The United Nations Human Rights Council : Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

International organization.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (30 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

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text file

Summary:

Discusses replacement of the UN Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) with a new UN Human Rights Council (the Council) as a key component of comprehensive UN reform, and addresses related Congressional issues. Provides background on the Commission, and describes the purpose and responsibilities, structure and composition, the first five years of work of the Council, U.S. policy and international government and organizational responses, and issues for Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. United Nations Human Rights Council

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