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Human Rights
An introduction to ICMC's Work with the United
Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) successor to the United Nations
Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
Introduction
UN Human Rights Council: Created 2006
Created in 2006 by resolution 60/251 of the UN General assembly
as a restructuring of the UNCHR, this 47-member Council is the
main UN body that deals with human rights issues. Elections for
the first council members took place in May 2006. The UNHRC fully
replaced the UNCHR in June, when the older organization was formally
abolished and the newer organization met officially for the first
time.
UN Commission on Human Rights: 1947-2006
 Following
its creation in 1947, the CHR concentrated on standard setting
and the drafting of conventions and treaties for its first 20
years. It has since, until its 2006 demise, elaborated a number
of country and thematic mechanisms that deal with violations of
human rights-civil and political, as well as economic, social,
and cultural-in all world regions; this includes the formation
of a Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally
Displaced Persons and a Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights
of Migrants.
These mechanisms monitor the compliance of States to international
human rights laws and investigate alleged violations of human
rights. A six-week annual session of the Commission is the occasion
for governments, international organizations, and non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) to assess, denounce, and make recommendations
to laws and protocols in the field of human rights; over 3,000
delegates from member and observer States and from NGOs have participated
at each session.
ICMC's Work with the Council and the Commission
ICMC focuses its action at the Human Rights Council on issues
related to the rights of migrants, internally displaced persons,
refugees, on racism, and on the implementation of relevant norms
and conventions relevant to migration.
ICMC has regularly submitted written and oral statements to the
Commission, and will continue to do so with the Council. The following
texts are available:
| 24 to 28 April
2006 |
Issues for the Fourth session
of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All
Migrant Workers and members of their Families
Re: Preparation
of Issues for Consideration of the Mexico Report
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| 12 October 2005 |
Discussion
on the situation in the Spanish autonomous cities of Ceuta
and Melilla at the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 12
October 2005 |
| 15 March - 23
April 2004 |
CHR 60th Session;
Joint
oral statement on the Rights of Non-Citizens by Amnesty
International, Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers),
International Catholic Migration Commission and Jesuit Refugee
Service to the 60th session of the UN Commission on Human
Rights. |
| 15 March - 23
April 2004 |
CHR 60th Session;
Written
statement submitted by the
International Catholic Migration Commission and the Jesuit
Refugee Service. |
| 17 March - 25
April 2003 |
CHR 59th Session;
Agenda
Item 14 (4), Specific Groups and Individuals - Migrant
Workers. Oral statement |
| 17 March - 25
April 2003 |
CHR 59th Session ;
Written
statement submitted by the International Catholic Migration
Commission and the Jesuit Refugee Service.
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| 18 March - 26
April 2002 |
CHR 58th Session;
Agenda
Item 14(c), Mass Exoduses and Displaced Persons. Oral
statement.
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| 18 March - 26
April 2002 |
CHR 58th Session;
Agenda Item 14(a), Specific Groups and Individuals: Migrant
Workers.
Special ICMC/CHR panel presentation
As a member of the Steering Committee of the Global Campaign
for the Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Migrants,
ICMC co-sponsored with the High Commissioner for Human Rights
a panel presentation held as a parallel event to the 58th
Session (March-April 2002) of the United Nations Commission
on Human Rights. This event, entitled "Secret Uncovered:
The 1990 Migrant Workers Convention", was open to all
people participating in the Commission on Human Rights. For
more details from our archives, click
here.
To read ICMC's written submission, click
here.
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| March - April
2001 |
CHR 57th Session;
Special
Debate on Tolerance and Respect. Contribution under
the "Migration" theme by Mariette Grange, ICMC Advocacy
Officer.
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| March - April
2001 |
CHR 57th Session;
Agenda
Item 14(a), Specific Groups and Individuals: Migrants.
Oral statement made by William Canny, ICMC Secretary General.
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