UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), a department of the United Nations Secretariat, is mandated to promote and protect the enjoyment and full realization, by all people, of all rights established in the Charter of the United Nations and in international human rights laws and treaties. The mandate includes preventing human rights violations, securing respect for all human rights, promoting international cooperation to protect human rights, coordinating related activities throughout the United Nations, and strengthening and streamlining the United Nations system in the field of human rights. In addition to its mandated responsibilities, the Office leads efforts to integrate a human rights approach within all work carried out by United Nations agencies. Website: www.ohchr.org/english/

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Fact Sheet No. 36, Human Rights and Human Trafficking 2014 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 25 (Rev.1), Forced Evictions 2014 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 7, Rev.2, Individual Complaint Procedures under the United Nations Human Rights Treaties 18 November 2013 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 9, Rev. 2, Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Human Rights System August 2013 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 30/Rev.1, The United Nations Human Rights Treaty System: An introduction to the core human rights treaties and the treaty bodies August 2012 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 35, The Right to Water August 2010 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 34, The Right to Adequate Food April 2010 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 21, The Human Right to Adequate Housing November 2009 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 6 Rev. 3, Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances July 2009 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 33, Frequently Asked Questions on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights December 2008 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 32, Human Rights, Terrorism and Counter-terrorism July 2008 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 31, The Right to Health June 2008 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 24 (Rev.1), The International Convention on Migrant Workers and its Committee May 2006 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 30, The United Nations Human Rights Treaty System: An introduction to the core human rights treaties and the treaty bodies June 2005 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 15 (Rev.1), Civil and Political Rights: The Human Rights Committee May 2005 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 6 (Rev.2), Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances May 2004 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 29, Human Rights Defenders: Protecting the Right to Defend Human Rights April 2004 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 7 (Rev.1), Complaints Procedure July 2002 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 4 (Rev.1), Combating Torture May 2002 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 28, The Impact of Mercenary Activities on the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination March 2002 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 27, Seventeen Frequently Asked Questions about United Nations Special Rapporteurs April 2001 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 26, The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention May 2000 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 18 (Rev.1), Minority Rights February 1998 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 11 (Rev.1), Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions October 1997 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 9 (Rev.1), The Rights of Indigenous Peoples July 1997 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 10 (Rev.1), The Rights of the Child March 1997 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 3 (Rev.1), Advisory Services and Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights August 1996 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 2 (Rev.1), The International Bill of Human Rights June 1996 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 25, Forced Evictions and Human Rights May 1996 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 16 (Rev.1), The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights May 1996 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 23, Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children August 1995 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 22, Discrimination against Women: The Convention and the Committee February 1995 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 20, Human Rights and Refugees July 1993 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 19, National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights April 1993 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 17, The Committee against Torture January 1992 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 13, International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights July 1991 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No. 14, Contemporary Forms of Slavery July 1991 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Fact Sheet No.12, The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination May 1991 \| Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) \| Document type: Thematic Reports

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