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UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights was the main subsidiary body of the Commission on Human Rights. The future of the Sub-Commission may be to assume its functions under the Human Rights Council in line with General Assembly resolution A/RES/60/251 establishing the Human Rights Council. It was originally established by the Commission on Human Rights at its first session in 1947, under the authority of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), as the Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination against Minorities. In 1999, ECOSOC changed the title to Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. The Sub-Commission was composed of 26 experts who acted in their personal capacity and were elected with due regard to equitable geographical distribution. The Sub-Commission had six main working groups: on Administration of Justice; Communications; Contemporary Forms of Slavery; Indigenous Populations; Minorities, and on Transnational Corporations. Among the main themes addressed wwere: racism; the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world; economic, social and cultural rights; civil and political rights, i.e., torture, detention, disappearances and summary executions, freedom of expression, the independence of the judiciary, impunity and religious intolerance; the human rights of women, children, migrant workers, minorities and displaced persons. This database contains Sub-Commission reports relevant to the work of UNHCR.
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Report of the Sessional Working Group on the Administration of Justice: Administration of Justice, Rule of Law and Democracy
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24 August 2006
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Category: Reference Documents
| Publisher: UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
| Document type: Thematic Reports
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UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: New Priorities, The Protection of Civilians during Armed Conflicts
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22 August 2006
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Category: Reference Documents
| Publisher: UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
| Document type: Thematic Reports
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Addendum to the Final Report Submitted by Barbara Frey, Special Rapporteur, in Accordance with Sub-Commission Resolution 2002/25: Prevention of Human Rights Violations Committed with Small Arms and Light Weapons
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8 August 2006
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Category: Reference Documents
| Publisher: UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
| Document type: Thematic Reports
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Report of the Secretary-General: Review of Developments in the Field of Contemporary Forms of Slavery and Measures to Prevent and Repress All Contemporary Forms of Slavery
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31 July 2006
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Category: Reference Documents
| Publisher: UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
| Document type: Thematic Reports
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Final Report Prepared by the Special Rapporteur Responsible for Conducting a Detailed Study of the Universal Implementation of International Human Rights Treaties, Emmanuel Decaux
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28 July 2006
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Category: Reference Documents
| Publisher: UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
| Document type: Thematic Reports
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Final Report Submitted by Barbara Frey, Special Rapporteur: Prevention of Human Rights Violations Committed with Small Arms and Light Weapons
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27 July 2006
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Category: Reference Documents
| Publisher: UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
| Document type: Thematic Reports
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Background Note by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: The Fight against Poverty and the Right to Participation, the Role of Women
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14 July 2006
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Category: Reference Documents
| Publisher: UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
| Document type: Thematic Reports
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UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Systematic Rape, Sexual Slavery and Slavery-like Practices during Armed Conflicts
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11 July 2006
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Category: Reference Documents
| Publisher: UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
| Document type: Thematic Reports
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Reviewing the Promotion and Practical Realisation of
the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to
National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
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23 June 2006
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Category: Country Information
| Publisher: UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
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Final Report Submitted by José Bengoa, Coordinator
of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts: Implementation of Existing Human Rights Norms and Standards in the Context of the Fight against Extreme Poverty
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23 June 2006
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Category: Reference Documents
| Publisher: UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
| Document type: Thematic Reports
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