(By: Shenali Waduge)
The UN Human Rights Council replaced the UN Commission
on Human Rights in 2006 in a bid to strengthen human rights, move away
from politicization & selectivity and instill professionalism &
credibility. Six years since its inception - we simply ask what has the
UNHRC actually achieved and on behalf of whom is the UNHRC really
functioning and more importantly on what basis are the judgments arrived
at. Read more...
