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News: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act for being fundamentally discriminatory in nature.
Facts:
About the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
- It is the principal UN entity on human rights. It is a part of the UN Secretariat, one of the main organs of the UN.
- It was established in 1993 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Its mandate is to promote and protect the human rights that are guaranteed under international law and put forward in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948
Additional Information:
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
- It is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 States. It was established in 2006 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
