The UN Secretary-General has appointed CHRGJ Co-chair and Faculty Director Professor Philip Alston to serve on the Central African Republic Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Events Since January 1, 2013.The UN Security Council authorized the Commission in December 2013 to investigate reports of human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws. Professor Alston was recently named to the Commission following the resignation of Jorge Castañeda (Mexico). Alston joins two other international law experts on the Commission, Bernard Acho Muna (Cameroon) and Fatimata M’Baye (Mauritania).