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The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an American LGBTQ advocacy group.It is the largest LGBTQ political lobbying organization within the United States. [2] Based in Washington, D.C., the organization focuses on protecting and expanding rights for LGBTQ individuals, including advocating for same-sex marriage, anti-discrimination and hate crimes legislation, and HIV/AIDS advocacy.
The Council consists of 47 members, elected yearly by the General Assembly for staggered three-year terms. Members are selected via the basis of equitable geographic rotation using the United Nations regional grouping system. Members are eligible for re-election for one additional term, after which they must relinquish their seat. [16]
Member from GRULAC States: HRC66 (September 2027) Dante Pesce (Chile), 2015–2021 Alexandra Guáqueta (Colombia), 2011–2015 John Ruggie (Austria), 2005–2011 (SRSG) Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change 2021 (HRC res. 48/14) Elisa Morgera (Italy), appointed at HRC55 (March 2024)
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a functional commission within the overall framework of the United Nations from 1946 until it was replaced by the UN Human Rights Council in 2006.
Robinson became the president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) in late 2022. She is the first queer Black woman to lead the organization. [ 2 ] Robinson has stated that she will focus on issues such as voting rights, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, living wages and health care; she will focus on the voices and concerns of impoverished people.
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."
Four new voting members on the Fed's Federal Open Market Committee in 2024 could change the balance of power between hawks and doves. Four new voting members on the Fed's Federal Open Market ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.