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CONVENT RELAT AUX DROITS DES

Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées - Guide de formation Nº 19

Guide de formation Nº 19 - Série sur la formation professionnelle

27 Oct 2014
The Training Guide is for facilitators of training courses on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol who are already familiar with the international human rights system. The Convention challenges customs and behaviour based on stereotypes, prejudices, ...
CORE INTL HUMAN RIGHT TREATIES

The Core International Human Rights Treaties

16 May 2014
This publication reproduces the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the nine core international human rights treaties and their optional protocols in a user-friendly format to make them more accessible, in particular to government officials, civil society, human rights defenders, legal pra...
PRINCIPALES TRATADOS INTERNAT DERE

Los principales tratados internacionales de derechos humanos

27 Oct 2014
Esta publicación reproduce la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, y los nueve tratados internacionales básicos de derechos humanos y sus protocolos facultativos en un formato fácil de usar para que sean más accesibles, en particular a los funcionarios gubernamentales, la sociedad civil...
CORE INTL HUMAN RIGHT TREATIES (R)

The Core International Human Rights Treaties (Russian language)

27 Oct 2014
This publication reproduces the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the nine core international human rights treaties and their optional protocols in a user-friendly format to make them more accessible, in particular to government officials, civil society, human rights defenders, legal pra...
PRINCIPAUX INSTRUMENTS INTERNATION

Principaux instruments internationaux relatifs aux droits de l’homme

27 Oct 2014
This publication reproduces the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the nine core international human rights treaties and their optional protocols in a user-friendly format to make them more accessible, in particular to government officials, civil society, human rights defenders, legal pra...
DEVELOPING NATL ACTION PLANS

Developing National Action Plans Against Racial Discrimination

A Practical Guide

21 Jul 2014
Racism and racial discrimination hinder progress and cause suffering for millions of people in all countries around the world. Lasting improvements to counter racial discrimination at the national level require political will and a sustained and comprehensive approach. This publication is a tool ...
GAOR 68TH SUPP36 OHCHR RPT

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Series:
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
29 Oct 2013
The present report outlines major developments related to the work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) from July 2012 to July 2013, and highlights challenges in promoting and protecting all human rights for all everywhere.
CORP RESPONSIB RESPECT HUMAN RIGHT

The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights

An Interpretive Guide

5 Nov 2013
This Interpretive Guide on the corporate responsibility to respect human rights was developed in full collaboration with the former Special Representative. Its contents have been the subject of numerous consultations during the six years of the Special Representative’s mandate and have been refle...
GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON BUSINESS

Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework

29 Oct 2013
The Guiding Principles were developed by the former Special Representative of the SG on the issue of human rights, transnational corporations and other business enterprises. They have been widely endorsed by international and regional organizations, States, business enterprises, industry and trad...
GAOR 67TH SUPP44 RPT COMM TORTURE

Report of the Committee against Torture

Forty-seventh Session (31 October-25 November 2011) Forty-eighth session (7 May-1 June 2012)

Series:
Reports of the Committee Against Torture
25 Sep 2013
Official Records of the Report of the Committee against Torture: Forty-seventh Session (31 October-25 November 2011) Forty-eighth session (7 May-1 June 2012)
GAOR 67TH SUPP40 V2 HR COMM RPT

Report of the Human Rights Committee

Volume II - 103rd session; 104th session

Series:
Report of the Human Rights Committee
17 Oct 2013
Official records of the Report of the Human Rights Committee: 103rd session (17 October - 4 November 2011); 104th session (12-30 March 2012).
GAOR 67TH SUPP40 V1 HR COMM RPT

Report of the Human Rights Committee

Volume I - 103rd session; 104th session

Series:
Report of the Human Rights Committee
10 Oct 2013
Official records of the Report of the Human Rights Committee: 103rd session (17 October - 4 November 2011); 104th session (12-30 March 2012).
HUMAN RGHTS INDICATORS GUIDE

Human Rights Indicators

A Guide to Measurement and Implementation

5 Sep 2013
Human Rights Indicators: A Guide to Measurement and Implementation aims to assist in developing quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure progress in the implementation of international human rights norms and principles. It describes the conceptual and methodological framework for human ...
PROMOT PROTECT MINORITY RGHTS

Promoting and Protecting Minority Rights

A Guide for Advocates

29 Oct 2013
Minorities make significant contributions to the richness and diversity of society, and States that recognize and promote minority rights are more likely to remain tolerant and stable. The United Nations and other intergovernmental organizations recognize that minority rights are essential to pro...
CHILDREN ON THE MOVE

Children on the Move

10 Jul 2013
Millions of children are on the move, both within and between countries, with or without their parents. The conditions under which movement takes place are often treacherous, putting migrant children, especially unaccompanied and separated children, at an increased risk of economic or sexual expl...
CRUSHED HOPE UNDEREMP WOMEN

Crushed Hopes

Underemployment and Deskilling among Skilled Migrant Women

15 Mar 2013
This report is a collective publication comprising a review of international literature on the subject of migrant deskilling and underemployment from a gender perspective and three empirical case studies from Switzerland, Canada and the United Kingdom. It explores the disproportionate difficultie...
GAOR 67TH SUPP36 OHCHR RPT

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Series:
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
12 Nov 2012
The present report presents the work of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights undertaken from August 2011 to July 2012, illustrating the implementation of the six thematic priorities of the Office as defined in its management plans for 2010-2011 and 2012-2013.
DISABILITY AT GLANCE 2012

Disability at a Glance 2012

Strengthening the Evidence Base in Asia and the Pacific

Series:
Disability at a Glance
22 May 2013
With the conclusion of the Asia and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012, and the proclamation of the new Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific members and associate members and key stakeholders have a...
NORMS OF PROTECTION

Norms of Protection

Responsibility to Protect, Protection of Civilians and Their Interaction

20 Nov 2012
A series of humanitarian tragedies in the 1990s (Somalia, Rwanda, Srebrenica, Kosovo) demonstrated the failure of the international community to protect civilians in the context of complex emergencies. These brought to life two norms of protection – Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and Protection ...
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECT MILIT SERVICE

Conscientious Objection to Military Service

10 Jun 2013
This publication addresses sensitive topics such as selective conscientious objection to particular wars, conscientious objection for those who have volunteered to serve in the armed forces and conscientious objection for those in the reserves. For persons who are or may be conscripted into the a...
GENDER BASED EXPLOSIONS MUSLIM

Gender-based Explosions

The Nexus between Muslim Masculinities, Jihadist Islamism and Terrorism

11 Apr 2012
This publication argues that “gender” is a fundamental battleground on which Al Qaeda, the Taliban and their types have to be defeated. Issues of regressive radicalism, literalism, militancy and terrorism can only be solved through people-centred interventions. Therefore, relevant governments and...
GAOR 66TH SUPP44 RPT COMM TORTURE

Report of the Committee against Torture

Forty-fifth Session (1-19 November 2010), Forty-sixth Session (9 May-3 June 2011)

Series:
Reports of the Committee Against Torture
10 Feb 2012
Official Records of the Report of the Committee against Torture: Forty-fifth Session (1-19 November 2010); Forty-sixth Session (9 May-3 June 2011).