The United Nations Human Rights Council is the body of the United Nations responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights. It was created by the General Assembly in March 2006, replacing the Commission on Human Rights, which had been criticized because some of its members were themselves accused of abuses. The council has forty-seven members, elected by the General Assembly, and meets in Geneva. It conducts a periodic review of the human rights record of every UN member state, appoints special rapporteurs and can establish commissions of inquiry. Its membership and decisions have been debated, as some governments with poor records have been elected.
Before and after
- 5 January 2006Discovery of S/2006 S 3
- 5 January 2006Discovery of Surtur
- 5 January 2006Discovery of Loge
- 19 January 2006Launch of New Horizons
- 15 March 2006Founding of United Nations Human Rights Council
- from 24 March 2006 to 16 January 2011Premiere of Hannah Montana
- 23 April 2006Release of Spotify
- 28 April 2006Release of Google Translate
- 10 May 2006Founding of Università degli Studi Niccolò Cusano
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- 24 October 1945Founding of United Nations
- 5 October 1948Founding of International Union for Conservation of Nature
- 5 May 1949Founding of Council of Europe
- 1960Founding of Somalia
- 1 October 1963Founding of Nigeria
- 1985Introduction of new shekel
The era
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