UNCHR

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United Nations commission intergovernmental organization body

UNCHR is the commonly used acronym for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, a former UN body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
United Nations Commission on Human Rights 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations commission ⓘ
intergovernmental organization body ⓘ
abbreviation UNCHR self-linksurface differs ⓘ
authorized country-specific human rights mandates ⓘ
thematic human rights mandates ⓘ
contributedTo development of international human rights law ⓘ
drafting of human rights instruments ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
createdBy United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution 1985/17 ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Economic and Social Council resolution
dissolutionReason reform of United Nations human rights machinery ⓘ
dissolved 2006 ⓘ
establishedBy United Nations Charter framework ⓘ
United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ
field international human rights ⓘ
focusesOn human rights ⓘ
hasCommittee United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights ⓘ
surface form: Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
hasSuccessor United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
headquartersLocation Geneva ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
inception 1946 ⓘ
jurisdiction international ⓘ
locatedIn Geneva ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
mandate development of international human rights standards ⓘ
monitoring compliance with human rights obligations ⓘ
promotion of human rights ⓘ
protection of human rights ⓘ
meetsAt Palais des Nations ⓘ
memberSelectionMethod elected by United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ
numberOfMemberStates 53 ⓘ
organizationType UN human rights body ⓘ
oversaw special procedures on human rights ⓘ
parentBody United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ
parentOrganization United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ
partOf United Nations ⓘ
replaced United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights ⓘ
replacedBy United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
reportsTo United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ
scope worldwide ⓘ
shortName United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
surface form: UN Commission on Human Rights
standsFor United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
usedLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ

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UNCHR → abbreviation → UNCHR self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: United Nations Commission on Human Rights