UN Human Rights Council and Commission on Human Rights

On 15 March 2006, the General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/60/251 to establish a Human Rights Council replacing the Commission on Human Rights. The Human Rights Council began its work on 19 June 2006.

Just as QUNO participated actively in the Commission on Human Rights it now works with the Human Rights Council, seeking ways to strengthen the Council’ s work in promoting and protecting human rights.

The UN Human Rights Council

Joint statement delivered to the 8th Session of the Human Rights Council on Monday 2 June 2008 (pdf 13.9kb)
Human Rights Council Resumed 6th Session, Joint Statement by Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers), Action Canada for Population and Development, Asian Legal Resource Centre, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions, International Service for Human Rights, Conectas Human Rights and acknowledged by the Conference of NGOs, delivered by Rachel Brett, 14 December 2007 (pdf 9kb)
Adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Joint Statement by Amnesty International, Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers), International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, International Service for Human Rights and Rights & Democracy, 13 September, 2007 (pdf 248kb)
Questions for the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief before the 6th session of the Human Rights Council, Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers), International Service for Human Rights and Amnesty International, 13 September 2007 (pdf 244kb)