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What do you mean by Human rights Council , when established and what are its functions. How it is linked to Permanent Council Of United Nation (UN)?
Human Rights and power of States members of Permanent Council of United Nations .

United Nation common known UN is governed by 5 permanent Council with representatives from 192 member states. These 5 permanent Council with representatives from 192 member states are supported by many advisory Council for specific work assignments. Human rights Council is one of them to deal human rights issues in United nations and submit its reports to respective permanent Council of United Nation.
First permanent Council
 

The United Nations (UN) is an international organization founded in 1945, which now has 192 member states and concerns cooperation between Member States on diverse issues concerning international law,  security, economic development,: social progress,  human rights, and :the achievement of peace in the world.
 

It contains multiple 5 permanent Council  and many supporting Council to 5 permanent Council called specialized Council to carry out its missions.

1The  First permanent Council of united Nation is called General Assembly. The permanent Council is made up of all 192 Member States. This permanent Council discuss all matter approved by other permanent  Council. All member have equal power to support a resolution.
2 The Second permanent Council of united Nation is called Security Council .Security Council intends resolutions for peace and security. The Security Council has 15 members from member states. The United Nations Charter designates five Member States as permanent members and the General Assembly elects ten other members for two-year terms. The term of office for each member of this Council expires on 31 December of the year indicated .

3 The third permanent Council of united Nation is called Economic and Social Council . Economic and Social Council contributes to the promotion of economic and social cooperation and development. All member have equal power to support a resolution. This economic and social Council have  54 member state which are elected by the General Assembly Council for overlapping three-year terms. Seats on the Council are allotted based on geographical representation with fourteen member of the Council allocated to African States, eleven member of the Council to Asian States, six member of the Council to Eastern European States, ten member of the Council to Latin American and Caribbean States, and thirteen  member of the Council to Western European and other State members.


4 The fourth permanent Council of united Nation is called International Court of Justice . Thos  permanent Council is the principal judicial organ.  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial Council of the United Nations (UN).
The Council /Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations permanent Council and specialized Council. The Court is composed of 15 judges, who are elected for terms of office of nine years by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. It is assisted by a Registry, its administrative organ. Its official languages are English and French.
 

5 The fifth permanent Council of united Nation is called Trusteeship Council.  The Trusteeship Council is made up of the five permanent members of the Security Council -– China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States. . The Trusteeship Council  meet as the occasion required, by its decision or the decision of  President of Trusteeship Council or at the request of a majority of  members of Trusteeship Council or the General Assembly Council or the Security Council.

On any five members of the Trusteeship Council have the right of veto. Veto power of the member state of Trusteeship Council has been intensely debated since the drafting of the UN Charter in 1945. Veto power of the Member State Trusteeship Council is the creation of Russia and the USA, two major power at the time of the creation of various Council of the United Nations. Even now, the debate on the existence and use of the veto power of the Member State Trusteeship Council continues. Germany, Japan, Brazil, India, South Africa etc. require adherence to the Trusteeship Council special veto.
Bur So for China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States have the privilege of membership in the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations. The veto power gives the members of the Trusteeship Council a central role in the legislative process. By threatening a veto before legislation is passed, any members of the Trusteeship Council can force the legislature to compromise and pass amendments it.  Otherwise it become unacceptable to the members of the Trusteeship Council and so to United Nations.

 

 The  Secretariat Council is specialized Council.  Secretariat Council studies the information needed to facilitate working of united nation and its other permanent Council and specialized Council

Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the united nation system made up of 47 States members responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe. The  human rights Council was created by the United nation General Assembly Council on 15 March 2006 with the main purpose of addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them.

One year after holding  first meeting by human rights Council, on 18 June 2007, the human rights Council adopted its “Institution-building package”  providing elements to guide it in its future work. Among the elements is the new Universal Periodic Review mechanism of human rights Council which will assess the human rights situations in all 192 United Nations Member States. Other features of human rights Council include a new Advisory Committee which serves as the Council’s “think tank” providing it with expertise and advice on thematic human rights issues and the revised Complaints Procedure mechanism which allows individuals and organizations to bring complaints about human rights violations to the attention of the human rights Council. The Human Rights Council also continues to work closely with the United Nation Special Procedures established by the former Commission on Human Rights and assumed by this human rights Council.

 Human Rights Council

Latest information on Human Rights Council and its procedures:
Human Rights Council held special procedures session on human rights situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory .

Human Rights Council concludes twelfth regular session

Human Rights Council adopts seven resolutions and closes twelfth regular session

Human Rights Council adopts six resolutions and one decision on discrimination against women and freedom of expression, among others

Human Rights Council adopts fifteen resolutions and two decisions


13th regular session of the Human Rights Council (1-26 March 2010)


Human Rights Council Elections for 4th annual cycle is due on 12 May 2009.

After excluding retiring members in 2009,  Member state of body of Human Rights Council are as follows:-

Angola is member of Human Rights Council till 2010 .
Bahrain is member of Human Rights Council till 2011
 Argentina is member of Human Rights Council till 2011
Burkina Faso is member of Human Rights Council till 2011 .
Bosnia and Herzegovina is member of Human Rights Council till 2010 .
Bolivia is member of Human Rights Council till 2010.
 France is member of Human Rights Council till 2011
 Brazil is member of Human Rights Council till 2011.
  India is member of Human Rights Council till 2010 .
.Slovakia is member of Human Rights Council till 2011 .
Chile is member of Human Rights Council till 2011 .
Italy is member of Human Rights Council till 2010 .
Egypt is member of Human Rights Council till 2010 .
Indonesia is member of Human Rights Council till 2010.
 Slovenia is member of Human Rights Council till 2010 .
 Netherlands is member of Human Rights Council till 2010 .
Gabon is member of Human Rights Council till 2011.
 Japan is member of Human Rights Council till 2011 .
Ukraine is member of Human Rights Council till 2011 .
Ghana is member of Human Rights Council till 2011 .
 Nicaragua is member of Human Rights Council till 2010 .
United Kingdom is member of Human Rights Council till 2011 .
Madagascar is member of Human Rights Council till 2010.
 Pakistan is member of Human Rights Council till 2011 .
 Philippines is member of Human Rights Council till 2010 .
 Qatar is member of Human Rights Council till 2010 .
South Africa is member of Human Rights Council till 2010 .
Repulic of Korea is member of Human Rights Council till 2011
Zambia is member of Human Rights Council till 2011

Australia human rights council
Formerly Commission on Human Rights Australia is called the Human Rights Council Australia  Australia Advocacy group which aims to promote understanding of and respect for human rights in Australia called Human Rights Council Australia. The Human Rights Council of Australia Inc is a private non-government organization. The Australia Human Rights Commission is Human Rights Australia.