Asian Group | African Group | Latin American and Caribbean Group | Eastern European Group | Western European and Others Group | |
Slots reserved for Group | 13 (27.5%) | 13 (27.5%) | 8 (17%) | 6 (13%) | 7 (15%) |
Number of vacant slots for Group for 2012/13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Numbers & names of candidates for each group | 5 (FIXED SLATE) Japan Kazakhstan Pakistan Republic of Korea United Arab Emirates | 5 (FIXED SLATE) Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia Gabon Kenya Sierra Leone | 3 (FIXED SLATE) Argentina Brazil Venezuela | 2 (FIXED SLATE) Estonia Montenegro | 5 Germany Greece Ireland Sweden United States |
States rotating off the current Council and not standing again | Bangladesh China Jordan Kyrgyzstan Saudi Arabia | Cameroon Djibouti Mauritius Nigeria Senegal | Cuba Mexico Uruguay | Hungary Russia | Belgium Norway |
Candidates already on Council and running for reelection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 United States |
Candidates from group ranked (by Freedom House) Fully Free | 2 (40%) Japan Republic of Korea | 0 | 2 (66%) Argentina Brazil | 2 (100%) Estonia Montenegro | 5 (100%) Germany Greece Ireland Sweden United States |
Candidates which are members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) | 3 Kazakhstan Pakistan United Arab Emirates | 3 Cote d'Ivoire Gabon Sierra Leone | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Candidates from group making pledges | 5 Japan Kazakhstan Pakistan Republic of Korea United Arab Emirates | 5 Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia Gabon Kenya Sierra Leone | 3 Argentina Brazil Venezuela | 2 Estonia Montenegro | 5 Germany Greece Ireland Sweden United States |
Percentage of candidates from Group Making pledges | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Percentage of Group from the OIC if candidates elected | 62%(8/13) | 62%(8/13) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Percentage of Group Not Fully Free if candidates elected | 69% (9/13) | 85% (11/13) | 38% (3/8) | 17% (1/6) | 0 |