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Human Rights Council

Main article: United Nations Human Rights Council

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.^[40] The Human Rights Council is a subsidiary body of the General Assembly^[41] and reports directly to it. It ranks below the Security Council, which is the final authority for the interpretation of the United Nations Charter.^[42] 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.^[43]
Independent experts (rapporteurs) are retained by the Council to investigate alleged human rights abuses and to provide the Council with reports.
The Human Rights Council may request that the Security Council take action when human rights violations occur. This action may be direct actions, may involve sanctions, and the Security Council may also refer cases to the International Criminal Court (ICC) even if the issue being referred is outside the normal jurisdiction of the ICC.^[44]
The United Nations Security Council has the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security and is the only body of the UN that can authorize the use of force. It has been criticised for failing to take action to prevent human rights abuses, including the Darfur crisis, the Srebrenica massacre and the Rwandan Genocide.^[45] For example, critics blamed the presence of non-democracies on the Security Council for its failure regarding.^[46]
On April 28, 2006 the Security Council adopted resolution 1674 that reaffirmed the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity" and committed the Security Council to action to protect civilians in armed conflict.

1.EXTRAIGA LAS DEFINICIONES Y LOS MARCADORES DEL DISCURSO
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2. SELECCIONE MARCADORES DE DISCURSO DIGA SI SON DE SECUENCIA U ORDENAMIENTO DE TIEMPO
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