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2005 Mar 21 |
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan proposed a new Human Rights Council, a smaller body that would meet year-round. Links: UN, HRC 
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2006 Mar 22 |
The UN gave a green light to abolish the discredited Human Rights Commission on June 16, clearing the way for the new Human Rights Council to become the UN's main rights watchdog. Links: UN, HRC
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2006 May 9 |
UN members elected 47 countries to a new Human Rights Council. Cuba, Saudi Arabia, China and Russia won seats on the new UN Human Rights Council despite their poor human rights records. Two rights abusers, Iran and Venezuela, were defeated. Links: Russia, China, UN, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, HRC
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2006 Jun 19 |
The UN inaugurated its new Human Rights Council. The 47-member council replaced the Human Rights Commission, which became discredited in recent years as rights-abusing countries conspired to escape condemnation. Muslim countries and various non-democracies held a majority of the 47 seats. Links: UN, HRC
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2006 Jun 29 |
The new UN Human Rights Council overrode Canadian and Russian objections and passed a declaration to protect the rights of indigenous peoples around the world. The declaration asserted that indigenous peoples may have a right to restitution of land and resources taken from them. The Council also unanimously approved an international treaty that would ban states from abducting perceived enemies and hiding them in secret prisons or killing them. Links: Russia, Canada, UN, HRC
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2006 Aug 11 |
The UN Human Rights Council condemned Israel for "massive bombardment of Lebanese civilian populations" and other "systematic" human rights violations, and decided to send a commission to investigate. UN Resolution 1701 called for Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah. Links: UN, Israel, Lebanon, HRC
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2006 Oct 6 |
The fledgling UN Human Rights Council ended its second session after failing to approve any decisions addressing the world's worst abuses. The 47-member council adjourned following a 3-week session. The US is not a member but is an observer. Human Rights Watch said the council, which held its first session in June and July, was a disappointing successor to the widely discredited UN Human Rights Commission. Links: UN, HRC
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