High Commissioners for Human Rights thumb|Navi Pillay (centre), High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014 +United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsImage Name Country Term Notes100px José Ayala Lasso Ecuador 1994–1997 100px Mary Robinson Ireland 1997–2002 Term was not renewed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan100px Sérgio Vieira de Mello Brazil 2002–2003 Killed in the Canal Hotel bombing in Baghdad on 19 August 2003 Bertrand Ramcharan Guyana 2003–2004 Acting High Commissioner100px Louise Arbour Canada 2004–2008 Did not seek a second termUnited Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (7 March 2008). Louise Arbour will not be seeking a second term as High Commissioner. . Retrieved on 1 September 2008.100px Navi Pillay South Africa 1 September 2008 – 31 August 2014 Her mandate was extended for an additional half term (two years) by the General Assembly on 1 September 2012100px Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad bin Zeid al-Hussein Jordan 1 September 2014 – 31 August 2018 100px Michelle Bachelet Chile 1 September 2018 – 31 August 2022Elected by the General Assembly on 10 August 2018100px Volker Türk Austria 8 September 2022 – 31 August 2026 Appointed by Secretary-General António Guterres on September 8, 2022 following approval by UN General Assembly.
high commissioners for human rights thumb|navi pillay (centre) high commissioner for human rights from 2008 to 2014 +united nations high commissioner for human rightsimage name country term notes100px josé ayala lasso ecuador 1994–1997 100px mary robinson ireland 1997–2002 term was not renewed by secretary-general kofi annan100px sérgio vieira de mello brazil 2002–2003 killed in the canal hotel bombing in baghdad on 19 august 2003 bertrand ramcharan guyana 2003–2004 acting high commissioner100px louise arbour canada 2004–2008 did not seek a second termunited nations high commissioner for human rights (7 march 2008) louise arbour will not be seeking a second term as high commissioner  retrieved on 1 september 2008100px navi pillay south africa 1 september 2008 – 31 august 2014 her mandate was extended for an additional half term (two years) by the general assembly on 1 september 2012100px prince zeid bin ra'ad bin zeid al-hussein jordan 1 september 2014 – 31 august 2018 100px michelle bachelet chile 1 september 2018 – 31 august 2022elected by the general assembly on 10 august 2018100px volker türk austria 8 september 2022 – 31 august 2026 appointed by secretary-general antónio guterres on september 8 2022 following approval by un general assembly