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UN Commission on Human Rights
Established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Commission on Human Rights was slated to be abolished on 16 June 2006 with the conclusion of its sixty-second session and pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/RES/60/251 establishing the Human Rights Council. The Commission on Human Rights for decades was considered to be the central architect of the work of the United Nations in the field of human rights. Delegates from its 53 member States, together with those of observer States and non-governmental organizations, met in March/April of each year in regular sessions in Geneva, though special sessions were sometimes held at other times to deal with urgent and acute human rights situations. It was assisted in this work by the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, a number of working groups and a network of individual experts, representatives and special rapporteurs mandated to report to it on specific issues or countries. At its regular sessions, the Commission adopted resolutions, decisions and statements on matters of relevance to individuals in all regions and circumstances.
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Leandro Despouy : addendum : situation in specific countries or territories
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27 March 2006
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Category: Country Information
| Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights
| Document type: Country Reports
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Addendum to the Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders: Mission to Brazil (5-21 December 2005), Preliminary Conclusions and Recommendations
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14 March 2006
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Category: Country Information
| Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights
| Document type: Mission Reports
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Addendum to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance: Mission to Brazil (17-26 October 2005)
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28 February 2006
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Category: Country Information
| Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights
| Document type: Mission Reports
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Report on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Mission to Brazil
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30 March 2005
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Category: Country Information
| Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights
| Document type: Mission Reports
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Report on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, Mission to Brazil
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18 February 2004
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Category: Country Information
| Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights
| Document type: Mission Reports
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Report on the sale of children,
child prostitution and child pornography, Juan Miguel Petit: Addendum Mission to Brazil
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3 February 2004
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Category: Country Information
| Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights
| Document type: Mission Reports
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Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions: Report of the Special Rapporteur, Asma Jahangir: Addendum Mission to Brazil
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28 January 2004
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Category: Country Information
| Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights
| Document type: Mission Reports
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Report on the right to food: Addendum Mission to Brazil
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3 January 2003
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Category: Country Information
| Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights
| Document type: Mission Reports
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