The role of the European Union in the Human Rights Council

The European Union has and continues to place human rights and democracy at the heart of its external relations, namely through its activities in the UN human rights system. With the ongoing criticism about the inadequacies of the UN Commission on Human Rights, Kofi Annan recommended that this ailing body be replaced with a new and more effective Human Rights Council. In light of the European Union’s desire to further human rights and democracy across the globe, it rapidly got involved in playing an active and visible role in the overarching UN human rights reform process.

Website: Human Rights Council http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/

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