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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 Situation of Human Rights Defenders: Mission to Brazil (5-21 December 2005), Preliminary Conclusions and Recommendations

14 March 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Addendum to the Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders: Mission to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory

10 March 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Addendum to the Report submitted by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders: Compilation of Developments in the Area of Human Rights Defenders

6 March 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Promotion And Protection Of Human Rights Human Rights Defenders: Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders: Addendum, Mission to Nigeria

30 January 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report submitted by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders

23 January 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights defenders: Mission to Turkey

16 March 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report submitted by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders: Mission to Angola

21 February 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report on human rights defenders: Mission to Turkey

18 January 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Human rights defenders

1 October 2004 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Addendum to the Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders: Mission to Thailand

12 March 2004 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

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