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UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), a department of the United Nations Secretariat, is mandated to promote and protect the enjoyment and full realization, by all people, of all rights established in the Charter of the United Nations and in international human rights laws and treaties. The mandate includes preventing human rights violations, securing respect for all human rights, promoting international cooperation to protect human rights, coordinating related activities throughout the United Nations, and strengthening and streamlining the United Nations system in the field of human rights. In addition to its mandated responsibilities, the Office leads efforts to integrate a human rights approach within all work carried out by United Nations agencies. Website: www.ohchr.org/english/

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	Fact Sheet No. 33, Frequently Asked Questions on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	December 2008
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 32, Human Rights, Terrorism and Counter-terrorism	July 2008
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 31, The Right to Health	June 2008
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 24 (Rev.1), The International Convention on Migrant Workers and its Committee	May 2006
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 30, The United Nations Human Rights Treaty System: An introduction to the core human rights treaties and the treaty bodies	June 2005
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 15 (Rev.1), Civil and Political Rights: The Human Rights Committee	May 2005
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 6 (Rev.2), Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances	May 2004
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 29, Human Rights Defenders: Protecting the Right to Defend Human Rights	April 2004
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 7 (Rev.1), Complaints Procedure	July 2002
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 4 (Rev.1), Combating Torture	May 2002
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 28, The Impact of Mercenary Activities on the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination	March 2002
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 27, Seventeen Frequently Asked Questions about United Nations Special Rapporteurs	April 2001
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 26, The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention	May 2000
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 18 (Rev.1), Minority Rights	February 1998
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 11 (Rev.1), Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions	October 1997
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 9 (Rev.1), The Rights of Indigenous Peoples	July 1997
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 10 (Rev.1), The Rights of the Child	March 1997
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 3 (Rev.1), Advisory Services and Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights	August 1996
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 2 (Rev.1), The International Bill of Human Rights	June 1996
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 25, Forced Evictions and Human Rights	May 1996
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 16 (Rev.1), The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	May 1996
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 23, Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children	August 1995
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 22, Discrimination against Women: The Convention and the Committee	February 1995
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 21, The Human Right to Adequate Housing	June 1994
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 20, Human Rights and Refugees	July 1993
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 19, National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights	April 1993
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 17, The Committee against Torture	January 1992
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 13, International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights	July 1991
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No. 14, Contemporary Forms of Slavery	July 1991
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports
	Fact Sheet No.12, The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination	May 1991
Category: Reference Documents \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights \| Document type: Thematic Reports

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