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In 1946, the UN established the Commission on Human Rights the principal policy-making body for human rights within the UN system. Eleanor Roosevelt Under the Chairmanship of Eleanor Roosevelt (USA), human rights activist and widow of former U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, the Commission took up the job of defining basic rights and freedoms. Key contributors included René Cassin (France), Charles Malik (Lebanon), Peng Chun Chang (China), Hernan Santa Cruz (Chile), Alexandre Bogomolov/Alexei Pavlov (Soviet Union), Lord Dukeston/Geoffrey Wilson (United Kingdom), William Hodgson (Australia) and John Humphrey (Canada). Originally composed of 18 members States, the Human Rights Commission now has 53 members who meet annually in Geneva to review human rights issues, develop and codify new international norms, and make recommendations to Governments. Non-governmental organizations play an active role.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 06:08:49 +0000

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