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Human Rights

A Compilation of International Instruments - Universal Instruments (Arabic language)

( Print: April 2004 )

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Rule-of-law Tools for Post-conflict States

Amnesties

( PDF: December 2010 )

This tool identifies core principles that should guide United Nations personnel when confronted with draft amnesties that may be inconsistent with international law and United Nations policy. The...

This tool identifies core principles that should guide United Nations personnel when confronted with draft amnesties that may be inconsistent with international law and United Nations policy. The...


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Rule-of-law Tools for Post-conflict States (Russian language)

Amnesties

( Print: April 2010, PDF: December 2009 )

This tool identifies core principles that should guide United Nations personnel when confronted with draft amnesties that may be inconsistent with international law and United Nations policy. The...

This tool identifies core principles that should guide United Nations personnel when confronted with draft amnesties that may be inconsistent with international law and United Nations policy. The...


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Rule-of-law Tools for Post-conflict States (Chinese Language)

Amnesties

( Print: April 2010, PDF: December 2009 )

This tool identifies core principles that should guide United Nations personnel when confronted with draft amnesties that may be inconsistent with international law and United Nations policy. The...

This tool identifies core principles that should guide United Nations personnel when confronted with draft amnesties that may be inconsistent with international law and United Nations policy. The...


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Rule-of-law Tools for Post-conflict States (Arabic language)

National Consultations on Transnational Justice (Arabic language)

( Print: May 2010, PDF: April 2012 )

For transitional justice efforts to be effective, they must be grounded in international human rights standards. Above all, they must be human rights-based: consistently focusing on the rights and...

For transitional justice efforts to be effective, they must be grounded in international human rights standards. Above all, they must be human rights-based: consistently focusing on the rights and...


Human Rights Training

A Manual on Human Rights Training Methodology

Series: Professional Training Series in Human Rights
( Print: September 2000 )

The publication presents human rights training methodology developed on the basis of the experience gained by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) throughout the...

The publication presents human rights training methodology developed on the basis of the experience gained by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) throughout the...


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Human Rights and Traditional Justice Systems in Africa (Arabic language)

( PDF: January 2017 )

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...

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...


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Human Rights and Traditional Justice Systems in Africa

( Print: September 2016, PDF: August 2016 )

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...

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...


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The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Deaths (Arabic language)

United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and...

( PDF: August 2019 )

(Arabic language)The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death (2016) is an updated version of the original UN Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra...

(Arabic language)The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death (2016) is an updated version of the original UN Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra...


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The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death 2016

The Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal...

( Print: March 2018, PDF: March 2018 )

The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death (2016) is an updated version of the original UN Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary...

The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death (2016) is an updated version of the original UN Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary...


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Protocolo de Minnesota sobre la Investigación de Muertes Potencialmente Ilícitas

Versión revisada del Manual de las Naciones Unidas sobre la Prevención e Investigación Eficaces de...

( PDF: August 2019 )

El Protocolo de Minnesota sobre la Investigación de Muertes Potencialmente Ilícitas (2016) establece una norma común de desempeño en la investigación de una muerte potencialmente ilícita y un...

El Protocolo de Minnesota sobre la Investigación de Muertes Potencialmente Ilícitas (2016) establece una norma común de desempeño en la investigación de una muerte potencialmente ilícita y un...


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Rule-of-law Tools for Post-conflict States

Truth Commissions

( Print: July 2006, PDF: June 2016 )

Countries emerging from conflict often suffer weak or non-existent rule of law, inadequate law enforcement and justice administration capacity, and increased instances of human rights violations. This...

Countries emerging from conflict often suffer weak or non-existent rule of law, inadequate law enforcement and justice administration capacity, and increased instances of human rights violations. This...


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Reporting Under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons From Enforced...

Part I – Manual

Series: Professional Training Series in Human Rights
( Print: May 2022, PDF: May 2022 )

This Training Guide seeks to assist States parties in meeting their obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the rights enshrined in the Convention for the Protection of all Persons against Enforced...

This Training Guide seeks to assist States parties in meeting their obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the rights enshrined in the Convention for the Protection of all Persons against Enforced...


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Who's Responsible?

Attributing Individual Responsibility for Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian...

( Print: March 2019, PDF: February 2019 )

United Nations Commissions of Inquiry (CoIs), Fact-Finding Missions (FFMs) and similar complex human rights investigations are regularly, and with increasing frequency, called upon to “identify those...

United Nations Commissions of Inquiry (CoIs), Fact-Finding Missions (FFMs) and similar complex human rights investigations are regularly, and with increasing frequency, called upon to “identify those...


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United Nations Human Rights Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement (Arabic language)

( PDF: August 2021 )

After setting forth general principles on use of force, the guidance discusses international norms and standards on the use of less lethal weapons in a scenario-based, weapon-specific manner with a...

After setting forth general principles on use of force, the guidance discusses international norms and standards on the use of less lethal weapons in a scenario-based, weapon-specific manner with a...


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United Nations Human Rights Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement

( Print: September 2020, PDF: September 2020 )

After setting forth general principles on use of force, the guidance discusses international norms and standards on the use of less lethal weapons in a scenario-based, weapon-specific manner with a...

After setting forth general principles on use of force, the guidance discusses international norms and standards on the use of less lethal weapons in a scenario-based, weapon-specific manner with a...


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Orientaciones de las Naciones Unidas en materia de derechos humanos sobre el empleo de armas menos...

( PDF: August 2021 )

Después de establecer los principios generales sobre el uso de la fuerza, la guía analiza las normas y estándares internacionales sobre el uso de armas menos letales de una manera específica de armas...

Después de establecer los principios generales sobre el uso de la fuerza, la guía analiza las normas y estándares internacionales sobre el uso de armas menos letales de una manera específica de armas...


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Lignes directrices des Nations Unies sur les droits de l'homme portant sur l'utilisation des armes à...

( PDF: April 2021 )

Après avoir énoncé des principes généraux sur le recours à la force, les orientations examinent les normes et règles internationales relatives à l'utilisation d'armes moins létales selon des scénarios...

Après avoir énoncé des principes généraux sur le recours à la force, les orientations examinent les normes et règles internationales relatives à l'utilisation d'armes moins létales selon des scénarios...


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United Nations Human Rights Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement (Russian language)

( PDF: April 2021 )

After setting forth general principles on use of force, the guidance discusses international norms and standards on the use of less lethal weapons in a scenario-based, weapon-specific manner with a...

After setting forth general principles on use of force, the guidance discusses international norms and standards on the use of less lethal weapons in a scenario-based, weapon-specific manner with a...


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United Nations Human Rights Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement (Chinese language)

( PDF: April 2021 )

After setting forth general principles on use of force, the guidance discusses international norms and standards on the use of less lethal weapons in a scenario-based, weapon-specific manner with a...

After setting forth general principles on use of force, the guidance discusses international norms and standards on the use of less lethal weapons in a scenario-based, weapon-specific manner with a...