United Nations Human Rights Council

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United Nations body human rights institution intergovernmental organization body

The United Nations Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the UN system responsible for promoting and protecting human rights around the world through dialogue, monitoring, and recommendations.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
United Nations Human Rights Council canonical 54
Human Rights Council 8
UN Human Rights Council 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations body ⓘ
human rights institution ⓘ
intergovernmental organization body ⓘ
abbreviation United Nations Human Rights Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: UNHRC
alsoKnownAs United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
surface form: Human Rights Council
canAdopt resolutions on human rights situations ⓘ
canEstablish international commissions of inquiry ⓘ
convenes regular sessions ⓘ
special sessions ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
dateOfEstablishment 2006-03-15 ⓘ
foundingResolution United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 ⓘ
surface form: UN General Assembly Resolution 60/251
hasMandate mainstreaming human rights throughout the UN system ⓘ
hasProcedure Complaint Procedure ⓘ
Special Procedures ⓘ
Universal Periodic Review mechanism ⓘ
surface form: Universal Periodic Review
headquartersLocation Geneva ⓘ
Palais des Nations ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
mainPurpose addressing situations of human rights violations ⓘ
making recommendations on human rights ⓘ
promotion of human rights ⓘ
protection of human rights ⓘ
maximumConsecutiveTerms 2 ⓘ
membershipType Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
surface form: UN Member States
monitors compliance with international human rights obligations ⓘ
numberOfMembers 47 ⓘ
numberOfRegularSessionsPerYear 3 ⓘ
oversees Independent Experts ⓘ
Special Rapporteurs ⓘ
United Nations working groups ⓘ
surface form: Working Groups on human rights
parentOrganization United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
regionServed worldwide ⓘ
replaced United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
reportsTo United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
selectionMethod elected by United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
sessionLocation Geneva ⓘ
startOfOperations 2006-06-19 ⓘ
termLengthOfMembers 3 years ⓘ
typeOfOrganization intergovernmental body ⓘ
votingRequirement absolute majority of General Assembly members ⓘ
votingSystem secret ballot ⓘ
website https://www.ohchr.org/hr-bodies/hrc ⓘ

Referenced by (70)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights → supportsBody → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Human Rights Day → relatedTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
United Nations system of international law → implementedByOrgan → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
United Nations treaty bodies → cooperatesWith → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations Human Rights Council special procedures
Universal Periodic Review mechanism → partOf → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Universal Periodic Review mechanism → administeredBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
United Nations Commission on Human Rights → replacedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
United Nations Commission on Human Rights → memberOf → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: United Nations Charter-based human rights bodies
United Nations Human Rights Council → abbreviation → United Nations Human Rights Council self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNHRC
United Nations Human Rights Council → alsoKnownAs → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Human Rights Council
Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) → considersReportsFrom → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Human Rights Council
Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room → primaryBodyHosted → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room → category → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
United Nations human rights system → includesBody → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Committee against Torture → reportsTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Committee on Migrant Workers → reportsTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Human Rights Council institution-building package (resolution 5/1) → adoptedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Committee on Enforced Disappearances → reportsTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Committee on the Rights of the Child → reportsTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
United Nations debates on children and armed conflict → hasAdditionalForum → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Human Rights Council
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 → establishes → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities → reportsTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Office of Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs → worksWith → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: UN Human Rights Council
United Nations working groups → convenesUnder → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
UNCHR → replacedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
subject surface form: United Nations Commission on Human Rights
UNCHR → hasSuccessor → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
subject surface form: United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Special Procedures → apointedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Special Procedures → reportsTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Special Procedures → advises → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Special Procedures → continuedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Special Rapporteurs → appointedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Special Rapporteur
Special Rapporteurs → reportsTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Special Rapporteur
Independent Experts → appointedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Independent Experts → reportsTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Israeli occupation of West Bank → criticizedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions → worksWith → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: UN Human Rights Council
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples → draftingBody → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Human Rights Council
Asian States → usedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
United Nations investigations → monitoredBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
subject surface form: United Nations investigations into the Yemen conflict
UNOG → hostsBody → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Chilean missions to the United Nations → participatesIn → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Goldstone Report → commissionedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Goldstone Report → presentedTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council → partOf → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council → mandatedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council → reportsTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
CCPR → relatedBody → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
this entity surface form: Human Rights Council
CAT → reportsTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
subject surface form: Committee against Torture
CMW → reportsTo → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
A/HRC/RES/5/1 → adoptedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ