Country-specific scrutiny at the United Nations Human Rights Council: More than meets the eye (Naomi McMillen, Ted Piccone, Brookings)

Since it was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2006, the Human Rights Council has sought, with mixed success, to fulfill its mandate to strengthen the protection and enjoyment of international human rights around the world. The Council has addressed human rights concerns in multidimensional ways, combining softer approaches like technical and capacity-building assistance with tougher “naming and shaming” tactics involving formal condemnation of state behavior

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2016/05/country-specific-human-rights-issues