Gerhart Baum

Gerhart Rudolf Baum (28 October 1932 – 15 February 2025) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and a lawyer. He was the Minister of the Interior from 1972 to 1982.

From 2001 to 2003, Baum served as UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Sudan.Situation of human rights in the Sudan  United Nations, Report of the Special Rapporteur, Gerhart Baum, submitted in accordance with Commission resolution 2001/18.UN Human rights rapporteur in Sudan BBC News, 11 March 2001.

Baum died on 15 February 2025 at a hospital in Cologne, Germany at the age of 92.Gerhart Baum ist tot. faz.net, 15 February 2025 (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2025.

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