UN Human Rights Council and Commission on Human Rights

On 15 March 2006, the General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/60/251 to establish a Human Rights Council replacing the Commission on Human Rights. The Human Rights Council began its work on 19 June 2006.

Just as QUNO participated actively in the Commission on Human Rights it now works with the Human Rights Council, seeking ways to strengthen the Council’ s work in promoting and protecting human rights.

The UN Human Rights Council

Conscientious Objection to Military Service, 14 May 2010, written statement submitted by FWCC to the 14th session of the Human Rights Council (pdf 37kb)
Human Rights of Women Prisoners and Children of Prisoners, 8 June 2010 FWCC oral statement delivered by Rachel Brett to 14th session of the Human Rights council (pdf 26kb)
Children of Prisoners, 14 May 2010, written statement submitted by FWCC for the 14th session of the Human Rights council (pdf 36kb)
Human Rights Council 12th Session Agenda item 3: Conscientious Objection to Military Service 22 September 2009 oral statement of Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers) delivered by Rachel Brett (pdf 52 kb)
A Curate's Egg UN Human Rights Council: Year 3 19 June 2008 to 18 June 2009, R. Brett, August 2009 (pdf 520 kb)
Conscientious Objection to Military Service, Joint statement delivered to UN Human Rights Council Ninth session by Rachel Brett, on 16 September 2008 (pdf 68kb)
Digging Foundations or Trenches? UN Human rights Council: Year 2, R. Brett, August 2008 (pdf 464kb)
Joint statement delivered to the 8th Session of the Human Rights Council on 2 June 2008 (pdf 13.9kb)
Adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Joint Statement by Amnesty International, Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers), International Federation of Human Rights Leagues, International Service for Human Rights and Rights & Democracy, 13 September, 2007 (pdf 248kb)
Questions for the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief before the 6th session of the Human Rights Council, Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers), International Service for Human Rights and Amnesty International, 13 September 2007 (pdf 244kb)