{"id":10648,"date":"2025-09-18T11:47:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T06:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10648"},"modified":"2025-09-18T15:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:46:37","slug":"united-nations-human-rights-council-unhrc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/united-nations-human-rights-council-unhrc\/","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Human Rights Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>United Nations Human Rights Council Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India defended Qatar\u2019s sovereignty at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About United Nations Human Rights Council<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>created by the General Assembly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on <\/span><b>15<\/b> <b>March 2006<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by replacing the Commission on Human Rights.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>inter-governmental body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within the <\/span><b>United Nations system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mandate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To promote \u201c<\/span><b>universal respect for the protection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of <\/span><b>all human rights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and fundamental freedoms for all\u201d and \u201caddress situations of violations of human rights, including gross and systematic violations, and make recommendations thereon.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Member countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Council is made up of <\/span><b>47 Member States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which are elected by the UN General Assembly through direct and secret ballot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Council\u2019s Membership is based on <\/span><b>equitable geographical distribution.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members of the <\/span><b>Council serve for a period of three years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are not eligible for immediate re-election after serving two consecutive terms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Functions of United Nations Human Rights Council<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>investigates allegations of breaches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of human rights in UN member states.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It addresses <\/span><b>important human rights issues<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as freedom of expression, women\u2019s rights, LGBT rights, and the rights of racial and ethnic minorities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UNHRC works closely with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/at-unhrc-india-condemns-violation-of-qatars-sovereignty\/article70058141.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is responsible for promotion and protection of human rights. 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