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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 on the human rights aspects of the victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Addendum, Mission to Lebanon (7 to 16 February 2005)

20 February 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Addendum, Mission to Afghanistan (9 to 19 July 2005)

15 February 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Its Causes and Consequences, Yakin Ertürk : addendum : Mission to the Islamic Republic of Iran (29 January to 6 February 2005)

27 January 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Addendum, Mission to the Russian Federation

26 January 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report on violence against women,its causes and consequences, Addendum, mission to Mexico

13 January 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Addendum to the Report on the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children: Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina

30 November 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina

9 March 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Mission to Guatemala

10 February 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Mission to Occupied Palestinian Territory

2 February 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Violence against women, its causes and consequences : report of the Special Rapporteur, Yakin Ertürk. Addendum: Visit to the Darfur region of the Sudan

23 December 2004 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

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