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.

Aliases (5)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations commission → defunct international organization body → intergovernmental organization body →
alsoKnownAs	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 → 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 → 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 → human rights → international law →
formedBy	United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution →
headquartersLocation	Geneva → Switzerland →
inception	1946 →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
legalBasis	ECOSOC resolutions → United Nations Charter →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Canton of Geneva →
meetingFrequency	annual →
meetingLocation	Geneva → Palais des Nations →
memberOf	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 (through ECOSOC) →
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) →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles Malik → Peng Chun Chang →	memberOf
United Nations Commission on Human Rights ("UN Commission on Human Rights") →	alsoKnownAs
Special Rapporteur ("former United Nations Commission on Human Rights") →	appointedBy
My Day ("United Nations Human Rights Commission") →	associatedWith
Universal Declaration of Human Rights →	draftedBy
Special Procedures →	establishedBy
United Nations human rights system ("Commission on Human Rights (historical)") →	includesBody
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families →	negotiatedWithin
United States Representative to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights →	organizationRepresented
United Nations Human Rights Council →	replaced
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 →	replaces
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ("United Nations Human Rights Council") →	reportsTo
United Nations Commission on Human Rights ("UN Commission on Human Rights") →	shortName
UNCHR →	standsFor