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The Commission on Human Rights On March 15, 2006 United Nations Member States approved the establishment of a new Human Rights Council to replace the Geneva-based Commission on Human Rights, which has come under fire for excessive politicization. The resolution was adopted by vote of 170 in favour to 4 against (including United States), with 3 abstentions. The Commission will be abolished on June 16, 2006. Read more about the new Human Rights Council by clicking here. The newsletter produced by The Danish Institute for Human Rights and International Service for Human Rights also provides good information on the reform negotiations and the Human Rights Council. Click here to read the newsletter.		Moluccan representative at an UNWGIP meeting 1990 Photo: Espen Røysamb