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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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Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia, Yash Ghai : addendum

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

Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan and on the Achievements of Technical Assistance in the Field of Human Rights

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

Situation of Detainees at Guantánamo Bay

27 February 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Analytical Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Best Practices in Relation to Conscientious Objection to Military Service

27 February 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

The situation of human rights in Myanmar : report of the Secretary-General

27 February 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Assistance to Sierra Leone in the field of human rights, Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

15 February 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Economic, Social And Cultural Rights: Access to medication in the context of pandemics such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, Report of the Secretary-General

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

Specific Groups And Individuals: Other Vulnerable Groups And Individuals, Missing persons

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

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Vitit Muntarbhorn

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

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