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Plenary Address: A New Age in Human Rights: The UN Human Rights Council
The plenary speaker discussed the creation and establishment of the new Human Rights Council, including its challenges, its potential for success and how NGO's may effectively access and use it to advocate for the promotion and protection of human rights.

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Peggy Hicks, International Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch

Plenary Session Materials
  • UN Resolution 60/251
  • UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
  • Universal Periodic Review mechanism
  • Human Rights Council Complaint Procedure
  • Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council

  • Website links
    Human Rights Watch