Reform of the UN human rights protection mechanisms : protective capacities in danger

22/11/2006
Press release

The reform of the United Nations human rights protection mechanisms, remains today unfinished.
Two major processes are ongoing at the Human Rights Council which will be dealt with during its third session as of 29 November 2006:
"improving and rationalizing" of the Special Procedures and
defining of the principles and functions of the "Universal Periodic Review".

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