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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