Human Rights Machinery

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One the one hand Commentators Stated That It Had adopté too much of a conciliatory approach and Was Constantly Avoiding confrontation with gouvernements of ict member states, whilst they Reviews the other hand --other organizations attacked This is the commission Credibility PRECISELY Because It Had failed to Condemn Governmental action qui They regarded to be severe human right violations and Contrary to international obligations.

This Continual confusion as to how to relates to Member States Was a power inherited by the Council in 2006 and one continuous icts That Undermine effectiveness to today.   Membership of the Human Rights Council One of the key flaws Currently Reducing the Council's Ability to global respect for human rights Promote stems from the fact That gouvernements of states are Members of the Council Itself.

As Demonstrated by the Commission's inadequacy - States are reluctant to hold Inevitably Themselves accountable for human rights violations Their Own, frequently Creating a north / south divide.

This controversy surround membership HAS Plagued the Human Rights Council and in turn icts Reduced effectiveness.

As Alston Notes In His article "Reconceiving the UN Human Rights Regime"   This essay ASSERTS vary que la Nature of Universal Compared To A Mechanisms have regional bodies (Discussed later) Their membership Necessarily means clustering That Has To be inclusive, qui in turns Reduces Their Ability to Ensure compliance.

The US championed the box in order to encourage That Legitimacy, compliance and effectiveness, the UN mechanism "should not be allowed to Become a protected sanctuary for human rights violators Who aim to pervert and distort ict work".

Nevertheless, the potential for the Council to be Weakened, if not Undermined, still exists as none of the selection criteria put forward Were accepted, INSTEAD has focus Was it procedural steps designed to achieve achievement Some form of selective filtering of the states seeking membership on the new council.

HOWEVER, in May 2006.

Many of the countries Targeted by human rights groups as being white Unsuitable candidates Were nevertheless Elected.

[2] As Such the Council won't be Dramatically Different in composition from ict predecessor, Even If A Few high profile human rights violators Will be missing.

This continues to May Undermine the council's work and create a. »