20th Session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review United Nations Human Rights Council October 2014 - November 2014 Written Statement submitted by Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation, The Advocates for Human Rights, an NGO with special consultative status, Association for Human Rights in Kurdistan of Iran-Geneva, Iran Human Rights, and the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Periodic Review ◽  
Universal Periodic Review ◽  
Human Rights Council ◽  
The World ◽  
Consultative Status ◽  
20Th Session

Part V Institutions and Actors, Ch.25 From Commission to the Council: Evolution of UN Charter Bodies

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kothari Miloon
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Periodic Review ◽  
Universal Periodic Review ◽  
Human Rights Council ◽  
The World ◽  
State Actors ◽  
The United Nations

This article examines the evolution of the United Nations� (UN) human rights agency from the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) into the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). It explains that UNHRC was created in March 2006 to replace the UNCHR and become the world�s premier human rights body. It evaluates the effectiveness of the UNHRC�s peer-review human rights mechanism called the Universal Periodic Review. This article also offers some suggestions on how to improve the performance of the UNHRC including changes in size and distribution of membership, membership criteria, voting patterns and participation of non-state actors.

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