United Nations Centre for Human Rights (CHR)
Centre pour les droits de l'homme des Nations Unies
Centro de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas
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Founded
1982-07-28
History
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Assist the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Human Rights Commission of the Economic and Social Council and other organs of the United Nations in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms as envisaged in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international conventions on human rights concluded under the auspices of the United Nations and various resolutions of the General Assembly.
Events
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Provides secretariat services to United Nations organs concerned with human rights, including: General Assembly and its Third Committee; E-XE3377 - ECOSOC and its Social Committee; U-XE1127 - United Nations Commission on Human Rights; Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities; their subsidiary bodies - E-XE6050 - Committee Against Torture (CAT), E-XE1310 - Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), E-XE1444 - Committee on the Rights of the Child, E-XE0429 - Human Rights Committee (CCPR), E-XE0199 - United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR); Working Groups on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and on Arbitrary Detention. Links with:
- E-XE0982 - African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR);
- H-XC3983 - Agence intergouvernementale de La Francophonie;
- D-XD0165 - ASEAN;
- E-XE6139 - European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research (European Centre);
- E-XE7803 - Instituto Latinoamericano de las Naciones Unidas para la Prevención del Delito y el Tratamiento del Delincuente (ILANUD);
- B-XB1775 - International Criminal Police Organization - INTERPOL (ICPO-INTERPOL);
- B-XB1112 - International Organization for Migration (IOM);
- E-XE3042 - OSCE - Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR);
- E-XE4630 - Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat;
- B-XB3383 - UNESCO;
- E-XE3016 - UNHCR;
- E-XE6121 - United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI);
- E-XE4175 - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Links with numerous organizations, including:
- E-XE2155 - Ambedkar Center for Justice and Peace (ACJP);
- H-XD7690 - Association of International Consultants on Human Rights (Permanent Commission on the Roleof Civil Society in European Integration);
- U-XF2606 - Bureau International Afghanistan (BIA);
- F-XF2013 - Caribbean Human Rights Network;
- F-XF0050 - Defence for Children International (DCI);
- D-XD1566 - Federación de Entidades Privadas de Centroamérica, Panama y Republica Dominica (FEDEPRICAP);
- F-XF2254 - Helsinki Citizens' Assembly (hCa);
- U-XE3949 - Institute of Pacific Studies (IPS);
- E-XE4064 - Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (IAC);
- B-XB2832 - Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU);
- E-XE3348 - International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI);
- F-XF1623 - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC);
- U-XE0378 - International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF);
- C-XC4269 - International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL);
- F-XF2405 - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement;
- D-XD0360 - Latin American Association for Human Rights;
- H-XD3958 - Latin American Council of Catholic Women;
- F-XF2471 - Pathways To Peace (PTP);
- F-XF1656 - Penal Reform International (PRI);
- F-XD4112 - Save the Children International;
- B-XB3604 - World University Service (WUS);
- F-XF3608 - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE3383
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