Palais Wilson, Geneva

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Palais Wilson in Geneva is a historic lakeside building that serves as a key United Nations office, notably hosting human rights bodies such as the Committee against Torture.

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Palais Wilson, Geneva canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations office building
building
historic building
adjacentTo Quai Wilson
architecturalStyle 19th-century palace style
city Geneva
country Switzerland
currentUseStartDate 1998
endUseAsLeagueOfNationsHeadquarters 1936
formerUse Permanent Secretariat of the League of Nations
surface form: League of Nations headquarters

hotel
function United Nations buildings
surface form: United Nations administrative offices

meeting venue for UN human rights treaty bodies
office space for OHCHR staff
governedBy United Nations Office at Geneva procedures
hasAddress Quai Wilson, Geneva
hasConferenceRooms yes
hasFunction symbolic center for international human rights
hasOfficesFor Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council
surface form: UN human rights special procedures
hasViewOf Mont Blanc massif
heritageStatus historic monument
locatedIn canton of Geneva
surface form: Canton of Geneva

Geneva
Switzerland
locatedOn Lake Geneva waterfront
namedAfter Woodrow Wilson
near Jardin de la Perle du Lac
Parc Mon Repos
occupant Committee against Torture
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Human Rights Committee
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations treaty bodies
surface form: United Nations human rights treaty bodies
overlooks Lake Geneva
ownedBy Geneva
surface form: City of Geneva
partOf United Nations presence in Geneva
region Western Europe
renovatedForUNUse 1990s
securityProvidedBy United Nations Department of Safety and Security
surface form: United Nations security services
startUseAsLeagueOfNationsHeadquarters 1920
timezone Central European Time
usedBy United Nations

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Committee against Torture meetsAt Palais Wilson, Geneva