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UNHRC United Nations 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 United Nations Regional Groups, regional group basis. The headquarters of the Council are at the United Nations Office at Geneva in Switzerland. The Council investigates allegations of breaches of human rights in United Nations member states and addresses thematic human rights issues like freedom of association and freedom of assembly, assembly, freedom of expression, Freedom of religion, freedom of belief and religion, women's rights, Sexual orientation and gender identity at the United Nations, LGBT rights, and the Minority rights, rights of racial and ethnic minorities. The Council was established by the United Nations General Assembly on 15 March 2006 to replace the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR, herein CHR). The Council works closely wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Villegas (diplomat)
Federico Villegas Beltrán (born 24 March 1966) is an Argentine career diplomat, currently serving as president of the United Nations Human Rights Council during the year 2022. Villegas previously served as Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations Office at Geneva from 2020, and as ambassador of Argentina to Mozambique from 2016 to 2020. Early life and education Villegas was born on 24 March 1966 in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. He studied law at the National University of Rosario, graduating in 1989, and later attained a ''cum laude'' Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree from Georgetown University. His final dissertation was on "Co-operative Security in the post-Cold War". He has taught courses on international public law as an auxiliary professor at the National University of Rosario and at the University of Buenos Aires, and was a visiting faculty at the Walsh School of Foreign Service. He participated in the United Nations Disarmament Fellowship. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
