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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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Outcome document of the Durban Review Conference 24 April 2009

Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Conference Reports

Guide on Ratification. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families April 2009

Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Handbooks/Manuals

Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Durban Review Conference on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and proposals for its enhancement 20 February 2009

Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Eleventh periodic report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Sudan: Killing and injuring of civilians on 25 August 2008 by government security forces: Kalma IDP camp, South Darfur, Sudan 23 January 2009

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Rule of Law Tools for Post-Conflict States: Amnesties 2009

Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Operational Guidelines

Conflict-related Disappearances in Bardiya District December 2008

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

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

Human Rights, Health and Poverty Reduction Strategies December 2008

Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Thematic Reports

Tenth periodic report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Sudan: Arbitrary arrest and detention committed by national security, military and police 28 November 2008

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Country Reports

Map of Existing IDP Camps and Transitional Shelter Sites in Dili as of 09 September 2008 9 September 2008

Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Maps


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