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OHCHR presence at the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in Kenya. The mandate of OHCHR derives from Articles 1, 13 and 55 of the Charter of the United Nations, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and General Assembly resolution 48/141 of 20 December 1993, by which the Assembly established the post of United Nations high commissioner for human rights. [8]
Eleanor Roosevelt at United Nations for Human Rights Commission meeting in Lake Success, New York, in 1947. The UNHRC was established in 1946 by ECOSOC, and was one of the first two "Functional Commissions" set up within the early UN structure (the other being the Commission on the Status of Women).
HRC at the ohchr.org The United Nations Human Rights Council ( UNHRC ) [ a ] is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. [ 2 ] The Council has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis. [ 3 ]
According to OHCHR, there are 9 core international human rights instruments and several optional protocols. [5] Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD, 21 December 1965) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR, 16 December 1966)
The ICCPR states the basic rules for the membership of the Human Rights Committee. Article 28 of the ICCPR states that the Committee is composed of 18 members from states parties to the ICCPR, "who shall be persons of high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights", with consideration "to the usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience."
Additionally, the Council established a working group to focus on the global dissemination and implementation of the Guiding Principles. OHCHR provides ongoing support and advice to the Working Group, which consists of five independent experts, of balanced regional representation, for a three-year period.
Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust Director Anne Bayefsky submitted a video statement to the U.N. Human Rights Council, which was cut off after a few seconds.
Eleanor Roosevelt holding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1949.. The International Bill of Human Rights was the name given to UN General Assembly Resolution 217 (III) and two international treaties established by the United Nations.