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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Written statement submitted by the International Federation of ACAT (Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture), a non-governmental organization in special consultative status 23 February 2012 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Speeches/Statements
Written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status 22 February 2012 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Speeches/Statements
Human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2 December 2011 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Speeches/Statements
Written statement submitted by United Nations Watch, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status 28 April 2011 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Speeches/Statements
Written statement submitted by Amnesty International, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status 28 April 2011 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Speeches/Statements
Joint Statement on Ending Acts of Violence Related Human Rights Violations Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 22 March 2011 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Speeches/Statements
Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence Against Children March 2011 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Speeches/Statements
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development : written statement / submitted by Amnesty International 15 September 2010 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Speeches/Statements
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development : written statement / submitted by Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) 1 September 2010 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Speeches/Statements
Human rights situations that require the Council's attention : written statement / submitted by Pax Christi International 31 August 2010 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Speeches/Statements

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