List of members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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United Nations Commission on Human Rights The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was a functional commission within the overall framework of the United Nations from 1946 until it was replaced by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2006. It was a subsidiary body of ...
was a functional commission within the overall framework of the
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from 1946 until it was replaced by the
UN Human Rights Council The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), CDH is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. The Council has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis ...
in 2006. It was a subsidiary body of the
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(ECOSOC), which elected members through the mechanism of the
United Nations Regional Groups The United Nations Regional Groups are the geopolitical regional groups of member states of the United Nations. Originally, the UN member states were unofficially organized into five groups as an informal means of sharing the distribution of post ...
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Membership by regional group (UNCHR) until 2005


African Group


Asian Group


Eastern European Group


Latin American and Caribbean Group


Western European and Others Group

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Membership by regional group (UNHRC) From 2006


African Group


Asian Group


Eastern European Group


Latin American and Caribbean Group


Western European and Others Group


Non-members

The list is a summary of all countries that have never been a member of United Nations Human Rights Council.


See also

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United Nations Regional Groups The United Nations Regional Groups are the geopolitical regional groups of member states of the United Nations. Originally, the UN member states were unofficially organized into five groups as an informal means of sharing the distribution of post ...
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List of United Nations member states The United Nations member states are the sovereign states that are members of the United Nations (UN) and have equal representation in the UN General Assembly. The UN is the world's largest intergovernmental organization. The criteria ...
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List of members of the United Nations Security Council Membership of the United Nations Security Council is held by the five permanent members and ten elected, non-permanent members. Prior to 1966, there were six elected members, while the permanent members have in essence not changed since the creat ...
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List of members of the United Nations Economic and Social Council The United Nations Economic and Social Council has 54 member states which are elected by the United Nations General Assembly for overlapping three-year terms, with terms ending on 31 December of the third year. Seats on the Council are based on Unit ...


References

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External links


Official Document System of the United Nations
– source of UN electoral records
Commission on Human Rights A human rights commission, also known as a human relations commission, is a body set up to investigate, promote or protect human rights. The term may refer to international, national or subnational bodies set up for this purpose, such as nationa ...