Human Rights Council

The Human Rights Councilan inter-governmental body within the United Nations which has the responsibility to promote and protect human rights. It is comprised of 47 member States, each elected to 3-year terms by the 193 member States of the United Nations. More (HRC) is an inter-governmental body within the United Nationsan international organisation comprising 193 member States. It has the mission of maintaining peace and security, protecting human rights, providing humanitarian aid and ensuring economic and social development across the globe. It is a network of many different bodies and agencies, each of which has a particular role and responsibility. More system, responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe.

Made up of 47 member states elected by the UN General Assemblythe main deliberative and policy-making organ of the United Nations which makes decisions on international issues such as development and peace and security. All 193 member States are represented, and each has one vote. More, it was created on 15 March 2006 with the main purpose of addressing situations of human rights violations. It meets three times a year at the UN Office at Geneva. At these meetings, the HRC considers reports prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rightsthe leading UN entity on human rights, representing the world's commitment to the promotion and protection of the full range of human rights and freedoms set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. More and the UN Special Proceduresindependent human rights experts within the UN Human Rights Council with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective. They are non-paid and elected for 3-year mandates that can be re-conducted for another three years. Special procedures can undertake country visits, and act on individual cases of reported violations by sending communications to States and others. They also engage in advocacy, raise public awareness, provide advice for technical cooperation, and contribute to the development of international human rights standards.
More, discusses various human rights issues, negotiates and passes resolutions on a range of thematic and

How ILGA engages with the Human Rights Council

ILGA gives visibility to and raises support for LGBTI issues globally at the Human Rights Council. We reach this goal through a number of efforts, including:

• • compiling, reviewing and summarizing the various reports that touch on the human rights concerns of LGBTI persons in advance of each HRC session

• • enabling strategic discussions amongst civil society, States and other stakeholders in the run-up to and during each HRC session

• • providing expert guidance and mentoring to our member organisations on engagement with the HRC

• • conducting advocacy and outreach to governments in support of the human rights of LGBTI persons

• supporting the integrity, transparency and accountability of the Human Rights Council more generally through
  • submitting individual or joint statements during general debates
  • engaging in interactive dialogues with the UN Special Procedures
  • organising awareness-raising SOGIESC-related side events, usually in the form of panel discussions on the margins of the HRC
  • working with human rights defenders to prepare and help deliver statements during the UPR adoption, for their respective countries.