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Remigiusz Henczel of Poland, elected as president of the Human Rights Council for 2013.
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UN Human Rights Council: new President will help promote human rights equitably

10 December 2012
Elected today as the 2013 President of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Remigiusz Henczel of Poland pledged to help promote human rights in a “fair and equal manner.”
Voting in the General Assembly to elect 18 members of the UN Human Rights Council.
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General Assembly elects 18 countries to serve on UN Human Rights Council

12 November 2012
The General Assembly today elected 18 countries to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for a period of three years beginning on 1 January 2013.
Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay speaks at the Human Rights Council’s annual meeting on the rights of the child.
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Legalized forms of violence against children violate their rights – UN official

8 March 2012
All forms of legalized violence against children, including the death sentence, life imprisonment without parole and corporal punishment, are clear violations of their rights, the United Nations human rights chief stressed today.
High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay addresses the high-level segment of the Human Rights Council’s 19th session.
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UN Human Rights Council opens with calls to uphold freedoms worldwide

27 February 2012
As the current session of the main United Nations human rights body began today, senior officials stressed that the Organization’s work in this area is as vital as ever, particularly at a time when men and women worldwide are rising up to demand basic freedoms and a life of dignity.