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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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Civil and Political Rights, Including The Question of Freedom of Expression The right to freedom of opinion and expression, Report of the Special Rapporteur, Ambeyi Ligabo

30 December 2005 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

The Right Of Freedom Of Opinion And Expression : Addendum

25 February 2003 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: Human Rights Defenders: Report: Addendum / Submitted by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders, Pursuant to Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2000/61

20 February 2003 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions: Report of the Special Rapporteu Submitted Pursuant to Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2002/36

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

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, submitted in accordance with Commission resolution 2001/47

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

Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions: Report of the Special Rapporteur, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 2001/45

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

Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

19 December 2001 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, submitted in accordance with Commission resolution 1999/36

3 March 2000 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression

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

Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions : report of the Special Rapporteur, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/35

25 January 2000 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

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