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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 enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism

18 January 2016 | 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

Good practices and major challenges in preventing and eliminating female genital mutilation : Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Including Its Causes and Consequences

10 July 2012 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo

23 May 2012 | Publisher: UN Human Rights Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

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