Recursos DESC
Summary: A brand-new version of the WaterLex Legal Database on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation has been released online. It now features an interactive map but also a submission form so as to allow inputs from everyone together with the possibility to send comments on any specific...
Publicado: 2 Oct 2015 - 13:16
Summary: OHCHR has published Human Rights Indicators: A Guide to Measurement and Implementation (English, Spanish). The publication aims to assist in developing quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure progress in the implementation of international human rights norms and principles. The ...
Publicado: 2 Oct 2015 - 11:38
A Special Rapporteur is an independent expert appointed by the Human Rights Council to examine and report back on a country situation or a specific human rights theme. This position is honorary and the expert is not United Nations staff nor paid for his/her work. The Special Rapporteurs are part of...
Publicado: 29 Sep 2015 - 13:32
The mandate on the situation of human rights defenders was established in 2000 by the Commission on Human Rights (as a Special Procedure) to support implementation of the 1998 Declaration on human rights defenders.To access the resource click here.
Publicado: 29 Sep 2015 - 13:27
This road map is an effort to address this gap and encourage CSOs to engage more extensively in the state reporting procedure. It provides basic information, describes challenges and share tips based on concrete experiences by CSOs working with the ACHPR.To access the resource click here.
Publicado: 29 Sep 2015 - 13:24
This “How-to Guide” is issued in relation to the “On-line UPR Submissions Registration System” for submitting written contributions for the UPR documentation by “Other Stakeholders” (including civil society and national human rights institutions), regional organizations and United Nations entities....
Publicado: 29 Sep 2015 - 13:02
PWESCR a publié “Human Rights for All- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights- A Handbook” principalement pour les spécialistes des droits de l'homme qui souhaiteraient se familiariser avec le Protocole facultatif se rapportant au Pacte international relatif aux droits...
Publicado: 25 Sep 2015 - 00:47
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PWESCR has published “Human Rights for All- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights- A Handbook” mainly for human rights practitioners who want to familiarise themselves with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and use the human rights...
Publicado: 25 Sep 2015 - 00:28
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Reporters Without Borders has produced this handbook to help bloggers, with handy tips and technical advice on how to to remain anonymous and to get round censorship, by choosing the most suitable method for each situation. It also explains how to set up and make the most of a blog, to publicise it...
Publicado: 24 Sep 2015 - 12:38
The kit is simply written for computer non-experts. Since security is complex and simple answers might not always be sufficient, this kit also provides links to more exhaustive resources for additional support. The work on this kit has been guided by APC’s many years of work in the area of digital...
Publicado: 24 Sep 2015 - 12:34