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The present report, submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to Assembly resolution 48/141, highlights some of the main achievements of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human...

This is the official report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its forty-eighth and forty-ninth sessions during the period of 30 April to 18 May 2012 and 12 to 30 November...

This book includes perspectives from a broad range of victims. including family members of the crime victims; convicted persons whose rights are violated by the justice system through wrongful...

This is the official record of the Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the Eighty-fifth session (11-29 August 2014) and Eighty-sixth session (27 April-15 May 2015

The present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 48/141, provides an overview of the work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) at...

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the Fifty-third session (3-28 November 2014) and the Fifty-fourth session (20 April-15 May 2015)

This publication feeds into ongoing global efforts to better align the international investment regime with international human rights standards. It focuses on contracts between State entities and...

How to Develop a Human Rights Policy: A Guide for Business seeks to outline why companies should respect human rights, the principal reasons for adopting a human rights policy, its key components and...

Capital punishment is irrevocable. It prohibits the correction of mistakes by the justice system and leaves no room for human error, with the gravest of consequences. There is no evidence of a...

This is the official report of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on its fiftieth and fifty-first sessions during the period of 29 April to 17 May 2012 and 04 to 29 November 2013.

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

This is the official Record of the Report of the Committee against Torture on the Fifty-first session (28 October–22 November 2013) and the Fifty-second session (28 April–23 May 2014).

Human rights issues relating to traditional justice systems in Africa have rarely been addressed in detail. This publication defines the nature and characteristics of traditional justice systems...

This publication provides detailed guidance for lawmakers and policymakers, as well as civil society organizations and other stakeholders, to support the adoption and effective implementation of laws...

This is the official report on the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Sessions of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

This is the official report on the Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Sessions of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

(Arabic language) This new and exciting publication explores human rights in the context of constitution making. It notes the important role of participatory processes which should be designed to...

This publication explores human rights in the context of constitution making. It notes the important role of participatory processes which should be designed to ensure that consultations with a wide...