GENEVA (9 December 2015) – _Speaking ahead of Human Rights Day 2015, the largest body of independent experts of the United Nations Human Rights system renews its commitment with the implementation of the Covenants, the two key human rights treaties which, together with the Universal Declaration on Human rights, form the International Bill of Human Rights._ _On Human Rights Day, the 55 independent mechanisms of the Human Rights Council –‘Special Procedures’– join a year-long campaign* to promote full ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 09 December 2015. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
