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In July 2012, the UN Human Rights Council has passed a key resolution confirming that the same human rights that people enjoy offline must also be protected online. The contribution parses the resolution and engages in a critical review of its main points. While the commitment to human rights...
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 14 states into the Human Rights Council to succeed outgoing members.Through secret ballot, Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, Sudan (for Africa); Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Vietnam (for the Asia-Pacific); Georgia, Romania (for Eastern Europe); Chil...
On Tuesday, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed China's resolution on "The contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights" at the 47th session, which emphasizes the right to development and that the aim of development is to improve the well-being of the people. ...
It has five principal components, including the UN Economic and Social Council, which coordinates the work of 15 specialized agencies. Understanding the United Nations (UN) The United Nations was formed in 1945 in the wake of World War II to reduce international tension, promote human rights, an...
This article considers these two propositions in light of the actions of the IBSA states on the United Nations Human Rights Council. After examining the positions of the IBSA states on seven controversial country-specific cases (Belarus, Darfur and Sudan, Iran, Israel, North Korea, Sri Lanka, ...
The Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights around the world. It has 47 members, about a third of which are replaced every year so that the council members serve staggered three-year terms for the sake of continuit...
Union demanded individual membership andvoting rightsfor itsconstituentrepublics, andBritainwantedassurancesthat its colonies would not be placed under UN control. There also was disagreement over the voting system to be adopted in theSecurity Council, an issue that became famous as the “veto problem...
Seats of the UN Human Rights Council are allocated on a regional group basis: 13 each for Africa and the Asia-Pacific; 8 for Latin America and the Caribbean; 7 for Western Europe and other states; 6 for Eastern Europe. Source: Ecns.cn ...