Hilal Elver

Hilal Elver
Elver in 2015
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food
In office
2 June 2014 – 1 May 2020
Personal details
Born (1953-11-29) November 29, 1953 (age 70)
Istanbul, Turkey
Alma materUniversity of Ankara, UCLA

Hilal Elver (born November 29, 1953) is a member of the Academic Council of the UN Least Developed Countries (2011-2021)[1] and was the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food from June 2, 2014, until May 1, 2020.[2] She is also a research professor at University of California, Santa Barbara[3] and a Global Distinguished Fellow at the Resnick Food Law and Policy Center UCLA Law School.[2]

Her appointment as Special Rapporteur was criticized by the governments of the United States and Canada.[4][5]

Elver is the author of three books, including The Headscarf Controversy: Secularism and Freedom of Religion (2012) and Peaceful Uses of International Rivers: The Case of the Euphrates and Tigris River Basin (2002).[6]

Elver is married to Richard A. Falk.

  1. ^ "Hilal Elver". School of Law. UCLA. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "OHCHR | Hilal Elver - Special Rapporteur on the right to food". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  3. ^ Leimbach, Dulcie (July 24, 2018). "Richard Falk on Palestine, Israel and the UN in the Trump Age". Pass Blue. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ "U.S. blasts UN appointment of Richard Falk's wife Hilal Elver, citing 'biased and inflammatory' statements". UN Watch. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ^ Yashar, Ari (September 5, 2014). "UN 'Israel Expert' Falk Steps Down, Wife Appointed". Israel National News. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Elver, Hilal | UCLA Law". law.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-16.