United Nations Commission on Human Rights
defunct functional commission of the United Nations
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) was a human rights commission the United Nations from 1946 until it was replaced by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2006. It's purpose was to promote the protection of human rights.
| United Nations Commission on Human Rights | |
|---|---|
 Eleanor Roosevelt at United Nations for Human Rights Commission meeting in Lake Success, New York in 1947 | |
| Created | 1946 |
| Commissioned by | United Nations |
On March 15, 2006, the UN General Assembly voted to replace UNCHR with the UN Human Rights Council.[1]
References
change- ↑ "UN creates new human rights body". BBC. 15 March 2006.