Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

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The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee is a body of independent experts that provides the UN Human Rights Council with research-based advice and studies on thematic human rights issues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations body ⓘ
advisory body ⓘ
human rights institution ⓘ
subsidiary body ⓘ
affiliation United Nations ⓘ
authorizedBy United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 (establishing the Human Rights Council) ⓘ
cannotDo adopt resolutions ⓘ
issue country-specific decisions unless requested by the Human Rights Council ⓘ
composition 18 independent experts ⓘ
createdBy United Nations Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 ⓘ
linked to: A/HRC/RES/5/1

United Nations Human Rights Council resolution 5/2 ⓘ
linked to: A/HRC/RES/5/1
hasNumberOfMembers 18 ⓘ
headquartersLocation Geneva ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
inception 2008 ⓘ
independenceRequirement members serve in their personal capacity ⓘ
legalStatus subsidiary body of the Human Rights Council ⓘ
locatedInFacility Palais des Nations ⓘ
mandateDefinedIn Institution-building package of the Human Rights Council ⓘ
maximumConsecutiveTerms 2 ⓘ
meetingFrequency twice a year ⓘ
meetsAt United Nations Office at Geneva ⓘ
linked to: UN Office at Geneva
memberSelectionMethod elected by the Human Rights Council ⓘ
parentOrganization United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
partOf United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
regionRepresentationPrinciple equitable geographical distribution ⓘ
replaces Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights ⓘ
reportsTo United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
role conduct research-based studies on human rights issues ⓘ
prepare reports and recommendations for the Human Rights Council ⓘ
provide expertise to the Human Rights Council ⓘ
serve as a think tank for the Human Rights Council ⓘ
scopeOfWork thematic human rights issues ⓘ
subjectHasRole independent expert ⓘ
termLength 3 years ⓘ
uses research-based approach ⓘ
website https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/advisory-committee ⓘ
workLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
worksOn promotion and protection of human rights ⓘ

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A/HRC/RES/5/1 → establishes → Human Rights Council Advisory Committee ⓘ
A/HRC/RES/5/1 → relatedTo → Human Rights Council Advisory Committee ⓘ
United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights → replacedBy → United Nations Human Rights Council Advisory Committee ⓘ
linked to: Human Rights Council Advisory Committee