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UN Human Rights Council

The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the UN system made up of 47 States responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe. The Council was created by the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 with the main purpose of addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them Website: www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/hrc/pages/hrcindex.aspx
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Report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order

12 July 2016 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Panel discussion on the incompatibility between democracy and racism

10 May 2016 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Sessional Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

8 March 2016 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Country Reports

Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order : resolution / adopted by the Human Rights Council

13 October 2015 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Advisory services and technical assistance for Cambodia : resolution / adopted by the Human Rights Council

12 October 2015 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Human rights, democracy and the rule of law : resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council

9 April 2015 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Report of the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order

17 July 2014 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Sessional Reports

Situation of human rights in Myanmar : resolution / adopted by the Human Rights Council

15 April 2014 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Study on common challenges facing States in their efforts to secure democracy and the rule of law from a human rights perspective : Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

17 December 2012 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers

The incompatibility between democracy and racism : draft resolution / Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Turkey, Uruguay (on behalf of the Common Market of the South), Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Zimbabwe

26 September 2011 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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