With reference to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), consider the following statements: 1.Universal Periodic Review is a unique mechanism within the UNHRC designed to assess and review the human rights records of all United Nations member states. 2.While the UNHRC can pass resolutions and make recommendations, it does not have the power to impose sanctions on countries that violate human rights. 3.UNHRC is only concerned with matters related to political and civil rights. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

Q. With reference to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), consider the following statements:
1.Universal Periodic Review is a unique mechanism within the UNHRC designed to assess and review the human rights records of all United Nations member states.
2.While the UNHRC can pass resolutions and make recommendations, it does not have the power to impose sanctions on countries that violate human rights.
3.UNHRC is only concerned with matters related to political and civil rights.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 2 only

[D] 2 and 3 only

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. UNHRC is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations system. It was created in 2006 to replace the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Universal Periodic Review is a unique mechanism within the UNHRC designed to assess and review the human rights records of all United Nations member states. It is composed of 47 member states elected by the United Nations General Assembly. The UNHRC is a political body, and its resolutions and recommendations are not legally binding. The UN Security Council is the only UN body that has the power to impose sanctions.

Statement 3 is incorrect. The UNHRC deals with all human rights, including political and civil rights, as well as economic, social, and cultural rights.

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