United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:UNHCHR
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkb:United_Nations_Security_Council
gptkb:United_Nations_Economic_and_Social_Council
gptkb:United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council
gptkbp:annualReport gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkb:United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council
gptkbp:budget voluntary contributions
partially funded by United Nations regular budget
gptkbp:category gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:currentHighCommissioner gptkb:Volker_Türk
gptkbp:established 1993
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly
gptkbp:firstCommissioner gptkb:José_Ayala_Lasso
gptkbp:focus human rights advocacy
capacity building
human rights monitoring
investigation of human rights violations
support for special procedures
support for treaty bodies
technical assistance to states
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Geneva
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:French
gptkb:Russian
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:logo UNHCHR logo.svg
gptkbp:mandate promotion and protection of human rights
gptkbp:officeLocation gptkb:Geneva
gptkb:New_York
field presences in over 70 countries
gptkbp:organization gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:United_Nations_Centre_for_Human_Rights
gptkbp:regionServed worldwide
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
gptkb:International_Covenant_on_Civil_and_Political_Rights
gptkb:International_Covenant_on_Economic,_Social_and_Cultural_Rights
gptkb:Vienna_Declaration_and_Programme_of_Action
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:United_Nations_Secretary-General
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_Nations_Centre_for_Human_Rights
gptkbp:website https://www.ohchr.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mary_Robinson
gptkb:Michelle_Bachelet
gptkb:Zeid_Ra'ad_Al_Hussein
gptkb:United_Nations_Office_at_Geneva
gptkb:Louise_Arbour
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5