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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.  Website: www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr

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Addendum to the Report on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Mission to Nepal 7 October 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report on the Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health, Corrigendum 16 June 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Question of the Violation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in any Part of the World, Including the Question of Human Rights in Cyprus, Corrigendum 21 April 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Addendum to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance: Mission to Japan, Corrigendum 31 March 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in Guatemala, Corrigendum 31 March 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Addendum to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions: Follow-up to Country Recommendations 27 March 2006

Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Addendum to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions: Mission to Sri Lanka (28 November to 6 December 2005) 27 March 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Addendum to the Report Submitted by the Independent Expert on the Question of Human Rights and Extreme Poverty: Mission to the United States of America (24 October to 4 November 2005) 27 March 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Addendum to the Report Submitted by the Independent Expert on the Effects of Economic Reform Policies and Foreign Debt on the Full Enjoyment of All Human Rights: Mission to Mozambique (27 to 29 July 2005) 27 March 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Addendum to the Report on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography: Mission to Albania (31 October to 7 November 2005) 27 March 2006

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

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