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

Report of the Independent Expert on the Question of Human Rights and Extreme Poverty

2 March 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Human Rights Resolution 2005/16: Human Rights and Extreme Poverty

14 April 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Report on the question of human rights and extreme poverty

11 February 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2004/23: Human Rights and Extreme Poverty

16 April 2004 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Report submitted by the independent expert on extreme poverty: Addendum Mission to Yemen

8 January 2004 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2003/24: Human Rights and Extreme Poverty

22 April 2003 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Human Rights And Extreme Poverty: Pursuant To Commission Resolution 2002/30

20 January 2003 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Report submitted by Ms. A.-M. Lizin, independent expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty: Addendum Mission to the Dominical Republic

16 January 2003 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/12 Human rights and extreme poverty

17 April 2000 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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