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The United Nations Special Procedures – General Introduction

The term “special procedures” has been developed in light of the practice of the Commission on Human Rights, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council (HRC) to describe a range of procedures established …

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The Human Rights Council

The Human Rights Council (HRC) is an inter-governmental body whose aim is to promote and protect human rights within the United Nations (UN) system. It replaced the former Commission on Human Rights in 2006 when the General Assembly adopted the …

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