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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 Violence against Women, Its Causes and Consequences on the Due Diligence Standard as a Tool for the Elimination of Violence against Women

20 January 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Integration of the Human Rights of Women and the Gender Perspective: Violence Against Women

13 April 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Intersections of violence against women HIV/AIDS. Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Yakin Ertürk

22 March 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children

22 December 2004 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the United Nations Development Fund for Women on the elimination of violence against women

17 December 2004 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 2002/52

14 January 2003 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Integration Of The Human Rights Of Women And The Gender Perspective : Violence Against Women

6 January 2003 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 2001/49: Cultural practices in the family that are violent towards women

31 January 2002 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 2000/49: Addendum - Communications to and from Governments

28 January 2002 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Integration of the Human Rights of Woman and the Gender Perspective: Violence Against Women

29 February 2000 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

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