Human Rights Council
Chairs: Ben Lerner, Marissa Linkowski
The Human Rights Council is charged with the responsibility of protecting human rights all around the world. The UN is the international authority ensuring that basic humanitarian conditions for all people are acceptable. Many crises that arise call for urgent humanitarian action: the Human Rights Council must coordinate a response to ensure the lives and safety of civilians everywhere.
Agenda Items & Background Papers
- Genocide in Darfur
- Human Trafficking
- Rights Abuses in Tibet
- Minority Rights in Africa
- Availability of Clean Drinking Water