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The UN's top human rights forum wrapped up what could be its last annual six-week session of wrangling and rhetoric on Friday, with few likely to mourn its expected passing. If UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan gets his way, the 61st session of the Commission on Human Rights will be its swan song, with the much maligned body making way for a slimmer and more credible Human Rights Council next year.