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Chris Sidoti

UN COI commissioner — Israel/OPT · Australia / Geneva

Affiliated with UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Intergovernmental (UN)

Member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Israel/OPT; original commissioner from 2021 and reappointed in 2025.

Financing

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Money source

Commissioner service through UN Human Rights Council mandate support.

Institutional alignment

UN COI; former Australian Human Rights Commissioner and international human-rights consultant.

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Disclosures & conflicts

His COI work is part of a mandate publicly challenged by Israel, the US, UN Watch, and others for alleged bias.

Credibility & caveats

Experienced human-rights investigator; not a criminal judge.

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