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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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Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant : International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights : list of issues to be taken up in connection with the consideration of the initial report of Macao, China (CCPR/C/CHN-MAC/1) : adopted by the Human Rights Committee at its 105th session, 9-27 July 2012

5 September 2012 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

List of issues to be taken up in connection with the consideration of the 2nd periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CCPR/C/BIH/2) : Human Rights Committee, 104th session, New York, 12-30 March 2012

27 April 2012 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant : International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights : 5th periodic report : Peru

16 September 2011 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: States Parties Reports

Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the Covenant : International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights : 1st periodic report : Angola

3 March 2011 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: States Parties Reports

Report on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan / submitted by Felix Ermacora, Special Rapporteur, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1991/78

17 February 1992 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Report on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan / prepared by the Special Rapporteur, Felix Ermacora, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1989/67

31 January 1990 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Report on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan / prepared by the Special Rapporteur, Felix Ermacora, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1988/67

16 February 1989 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Report on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan / prepared by the Special Rapporteur, Felix Ermacora, in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1984/55

19 February 1985 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

The Siracusa Principles on the Limitation and Derogation Provisions in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

28 September 1984 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Principes de Syracuse concernant les dispositions du Pacte international relatif aux droits civils et politiques qui autorisent des restrictions où des dérogations

28 September 1984 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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