The UN Human Rights Council is an independent body within the UN system that was created to address human rights violations and to work with member states to insure that all people everywhere are afforded the rights and freedoms they are due as human beings.

Created in March, 2006, the council is made up of 47 seats (member states). The government of Timor-Leste feels that they would be able to make a valuable contribution to the council if they were elected a seat. Please check this page often to learn more about Timor-Leste's progress and its candidacy for a seat on the council.

For more information about the council, please visit their webpage ( http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/ ) or their Wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council)