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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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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

Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme. A Handbook for Civil Society 2008

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

From Exclusion to Equality: Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities 2007

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

Working with OHCHR: A Handbook for NGOs 2006

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

Human Rights - A Handbook for Parliamentarians 2005

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

Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ("Istanbul Protocol") 2004

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

Human Rights: A Basic Handbook for UN Staff 2000

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

Manual on Human Rights Reporting Under Six Major International Human Rights Instruments 1997

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


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