The Human Rights Council is made up of 47 States and part of the UN system. The Human Rights Council is  responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe. It was created by the UN General Assembly in 2006 on March 16th. The Un created the Human Rights Council with the main purpose of addressing situations of human rights violations and trying to create resolutions for them. 

            One year after holding its first meeting, in 2007 on June 18th, the Human Rights Council adopted its “Institution-building package.” The package provides elements to guide the UN in its future work.  Among the elements is the new Universal Periodic Review mechanism which will assess the human rights situations  the UN members, all 192. The Human Rights Council also continues to work closely with the UN Special Procedures established by the former Commission on Human Rights and assumed by the Council.