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Development of the UN Human Rights Council, including the role of the EU

2008/2201(INI)·6th term·AFET·INI - Own-initiative procedure·CompletedProcedure completed
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): ANDRIKIENĖ Laima Liucija (PPE-DE)
Summary

This own-initiative report concerns development of the UN Human Rights Council and the role of the EU. Amendments note that EU Member States are a numerical minority, the absence of the United States, and division into regional blocs that undermine effective handling of human-rights situations. They address the Universal Periodic Review, Special Procedures and their Code of Conduct, country situations such as Belarus and Cuba, and universality of human rights.

81
Amendments
distinct, in window
10
Members
tabled at least one
1
Committee(s)
17 Oct 2008
Dates

Official amendment documents