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Election > Eastern Europe
United Nations
Special Focus: Human Rights Council Election, May 2006
Briefing to the 61st Session of the UNCHR


Eastern European States: 6 seats, 13 declared candidates

Click here for the election results and length of terms.

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,Belarus,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine.

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Country
Pledges
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Statement in the General Assembly
(Availiable In English, French, and Arabic)
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Number of Core Human Rights Treaties and Protocols Ratified
(14 possible)
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Number of Protocols to the Geneva Conventions Ratified
(2 possible)
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Party to the ICC
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Standing
Invitation to Special Procedures
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General Assembly Voting Record
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CHR Voting Record
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Albania Yes Yes 8 2   100% N/A
Armenia Yes
No
9 2   70% 63%
Azerbaijan Yes Yes 13 0     35% N/A
Czech Republic Yes Yes 11 2   100% N/A
Georgia Yes Yes 11 2 80% N/A
Hungary Yes Yes 10 2 100% 90%
Latvia Yes Yes 9 2 100% N/A
Lithuania Yes Yes 11 2 100% N/A
Poland Yes Yes 12 2 100% N/A
Romania Yes
No
11 2 100% 71%
Russian Federation Yes Yes 9 2     25% 27%
Slovenia Yes Yes 12 2 100% N/A
Ukraine Yes
No
11 2   75% 60%

 

   



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