The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) is an intergovernmental body established by the General Assembly in March 2006 to address human rights concerns and to make recommendations to the General Assembly. The HRC is comprised of 47 member states that are elected by the UN General Assembly.
The Human Rights Council is guided by four main tools to address human rights globally. These are the Universal Periodic Review, the Advisory Committee, the Complaints Procedure, and the UN Special Procedures.
Full report (PDF) - 19 December 1997 - Country situations report of the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Bacre Waly Ndiaye, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution ...
Full report (PDF) - 27 November 1996 - The interim report prepared by Mr. Maurice Danby Copithorne (Canada), Special Representative of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, in accordance with paragraph 13 of Commission on Human Rights ...
Full report (PDF) - 11 March 1996 - Addendum to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Mr. Abid Hussain, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 1993/45 on mission of the Special Rapporteur ...
Full report (PDF) - 15 October 1997 - Interim report prepared by Mr. Maurice Danby Copithorne, Special Representative of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, in accordance with Assembly resolution 51/107 of 12 December 1996 and Economic ...
Full report (PDF) - 11 October 1996 - Interim report prepared by Maurice Copithorne, Special Representative of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, in accordance with paragraph 13 of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1996/84 of 24 ...
Full report (PDF) - 20 October 1995 - The interim report submitted by Mr. Maurice Danby Copithorne (Canada), Special Representative of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, in accordance with paragraph 12 of Commission on Human Rights ...
Full report (PDF) 11 February 1997 - Report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, prepared by the Special Representative on the Commission on Human Rights, Mr. Maurice Copithorne, pursuant to Commission resolution 1996/84 and Economic and Social Council decision 1996/287 and submitted ...
Full report (PDF) - 21 March 1996 - Report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, prepared by the Special Representative of the Commission on Human Rights, Mr. Maurice Copithorne (Canada), pursuant to Commission resolution 1995/68 of 8 March 1995 and Economic and ...
Full report (PDF) - 16 January 1995 - Report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran prepared by the Special Representative of the Commission, Mr. Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 1994/73 and Economic and Social Council decision ...