In which of the following years was the United Nations Commission on Human Rights established?
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was established in 1946 by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) under Article 68 of the UN Charter. Chaired initially by…
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In which of the following years was the United Nations Commission on Human Rights established?
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The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was established in 1946 by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) under Article 68 of the UN Charter. Chaired initially by Eleanor Roosevelt, it drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (adopted in 1948) and served as the UN's principal human rights body until it was replaced by the UN Human Rights Council in 2006.
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