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Appointments of additional special procedures mandate holders to be
made at HRC29 in July 2015
VI. EMPLOYMENT RECORD
NOTE: Please briefly list ALL RELEVANT professional positions held,
beginning with the most recent one.
Name of employer,
functional title,
main functions of position:
Years of work
(from-to):
Place and
country:
IIHMR University, Research scholar, drafting and
finalization of technical proposals, data collection,
field visits and supervision, liasioning with
government officials, data analysis, budgeting,
report writing, drafting agendas and attending
meetings.
IIHMR Univeristy, Young Researcher Grant
Awardee, independent researcher (study start up
to study end).
May 2014October 2014
Mumbai, India
2012-2014
Rajasthan,
India
Institute of Clinical Research,Visiting faculty,
drafting core modules, teaching and facilitate
lectures, evaluation and reporting progress to
higher authorities.
2011-2012
Mumbai, India
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Team Leader,
- Planning team activities
- Organizing knowledge sharing
- Motivating team members
- Supervise the team and report team activities
and billing details to higher authorities
- Understanding study assumption documents,
protocol, guidelines and standards
- Liaison with global sites and study data
managers
- Provide trainings and mentor associates
- Ensure and maintain adherence to the service
level agreements
- Regular quality checks and audits
2008-2009
Mumbai, India
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Clinical Data
Manager (Handling clinical trial data, maintaining
privacy and confidentiality, discrepancy
management, liason with overseas teams, timely
reporting and training)
2007-2008
Mumbai, India
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VII. COMPLIANCE WITH ETHICS AND INTEGRITY PROVISIONS
(of Human Rights Council resolution 5/1)
1. To your knowledge, does the candidate have any official, professional,
personal, or financial relationships that might cause him/her to limit the
extent of their inquiries, to limit disclosure, or to weaken or slant findings in
any way? If yes, please explain.
No
2. Are there any factors that could either directly or indirectly influence,
pressure, threaten, or otherwise affect the candidate’s ability to act
independently in discharging his/her mandate? If yes, please explain:
No
3. Is there any reason, currently or in that past, that could call into question
the candidate’s moral authority and credibility or does the candidate hold
any views or opinions that could prejudice the manner in which she/he
discharges his mandate? If yes, please explain:
No
4. Does the candidate comply with the provisions in paragraph 44 and 46 of
the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1?
Para. 44: The principle of non-accumulation of human rights functions
at a time shall be respected.
Para. 46: Individuals holding decision-making positions in Government
or in any other organization or entity which may give rise to a conflict
of interest with the responsibilities inherent to the mandate shall be
excluded. Mandate holders will act in their personal capacity.
Yes
5. Should the candidate be appointed as a mandate holder, he/she will have
to take measures to comply with paragraphs 44 and 46 of the annex to
Council resolution 5/1. In the event that the current occupation or activity,
even if unpaid, of the candidate may give rise to a conflict of interest (e.g. if
a candidate holds a decision-making position in Government) and/or there is
an accumulation of human rights functions (e.g. as a member of another
human rights mechanism at the international, regional or national level),
necessary measures could include relinquishing positions, occupations or
activities. If applicable, please indicate the measures the candidate will take.
Yes, i will comply with paragraphs 44 and 46 as a mandate holder. It will be my
responsibility to minimize or avoid conflicts. I will prevent situations by not taking up
any role/responsibility that will overlap with the human rights functions as a mandate
holder.
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