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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 Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Leandro Despouy : addendum : situation in specific countries or territories

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

Report on the situation of human rights in Belarus

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

Human Rights Resolution 2005/13: Situation of Human Rights in Belarus

14 April 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Report on the situation of human rights in Belarus

18 March 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Mission to Belarus

22 November 2004 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2004/14: Situation of Human Rights in Belarus

15 April 2004 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2003/14: Situation of Human Rights in Belarus

17 April 2003 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Addendum to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers: Report on the Mission to Belarus

8 February 2001 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Civil and political rights, including questions of torture and detention: Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

9 November 2000 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Sessional Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Mr. Abid Hussain, submitted pursuant to Commission resolution 1997/27

19 December 1997 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

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