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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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Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Addendum : Report by the Special Rapporteur on his mission to Peru from 24 May to 2 June 1993

29 August 2014 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Addendum to the Report on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Mission to Nepal

7 October 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Addendum to the Report Submitted by the Independent Expert on the Effects of Economic Reform Policies and Foreign Debt on the Full Enjoyment of All Human Rights: Mission to Mozambique (27 to 29 July 2005)

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

Addendum to the Report Submitted by the Independent Expert on the Question of Human Rights and Extreme Poverty: Mission to the United States of America (24 October to 4 November 2005)

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

Addendum to the Preliminary Note by the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism: Visit to Turkey (16 to 23 February 2006)

24 March 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Addendum to the Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders: Mission to Brazil (5-21 December 2005), Preliminary Conclusions and Recommendations

14 March 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People: Mission to New Zealand

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

Addendum to the Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders: Mission to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory

10 March 2006 | Publisher: UN Commission on Human Rights | Document type: Mission Reports

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

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