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24 March 2006

Commission on Human Rights to be abolished

The Commission on Human Rights will be abolished after it completes the work of its 62nd session. The Economic and Social Council adopted a resolution to this effect without a vote on 22 March 2006. Read a related UN news story here.

The CHR will be replaced by a Human Rights Council. Foreign Policy posted an article about the new entity entitled, "A Human Rights Body Worth Backing" (23 March 2006).

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