Africa: UN Human Rights Council - New President Will Help Promote Human Rights Equitably

11 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."

The 47-nation Geneva-based body, which serves as the UN's foremost inter-governmental institution tasked with boosting the promotion and protection of human rights globally, also elected four Vice-Presidents - collectively known as the Council's Bureau - for the same 1 January-31 December term.

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