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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Project on a Mechanism to Address Laws that Discriminate against Women | 6 March 2008 |
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Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers | ||
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Good Governance Practices for the Protection of Human Rights | 2007 |
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Category: Reference Documents | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers | ||
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Dimensions of Racism. Proceedings of a Workshop to Commemorate the End of the United Nations Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination | 2005 |
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Category: Policy Documents | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights | Document type: Research, Background and Discussion Papers | ||
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