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GAOR 69TH SUPP44 RPT COMM TORTURE

Report of the Committee against Torture

Fifty-first session (28 October–22 November 2013); Fifty-second session (28 April–23 May 2014)

Series:
Reports of the Committee Against Torture
10 Feb 2016
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).
GAOR 69TH SUPP40 V2 PT2

Report of the Human Rights Committee

Volume II (Part 2) 108th session; 109th session; 110th session

Series:
Report of the Human Rights Committee
10 Feb 2016
This is the official Record of the Report of the Human Rights Committee: Volume II, Part 2 - 108th session (8–26 July 2013) 109th session (14 October–1 November 2013) 110th session (10–28 March 2014).
GAOR 69TH SUPP40 V2 PT1

Report of the Human Rights Committee

Volume II (Part 1) 108th session; 109th session; 110th session

Series:
Report of the Human Rights Committee
28 Jan 2016
This is the official Record of the Report of the Human Rights Committee: Volume II, Part 1 - 108th session (8–26 July 2013) 109th session (14 October–1 November 2013) 110th session (10–28 March 2014).
GAOR 69TH SUPP40 V1 HR COMM RPT

Report of the Human Rights Committee

Volume I - 108th session; 109th session; 110th session

Series:
Report of the Human Rights Committee
28 Jan 2016
Report of the Human Rights Committee: Volume I - 108th session (8–26 July 2013); 109th session (14 October–1 November 2013); 110th session (10–28 March 2014).
GAOR 69TH SUPP18 ELIM RACIAL DISCR

Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Sixty-ninth Session

Eighty-third Session (12–30 August 2013) and the Eighty-fourth Session (3–21 February 2014)

Series:
Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
28 Jan 2016
This is the official record of the Report of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the Eighty-third session (12–30 August 2013) and the Eighty-fourth session (3–21 February 2014)
UNIV DECLAR HUMAN RIGHTS (M)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Multilingual Edition)

8 Dec 2016
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the first international agreement setting out freedoms, rights and entitlements for all humanity to claim. It emphasizes the inextricable relationship between fundamental freedoms and social justice, and their connection with peace and security....
STATE WORLDS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 2ND

State of the World's Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Peoples' Access to Health Services

Series:
State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
7 Mar 2016
This publication sets out to examine the major challenges for indigenous peoples to obtain adequate access to and utilization of quality health care services. It provides an important background to many of the health issues that indigenous peoples are currently facing. Improving indigenous people...
PRINCIPLES RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTS

Principles for Responsible Contracts

Integrating the Management of Human Rights Risks into State-investor Contract Negotiations - Guidance for Negotiators

16 Dec 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 foreign business investors that govern big investment projects, such as natural resource exploitatio...
UNIV DECLAR HUMAN RIGHTS YAK

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Illustrated by Yacine Aït Kaci (YAK)

9 Dec 2015
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the first international agreement setting out freedoms, rights and entitlements for all humanity to claim. It emphasizes the inextricable relationship between fundamental freedoms and social justice, and their connection with peace and security....
GAOR 69TH SUPP36 OHCHR RPT

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Sixty-ninth Session

Series:
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
31 May 2015
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 Rights (OHCHR) between August 2013 and July 2014 under its management plans for 2012-2013 and 2014...
GAOR 69TH SUPP35 INALIENABLE RGTS

Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

Series:
Report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
31 May 2015
This is the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with paragraph 2 of its resolution 68/12 of 26 November 2013. It covers the period from 7 October 2013 to 6 October 2014.
RULE OF LAW TOOLS POST CONFL

Rule-of-Law Tools for Post-Conflict States

Archives

31 May 2015
This publication focuses on the means to strengthen archives through the identification of good practice for the management of different types of records and archives, highlighting considerations and issues for reform, and setting out steps and strategies to strengthen archives. The first chapter...
25 YEARS CONVENTION RIGHT CHILD

25 Years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Is the World a Better Place for Children?

16 Feb 2015
collection of essays and viewpoints marking the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. There is much to celebrate since the Convention was adopted in 1989, from declining infant mortality to rising school enrolment. But this milestone must serve as an urgent reminder of th...
GDLNS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ISSUES

Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples' Issues

Series:
Professional Training Series in Human Rights
31 Mar 2015
This publication aims to assist the United Nations system to mainstream and integrate indigenous peoples’ issues in processes for operational activities and programmes at the country level. It sets out the broad normative, policy and operational framework for implementing a human rights-based and...
MONITORING CONVEN RGHTS PERSO

Monitoring the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Guidance for Human Rights Monitors

Series:
Professional Training Series in Human Rights
31 Mar 2015
Human rights work requires preparation, technical skills and substantive knowledge in order to be effectively conducted. This publication aims to assist United Nations human rights officers and other human rights monitors—including from Governments, national human rights institutions and non-gove...
FROM EXCLUSION TO EQUALITY

From Exclusion to Equality

Realizing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Series:
Handbook for Parliamentarians
25 Mar 2015
Parliaments and parliamentarians have a key role to play in promoting and protecting human rights. This Handbook aims to assist parliamentarians and others in efforts to realize the Convention so that persons with disabilities can achieve the transition from exclusion to equality. It seeks to rai...
GLOBAL RPT TRAFFICK IN PERSON 2014

Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2014

Series:
Global Report on Trafficking in Persons
20 Jan 2015
Trafficking in persons is a crime that affects nearly every country in the world. The 2014 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons is the second in a biennial series of UNODC reports on this topic. The Report, which is primarily based on officially reported information from Governments across the...
WOMEN

Les droits des femmes sont des droits de l’homme

7 Sep 2021
Atteindre l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et éliminer toutes les formes de discrimination à l'égard des femmes sont des droits humains fondamentaux et des valeurs des Nations Unies. Partout dans le monde, les femmes subissent néanmoins régulièrement des violations de leurs droits humains...
WOMEN

Women's Rights Are Human Rights (Russian language)

16 Jul 2021
Attaining gender equality for and eliminating all forms of discrimination against women are fundamental human rights and United Nations values. Women around the world nevertheless regularly suffer violations of their human rights throughout their lives, and realizing women’s human rights has not ...
WOMEN

Women's Rights Are Human Rights (Arabic language)

16 Jul 2021
Attaining gender equality for and eliminating all forms of discrimination against women are fundamental human rights and United Nations values. Women around the world nevertheless regularly suffer violations of their human rights throughout their lives, and realizing women’s human rights has not ...
WOMEN

Women's Rights are Human Rights

20 Jan 2015
Attaining equality between women and men and eliminating all forms of discrimination against women are fundamental human rights and United Nations values. Women around the world nevertheless regularly suffer violations of their human rights throughout their life, and realizing women’s human right...
WOMEN

Los derechos de la mujer son derechos humanos

3 Jan 2017
La igualdad entre mujeres y hombres y la eliminación de todas las formas de discriminación contra la mujer forman parte de los derechos humanos fundamentales y de los valores de las Naciones Unidas. A pesar de ello, a lo largo de su vida, las mujeres de todo el mundo sufren regularmente vulneraci...
WOMEN

Women's Rights are Human Rights (Chinese language)

22 Feb 2016
Attaining equality between women and men and eliminating all forms of discrimination against women are fundamental human rights and United Nations values. Women around the world nevertheless regularly suffer violations of their human rights throughout their life, and realizing women’s human right...