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Work of the Human Rights Council (2006 – present) and the Commission on Human Rights (until 2006)
In this section:
Human Rights Council (2006 - present)
Commission on Human Rights (until 2006)
Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (until 2006)
Human Rights Council
Overview
Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, all mandates, mechanisms, functions and responsibilities of the Commission on Human Rights, including the Sub-Commission, were assumed, as of 19 June 2006, by the Human Rights Council.
Since its creation, the Council has considered reports of the High Commissioner for Human Rights related to violence against women, and adopted a resolution on the elimination of violence against women.
The Council also considers reports related to violence against women prepared by special procedure mandate holders, in particular the , and the .
Resolutions
Resolution 14/12 (2010) Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: ensuring due diligence in prevention
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Resolution 15/23 (2010) Elimination of discrimination against women
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Resolution 12/17 (2009) Elimination of discrimination against women
Resolution 14/2 (2010) Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human
rights-based approach to combating trafficking in persons
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Resolution 11/3 (2009) Trafficking in persons, especially women and children of 17 June 2009
Reports of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Report on the seminar: “A human rights approach to combating human trafficking: challenges and opportunities. Implementing the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking” (Geneva, 27 and 28 May 2010)
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Addendum. Views on the Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking.
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Thematic study of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on discrimination against women, in law and practice, and how the issue is addressed throughout the United Nations human rights system
Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices during armed conflicts - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (July 2006) | | | | |
Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Overview
The UPR was created by through UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 by resolution 60/251, which established the Human Rights Council itself. The UPR is one of the key elements of the new Council which reminds States of their responsibility to fully respect and implement all human rights and fundamental freedoms. It is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all 192 UN Member States once every four years; by 2011, it will have reviewed the human rights records of every country. The UPR is a State driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, designed to ensure equal treatment for every country when their human rights situations are assessed.
Under the UPR procedure, the issue of violence against women has been addressed regularly during the consideration of States' efforts to ensure the enjoyment of all human rights, including women's human rights.
Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
Reparations to women who have been subjected to violence (2010)
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Political economy of women’s human rights (2009) | | | | |
15 years of the United Nations SR on violence against women, its causes and consequences (1994-2009): A critical review (2009)
Indicators on violence against women and State response (2008)
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Intersections between culture and violence against women (2007)
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Standard of due diligence (2006)
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Intersections of violence against women and HIV/AIDS (2005)
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For further reports, please see
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons , especially in women and children
Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo (2010)
Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo (2009)
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights aspects of the victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Sigma Huda (2007)
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights aspects of the victims of trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Sigma Huda (2006)
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children (2005)
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Please also see
Commission on Human Rights (until 2006)
Overview
Dating from the 1990s to its dissolution in 2006, the Commission on Human Rights addressed the issue of violence against women in resolutions on:
- The elimination of violence against women
- Trafficking in women and girls
- Violence against women migrant workers
- Integrating the human rights of women in the work of the United Nations
- Country-specific situations
Violence against women was addressed by the Commission on Human Rights’ Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
Elimination of violence against women
Resolutions
Resolution 2005/41 Elimination of violence against women | |
Resolution 2004/46 Elimination of violence against women | |
Resolution 2003/45 Elimination of violence against women | |
Resolution 2002/52 Elimination of violence against women | |
Resolution 2001/49 Elimination of violence against women
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Resolution 2000/45 Elimination of violence against women | |
Resolution 1999/42 Elimination of violence against women
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Resolution 1998/52 The elimination of violence against women
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Resolution 1997/44 The elimination of violence against women
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Resolution 1996/49 The elimination of violence against women | |
Resolution 1995/85 The elimination of violence against women
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Trafficking in women and girls
Resolutions
Resolution 2004/45 Trafficking in women and girls | |
Resolution 2002/51 Traffic in women and girls
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Resolution 2001/48 Traffic in women and girls
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Resolution 2000/44 Traffic in women and girls
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Resolution 1999/40 Traffic in women and girls
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Resolution 1998/30 Traffic in women and girls | |
Resolution 1997/19 Traffic in women and girls
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Violence against women migrant workers
Resolutions
Resolution 2002/58 Violence against women migrant workers
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Resolution 2000/54 Violence against women migrant workers | |
Resolution 1998/17 Violence against women migrant workers
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Resolution 1996/17 Violence against women migrant workers
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Resolution 1995/20 Violence against women migrant workers
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Integrating human rights and the elimination of violence against women
Resolution 2002/50 Integrating the human rights of women throughout the United Nations system | |
Resolution 1994/45 Question of integrating the rights of women into the human rights mechanisms of the United Nations and the elimination of violence against women | |
Resolution 2001/20 Situation of human rights in Sierra Leone | |
Resolution 2001/19 Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Resolution 1999/56 Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Resolution 1999/9 Situation of human rights in Afghanistan | |
Resolution 1994/85 Situation of human rights in Myanmar | |
Resolution 1994/84 Situation of human rights in Afghanistan | |
Resolution 1994/77 Rape and abuse of women in the territory of the former Yugoslavia
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Resolution 1993/8 Rape and abuse of women in the territory of the former Yugoslavia
Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (until 2006)
The Commission on Human Rights’ Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights addressed violence against women in resolutions on the following topics:
- Sexual violence
- Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices
- Harmful and traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl-child
- Country-specific situations
Resolution 2005/3 The difficulty of establishing responsibility or guilt with regard to sexual violence
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Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices
Resolutions
Resolution 2005/27 Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices during armed conflicts | |
Resolution 2003/26 Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices | |
Resolution 1999/16 Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery like practices | |
Resolution 1998/18 Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices during armed conflict, including internal armed conflict | |
Resolution 1996/11 Systematic rape and sexual slavery during periods of armed conflict
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Reports of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices during armed conflicts - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/33, July 2005) | | | | |
Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices during armed conflicts - Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/35) | | | | |
Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices during armed conflicts - Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (E/CN.4/Sub.2/2003/27)
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Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices during armed conflicts - Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (E/CN.4/Sub.2/2002/28)
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Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices during armed conflicts - Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (E/CN.4/Sub.2/2001/29)
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Systematic rape, sexual slavery and slavery-like practices during armed conflicts - Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (E/CN.4/Sub.2/2000/20)
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Harmful and traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl-child
Resolutions
Resolution 2005/28 Harmful traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl child | |
Resolution 2003/28 Harmful traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl child
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Resolution 2002/26 Traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl child | |
Resolution 1999/13 Traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl child | |
Resolution 1994/30 Traditional practices affecting the health of women and children | |
Resolutions
Resolution 2001/15 Situation of women and girls in the territories controlled by Afghan armed groups | |
Resolution 1999/14 The situation of women and girls in Afghanistan | |