What is United Nations Commission on Human Rights?
{{Infobox document|date_created=1946|document_name=United Nations Commission on Human Rights|image=[[Eleanor Roosevelt]] at United Nations for Human Rights Commission meeting in [[Lake Success, New York]]|Image=File:Eleanor Roosevelt at United Nations for Human Rights Commission meeting in Lake Success, New York - NARA - 196772.jpg|commissioned=[[United Nations]]|caption=[[Eleanor Roosevelt]] at United Nations for Human Rights Commission meeting in [[Lake Success, New York]] in 1947}} The '''United Nations Commission on Human Rights''' ('''UNCHR''') was a human rights commission the [[United Nations]] from 1946 until it was replaced by the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] in 2006. It's purpose was to promote the protection of [[human rights]]. On March 15, 2006, the [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]] voted to replace UNCHR with the [[United Nations Human Rights Council|UN Human Rights Council]].<ref>{{cite news|date=15 March 2006|title=UN creates new human rights body|publisher=[[BBC]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4810538.stm}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Government-related organizations]] [[Category:United Nations specialized agencies]]