For those treaties with biennial resolutions, the annual reports for years with no resolution are carried over to the next year. How are treaty body members chosen? In total there are now ten human rights treaty bodies with a total of 172 members elected by States. The total membership is as follows: CERD CESCR CCPR CEDAW CAT CRC CMW CRPD CED OPCAT Total 18 18 18 23 10 18 14 18 10 25 members members members members members members members members members members 172 members Treaty body members are elected at Meetings of States Parties convened at United Nations Headquarters, in most cases in New York. Elections for CAT and OPCAT take place at meetings of states parties convened at the United Nations Office in Geneva. Elections for members of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities take place every two years at a session of the Conference of States Parties to 10