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Commission on Human Rights

Noun

Meaning

the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights

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As a consequence of these hesitations and of the vague character of such innovations, the Commission on Human Rights itself had doubts from the beginning about its role and its functions in general. Rene Cassin

A 2015 survey by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) found that 30,000 children and adolescents under the age of 18 are "actively cooperating with organized crime” in various capacities in Mexico. Source: Internet

At its hearing on this subject in July 2000, the Commission on Human Rights strongly criticised the Howard government for its handling of issues related to the Stolen Generations. Source: Internet

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in a 1981 report found evidence for mass executions in the period following the revolution. Source: Internet

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights stressed how important it was for "creating a climate of respect and tolerance for all ideas and opinions" in Venezuela. Source: Internet

But for 100 million people throughout the world, not having a home to go to each night is a hard, sad reality (61 session of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights). Source: Internet

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