The Human
Rights Council is a political body with a comprehensive human rights mandate.
The Council addresses violations, promotes human rights assistance and
education, reviews States human rights records, works to prevent human rights
abuses, responds to emergencies and serves as an international forum for human
rights dialogue.
Its focus is to
help member states meet their human rights obligations through dialogue,
capacity building, and technical assistance. The Council also makes
recommendations to the General Assembly for further development of
international law in the field of human rights. The Council works in close
cooperation with Governments, regional organizations, national human rights
institutions and civil societies.
Through what is
called a “Universal Periodic Review,” the Council assesses the situation of
human rights in all 192 UN member states. It also has an Advisory Committee,
which provides expertise and advice on thematic human rights issues which
pertain to all parts of the world.
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