United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is a body of United Nations which deals with promotion and compliance of member nations with international human right treaties. UNHRC was established as a successor to United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) by a resolution, March 15, 2006. The UNHRC is mandated to scrutinize human rights violations in specific regions of the world.
The composition of UNHRC
The UNHRC has 47 elected members. The UN General Assembly has the responsibility of electing the forty seven (47) members of the Council. The General Assembly also has the power to remove any member from office with the approval of two-third majority present and voting. Such removal is done only in cases of gross human rights violations by one of the member states.
The complaint procedure (not very impo.)
The complain procedure is an important part of the UNHRC operations. The Council established a Complaint Procedure through a resolution on 18th June 2007..
The main purpose of this mechanism is to monitor any regular patterns of gross violations of human rights all over the world. This complaint procedure works mainly through two working groups:
1. The Working Group on Communications
2. The Working Group on Situations.
The Working Group on Communications consists of five independent representatives. These experts have tenure of three years, where no expert can be appointed for more than two consecutive appointments. The task of these experts is to ascertain whether a complaint deserves investigation or not. If the complaint requires due attention, it is forwarded to the next level.
The next level is the Working Group on Situations. It also has five members appointed for a period of one year, where none of the member may be appointed for more than two consecutive tenures. Its function is to examine the complaints transferred to it by the Working Group on Communications. The Working Group on Situations presents a report to the UNHRC on the basis of investigations and information. This report has to contain recommendations and course of action on the consistent pattern of gross and reliably attested violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
UNHRC Resolutions
The UNHRC carries out its activities by passing resolutions in the presence of its members. The resolutions are effectively adopted by the General Assembly even though the Council is responsible for passing it.
These resolutions are binding on the member nations of the UN. Violation of any resolution would lead to cancellation of membership or the dispute is taken to International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Issues taken
Some of the many issues taken up by the Council are- issues of rights violations in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel-Lebanon conflict, human rights violations during Gaza War and the latest being the conflict in Sri Lanka regarding Tamils.
Recently, Sri Lanka has been a subject of scrutiny for the Council. On March 22, 2012, the Council approved a U.S.-backed resolution that urges Sri Lanka to probe allegations of summary executions, kidnappings and other abuses. The resolution was passed with 24 countries in favour, 15 against and eight abstentions.
The composition of UNHRC
The UNHRC has 47 elected members. The UN General Assembly has the responsibility of electing the forty seven (47) members of the Council. The General Assembly also has the power to remove any member from office with the approval of two-third majority present and voting. Such removal is done only in cases of gross human rights violations by one of the member states.
The complaint procedure (not very impo.)
The complain procedure is an important part of the UNHRC operations. The Council established a Complaint Procedure through a resolution on 18th June 2007..
The main purpose of this mechanism is to monitor any regular patterns of gross violations of human rights all over the world. This complaint procedure works mainly through two working groups:
1. The Working Group on Communications
2. The Working Group on Situations.
The Working Group on Communications consists of five independent representatives. These experts have tenure of three years, where no expert can be appointed for more than two consecutive appointments. The task of these experts is to ascertain whether a complaint deserves investigation or not. If the complaint requires due attention, it is forwarded to the next level.
The next level is the Working Group on Situations. It also has five members appointed for a period of one year, where none of the member may be appointed for more than two consecutive tenures. Its function is to examine the complaints transferred to it by the Working Group on Communications. The Working Group on Situations presents a report to the UNHRC on the basis of investigations and information. This report has to contain recommendations and course of action on the consistent pattern of gross and reliably attested violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
UNHRC Resolutions
The UNHRC carries out its activities by passing resolutions in the presence of its members. The resolutions are effectively adopted by the General Assembly even though the Council is responsible for passing it.
These resolutions are binding on the member nations of the UN. Violation of any resolution would lead to cancellation of membership or the dispute is taken to International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Issues taken
Some of the many issues taken up by the Council are- issues of rights violations in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel-Lebanon conflict, human rights violations during Gaza War and the latest being the conflict in Sri Lanka regarding Tamils.
Recently, Sri Lanka has been a subject of scrutiny for the Council. On March 22, 2012, the Council approved a U.S.-backed resolution that urges Sri Lanka to probe allegations of summary executions, kidnappings and other abuses. The resolution was passed with 24 countries in favour, 15 against and eight abstentions.
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