Towards the Human Rights Council: election of HRC members on 9 May 2006

9 May 2006: Elections by the GA of the first members of the Council. 
States are now in the process of announcing their candidacies in writing to the GA Secretariat. The list of candidate States, voluntary pledges for the protection and promotion of human rights and a note on election modalities are made available on the webpage of the GA President.

Documents for NGOs:

• Background paper on NGO participation in the Human Rights Council
  
  
• Guide for NGOs on the CHR members election process: How to better contribute?
  
  
• Suggested elements for voluntary pledges and commitments by candidates for election to the Human Rights Council
  Document prepared by the OHCHR
  

Candidates watch:

• Candidates positions on NGO participation within the Human Rights Council
  
  
• Compilation of Special Procedures comments to the 62nd session of the Commission on States Human Rights record

Information provided by other NGOs:

• International Service for Human Rights
  
• Amnesty International
  
• Asian Center for Human Rights (Comments on Asian HRC candidates' pledges)
  
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom