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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The human rights situation in Iraq in the light of abuses committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups : resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council 3 September 2014 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council Resolution 16/21 : Iraq 22 August 2014 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 : Iraq 18 August 2014 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Compilations
Summary prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 : Iraq 31 July 2014 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Addendum : Observations on communications transmitted to Governments and replies received 27 May 2013 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, Addendum : Mission to Iraq 12 August 2011 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention : addendum 2 March 2011 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances 26 January 2011 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Human rights situations that require the Council's attention : joint written statement / submitted by France Libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, the Women's Human Rights International (WHRIA), and Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples (MRAP) 6 September 2010 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Special Rapporteur on independence of judges and lawyers, Addendum : Communications to and from Governments 18 June 2010 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports

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