Human Rights

Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme: A Handbook for Civil Society

About the Handbook

Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme: A Handbook for Civil Society is a new, user-friendly and authoritative publication on United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms โ explaining how they work and exploring the many important ways that civil society actors including NGOs can contribute to their work.

This publication is addressed to the civil society actors who, every day in every part of the world, contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights, and it ultimately aims at enabling more people to access and make claim to their human rights through effective use of United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms.

The Handbookโs contents

The Handbook includes information on:

OHCHRโs mandate, role and activities
OHCHRโs fellowship and training programmes
OHCHRโs publications and resource materials
The Human Rights Treaty Bodies
The Human Rights Council
The Special Procedures
The Universal Periodic Review
How to submit complaints on alleged human rights violations; and
Funds and grants available to civil society.

How to receive hard copies

Small quantities of hard copies for specific information and training activities may be ordered from:

Publications and Information Desk Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais des Nations 8-14 avenue de la Paix CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland

Please download document from: http://www.dpiap.org/resources/pdf/Handbook_CSOs_deal_UN_Human_rights_10_11_16.pdf

Phone: + 41 (0)22 928 92 24

Fax: + 41 (0)22 928 90 10

E-mail: publications@ohchr.org

Feedback

As a dynamic tool, the on-line version of this Handbook will be regularly updated. The OHCHR Civil Society Unit therefore welcomes reader feedback. Please send your comments and suggestions to:

Civil Society Unit Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland E-mail: civilsocietyunit@ohchr.org

Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

By: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
When: 7/2/2014