General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions

Coşkun Çörüz (The Netherlands) - Rapporteur

Coşkun Çörüz (The Netherlands) was elected Rapporteur of the Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions at the 2011 Annual Session in Belgrade. Mr. Çörüz has been a Member of the Dutch Parliament since May 2001, where he serves on the Committees for Foreign Affairs, Security and Justice, and Immigration and Asylum.

Mr. Çörüz is the Head of Delegation of the Netherlands to the OSCE PA. Within the Christian-Democrat faction in the Dutch Parliament, he is actively involved in human rights issues. He was a member of the Dutch Equal Treatment Commission and served as a member of the city council of Haarlem from 1998 to 2001.