United Nations Human Rights Council Issues for Congress

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign relations.

Human rights.

International organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2007

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 Council's first year of work, and recent sessions of the Council, as well as U.S. policy and international government and organizational responses

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service United Nations Human Rights Council

Publisher Number:

CRS-2007-FDT-0728

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