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is part of
the Economic and Social Council of the UN, mentioned specifically,
in the UN Charter
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is the
world's highest intergovernmental body with a broad human rights
mandate
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has 53 member
states elected by the Economic and Social Council
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in the past
has had members that can be human rights abusers (ex. Iran, Cuba,
& China) since seats are in proportion to each region's share of
the total UN membership. (This is being corrected )
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meets
once a year for a 6-week session
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considers
and adopts over a hundred resolutions setting international
standards
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reviews
reports of those monitoring countries abusing human rights
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considers
complaints of abusers and countries with a consistent pattern of
gross violations of human rights standards
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conducts
dialogues with abuser governments
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appoints
rapporteurs and a monitoring committee to investigate abuses and
then issues reports -adopts resolutions to censure human rights
abuser countries
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agrees on the
type of technical assistance to provide human rights institutions
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has a High
Commissioner to promote and protect human rights for all.
