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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 protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity

19 April 2017 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

5 January 2016 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Discrimination and violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity

4 May 2015 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Final research-based report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on best practices and main challenges in the promotion and protection of human rights in post-disaster and post-conflict situations

23 March 2015 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity

24 September 2014 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Discriminatory laws and practices and acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity

17 November 2011 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Preliminary study of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on discrimination in the context of the right to food

22 February 2010 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

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