By the end of the twentieth century, the need for an international system to protect basic human rights had become clear to the United Nations. Freedom of expression, in particular, and the rights of women, children, and minorities were becoming part of everyday public discourse. This was the time when the idea began to flourish that the protection of human life, property, and dignity was not the sole responsibility of any one country or society, but the overall moral responsibility of the United Nations. The UN Commission on Human Rights, established in 1946, had lost its moral credibility, but it seemed as if it did not have the capacity to bring about real change. Thanks to playing into the hands of regional and global powers, the institution had lost the trust of almost all countries. APPNA stands with Mr. Shaukat Mukadam, prays for Justice Modi’s fascist regime & its grave human rights violations in IIOJK Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: Options for the world & Pakistan Improvement in Education System is the need of the hour Say No to Drugs: Seemingly Impossible until it’s done Many important human rights issues in relatively small countries were often the target of this incompetence. … Continue reading United Nations Human Rights Council: A History