| Remedy in Development Finance: Guidance and Practice
English (PDF) |
 | Bridging our Diversities: A Compendium of Good Practices in Human Rights Education (published jointly with Equitas) English
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 | Professional Training Series No. 2/Rev. 1: Human Rights and Elections - A Handbook on International Human Rights Standards on Elections
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| No. 24 Human Rights at International Borders: A Trainer’s Guide (published jointly with the Office of Counter-Terrorism)
English Accompanying presentation slides and course materials have been developed
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 | No. 38 Frequently Asked Questions on Human Rights and Climate Change Arabic | Chinese |
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| No. 23 Reporting under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Training Guide (Part I – Manual)
English (PDF) |
| Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations: A Practical Guide on the Effective Use of Digital Open Source and Information in Investigating Violations of International Criminal, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Advance version (published jointly with the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law)
English (PDF)
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| No. 22 Gender Stereotyping and the Judiciary: A Workshop Guide
English (PDF)
Accompanying
training sessions have been developed for use in training courses or as a general information resource on eliminating judicial gender stereotyping |
| United Nations Human Rights Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement
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Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Realizing Women's Rights to Land and Other Productive Resources (published jointly with UN Women) Second Edition
English (PDF) |
| Evaluating the Impact of Human Rights Training: Guidance on Developing Indicators (published jointly with Equitas) Arabic |
English |
French (PDF) |
 | Evaluating Human Rights Training Activities: Workshop Guide (published jointly with Equitas)
Arabic |
English (PDF) |
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| Guidance on Casualty Recording
Arabic |
English (PDF) |
| Born Free and Equal: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Sex Characteristics in International Human Rights Law (Second Edition)
English (PDF) |
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 | The Other Infrastructure Gap: Sustainability – Human Rights and Environmental Perspectives (published jointly with the Heinrich Boell Foundation)
English (PDF) Executive Summary: English |
French |
German |
Japanese |
Spanish (PDF) |
| From Planning to Impact: A Manual on Human Rights Training Methodology Arabic |
English |
French |
RussianSpanish (PDF) |
| Integrating a Gender Perspective into Human Rights Investigations: Guidance and Practice
Arabic |
English |
French |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Who’s Responsible? Attributing Individual Responsibility for Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in United Nations Commissions of Inquiry, Fact-finding Missions and other Investigations
Arabic |
English (PDF) |
| Human Rights and Constitution Making Arabic |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| UN Human Rights Report 2018 English (PDF)
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| A Practitioner’s Toolkit on Women’s Access to Justice Programming (published jointly with UN Women, UNDP and UNODC)
English (consolidated PDF)
Individual modules:
Introduction,
Module 1,
Module 2,
Module 3,
Module 4 and
Module 5 Spanish (consolidated PDF) |
| Preventing Torture: The Role of National Preventive Mechanisms – A Practical Guide
Arabic | English |
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Russian |
Spanish (PDF) Accessible format:
French (ePUB)
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Reporting to the United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies: Training Guide:
English:
Part I - Manual |
Part II – Notes for Facilitators (PDF) English (accessible format): Part I - Manual | Part II – Notes for Facilitators (ePUB) Arabic:
Part I - Manual | Part II – Notes for Facilitators (PDF) Arabic (accessible format):
Part I - Manual | Part II – Notes for Facilitators (ePUB) Russian:
Part I - Manual |
Part II – Notes for Facilitators (PDF) Russian (accessible format):
Part I - Manual |
Part II – Notes for Facilitators (ePUB) Spanish:
Part I - Manual |
Part II – Notes for Facilitators (PDF) Spanish (accessible format):
Part I - Manual |
Part II – Notes for Facilitators (ePUB)
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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, Arbitrary and Summary Executions
Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Plan of Action for the Third Phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education (published jointly with UNESCO)
Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Resource book on the use of force and firearms in law enforcement (published jointly with UNODC) English (PDF) |
| Realizing Human Rights through Government Budgets (published jointly with the International Budget Partnership) English |
French |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Human Rights Translated 2.0: A Business Reference Guide Prepared in collaboration with Monash University's Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and the UN Global Compact Office English |
| OHCHR Report 2016 English |
| Living Free and Equal: What States Are Doing to Tackle Violence and Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex People English |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Human Rights: Handbook for Parliamentarians (published jointly with the Inter-Parliamentary Union) English |
French |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Human Rights and Traditional Justice Systems in Africa Arabic |
English |
French (PDF) |
 | National Mechanisms for Reporting and Follow-up: A Practical Guide to Effective State Engagement with International Human Rights Mechanisms Arabic |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | National Mechanisms for Reporting and Follow-up: A Study of State Engagement with International Human Rights Mechanisms Arabic |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Land and Human Rights: Standards and Applications Arabic |
English (PDF) |
 | Land and Human Rights: Annotated Compilation of Case Law Arabic |
English (PDF) |
 | No.37 Frequently Asked Questions on the Right to Development Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Handbook for Human Rights Treaty Body Members English |
French |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Migration, Human Rights and Governance: Handbook for Parliamentarians (published jointly with the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the International Labour Organization) English |
French |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Principles for Responsible Contracts: Integrating the Management of Human Rights Risks into State-investor Contract Negotiations - Guidance for Negotiators Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish |
| Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Handbook for Parliamentarians No. 23 English |
French |
Russain |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Facilitator’s Guide on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers
English (PDF)
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| Behind Closed Doors: Protecting and Promoting the Human Rights of Migrant Domestic Workers in an Irregular Situation English (PDF) |
| Rule-of-law tools for post-conflict States: Archives Arabic |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish |
| Commissions of Inquiry and Fact-finding Missions on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Guidance and Practice
Arabic |
English |
French |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Women's Rights are Human Rights Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Frequently Asked Questions about the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
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Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian|
Spanish (PDF) |
| Reproductive Rights are Human Rights: A Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions Published jointly with UNFPA and the Danish Institute for Human Rights
English (PDF) |
 | No. 36 Human Rights and Human Trafficking Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| The Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of Migrants in an Irregular Situation English |
French |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Forced Evictions 25/Rev.1 Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| No. 19 - The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Training Guide Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) Accompanying training modules (in English), for use in developing training courses or as a general information resource on the Convention and its Optional Protocol, can be accessed
here. Accessible formats DAISY, EPUB, HTML and BRF in
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Spanish
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| Developing National Action Plans Against Racial Discrimination: A Practical Guide Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Transitional Justice and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Realizing Women's Rights to land English (PDF) |
| The Core International Human Rights Treaties (Rev. 1) Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Realizing the Right to Development: Essays in Commemoration of 25 Years of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development English (PDF) or
chapter by chapter Short introduction presenting key components of the book
Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Mainstreaming Human Rights in Development
"Stories from the Field" English (PDF) |
| Indigenous Peoples and the United nations Human Rights System Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions Published jointly with the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Individual Complaint Procedures under the United Nations Human Rights Treaties Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Promoting and Protecting Minority Rights: A Guide for Advocates Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Conscientious Objection to Military Service Arabic |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Who will be Accountable? Human Rights and the Post-2015 Development Agenda English |
French |
Spanish (PDF) Summary Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Human Rights Indicators: A Guide for Measurement and Implementation Arabic |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Human Rights Education in Primary and Secondary School Systems: A Self-assessment Guide for Governments (published jointly with UNESCO) English |
French |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Women and the Right to Adequate Housing"
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Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Born Free and Equal: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Human Rights Law Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF)
Unofficial translations:
Portuguese |
Vietnamese (20Mb, PDF) |
Farsi, Fact sheet
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| Plan of Action for the Second Phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education (published jointly with UNESCO) Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| The United Nations Human Rights Treaty System (Rev.1) Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| The Corporate Responsibility to Respect Human Rights: An Interpretive Guide
Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
 | Selected Decisions of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Volume 1 English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF) |
| Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework Release date: January 2012 Arabic |
Chinese |
English |
French |
Russian |
Spanish (PDF)
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