လူ့အခွင့်အရေး: တည်းဖြတ်မှု မူကွဲများ

The United Nations '''Human Rights Council''', created at the [[2005 World Summit]] to replace the [[United Nations Commission on Human Rights]], has a mandate to investigate violations of human rights.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=United Nations News Page|url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=114&Body=human%20rights%20council&Body1=|title=United Nations Rights Council Page}}</ref> The Human Rights Council is a subsidiary body of the [[United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.un.org/aboutun/chart_en.pdf|title=The United Nations System|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080109184227/http://www.un.org/aboutun/chart_en.pdf|archivedate=2008-01-09}}</ref> and reports directly to it. It ranks below the Security Council, which is the final authority for the interpretation of the [[United Nations Charter]].<ref>UN Charter, Article 39</ref> Forty-seven of the one hundred ninety-one member states sit on the council, elected by simple majority in a secret ballot of the [[United Nations General Assembly]]. Members serve a maximum of six years and may have their membership suspended for gross human rights abuses. The Council is based in [[Geneva]], and meets three times a year; with additional meetings to respond to urgent situations.<ref>Ball, Gready (2007) p.95</ref>