United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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United Nations commission
defunct international organization body
intergovernmental organization body
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T47413 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations Commission on Human Rights Context triple: [United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, organizationRepresented, United Nations Commission on Human Rights]
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A.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is the UN’s principal body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide through monitoring, advocacy, and support to states and international mechanisms.
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B.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is a regional human rights body that monitors, promotes, and protects fundamental rights across the Americas under the framework of the Inter-American human rights system.
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C.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
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D.
Inter-American Commission of Women
The Inter-American Commission of Women is a specialized body within the inter-American system dedicated to promoting and protecting women’s rights and gender equality across the Americas.
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E.
United Nations Economic and Social Council
The United Nations Economic and Social Council is a principal UN body responsible for coordinating international economic, social, and related work of the organization and its specialized agencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations Commission on Human Rights Target entity description: The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
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A.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is the UN’s principal body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide through monitoring, advocacy, and support to states and international mechanisms.
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B.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is a regional human rights body that monitors, promotes, and protects fundamental rights across the Americas under the framework of the Inter-American human rights system.
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C.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
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D.
Inter-American Commission of Women
The Inter-American Commission of Women is a specialized body within the inter-American system dedicated to promoting and protecting women’s rights and gender equality across the Americas.
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E.
United Nations Economic and Social Council
The United Nations Economic and Social Council is a principal UN body responsible for coordinating international economic, social, and related work of the organization and its specialized agencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations commission
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defunct international organization body ⓘ intergovernmental organization body ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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surface form:
UN Commission on Human Rights
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | world ⓘ |
| composition | member states elected by the United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ core UN human rights treaties ⓘ development of thematic human rights mechanisms ⓘ |
| country | United Nations ⓘ |
| created |
country-specific special rapporteur mandates
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special procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ thematic special rapporteur mandates ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2006 ⓘ |
| drafted | Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
United Nations Charter-based mechanisms
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human rights ⓘ international law ⓘ |
| formedBy | United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Geneva
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| inception | 1946 ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
ECOSOC resolutions
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Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Charter
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
canton of Geneva
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surface form:
Canton of Geneva
|
| meetingFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| meetingLocation |
Geneva
ⓘ
Palais des Nations ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United Nations Human Rights Council
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Charter-based human rights bodies
|
| notableChairperson | Eleanor Roosevelt ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 53 ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations human rights system ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | concerns about politicization and selectivity ⓘ |
| replacedBy | United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ |
| reportedTo |
United Nations Economic and Social Council
ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations General Assembly (through ECOSOC)
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| scope |
development of international human rights standards
ⓘ
promotion of human rights ⓘ protection of human rights ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | election by United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ |
| shortName | UNCHR ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ohchr.org/ (historical information archived) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Nations Commission on Human Rights Description of subject: The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a principal UN body, active from 1946 to 2006, responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide and drafting key international human rights instruments.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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organizationRepresented
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United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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this entity surface form:
United Nations Human Rights Commission
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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reportsTo
→
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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this entity surface form:
United Nations Human Rights Council
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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alsoKnownAs
→
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
UN Commission on Human Rights
this entity surface form:
Commission on Human Rights (historical)
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
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negotiatedWithin
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United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251
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replaces
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United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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subject surface form:
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
this entity surface form:
UN Commission on Human Rights
subject surface form:
Special Rapporteur
this entity surface form:
former United Nations Commission on Human Rights
this entity surface form:
Commission on Human Rights and its successor bodies
Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council
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predecessor
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United Nations Commission on Human Rights
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Commission on Human Rights special procedures
Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
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createdBy
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United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders
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mandateFrom
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United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders
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reportsTo
→
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
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subordinateTo
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United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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