... when the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to create a new human rights body, Mr. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General at the time,... ... world”. It is indeed a blessing that the Human Rights Council has begun to prove itself quite capable of living up to ... ... on sexual orientation and gender identity and bringing to the HRC’s attention the situation of women in prisons -- but also ... ... consistent and reaffirmed again at this 19
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Session. In his statement delivered at the High Level Segment of the Council’s ...