UN Human Rights Council

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:UNHRC
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:March
June
September
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:currentPresidentCountry gptkb:Morocco
gptkbp:established 15 March 2006
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:firstSession 19 June 2006
gptkbp:hasSession at least three times a year
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Geneva
gptkb:Switzerland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UN Human Rights Council
gptkbp:logo UN Human Rights Council logo.svg
gptkbp:mandate address situations of human rights violations
make recommendations on them
gptkbp:maximumConsecutiveTerms 2
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 47
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:United_Nations_Commission_on_Human_Rights
gptkbp:president gptkb:Omar_Zniber
gptkbp:purpose promotion and protection of human rights
gptkbp:region gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Western_Europe_and_Others
gptkb:Asia-Pacific
gptkb:Eastern_Europe
gptkb:Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Office_of_the_United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:United_Nations_Commission_on_Human_Rights
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:sessionLocation gptkb:Palais_des_Nations
gptkbp:shape subsidiary organ of the UN General Assembly
gptkbp:specialProcedures gptkb:Special_Rapporteurs
Working Groups
Independent Experts
gptkbp:termLength 3 years
gptkbp:universalPeriodicReview reviews human rights records of all UN member states
gptkbp:votingSystem secret ballot
gptkbp:website https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/home
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UNCHR
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5