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/
- 1951 Refugee Convention 1
- Arbitrary arrest and detention 2
- Discrimination based on race, nationality, ethnicity 1
- Effective remedy 2
- Extreme poverty 1
- Forced labour 1
- Freedom of conscience 1
- Freedom of religion 1
- Gender discrimination 2
- Good governance 1
- HIV and AIDS 1
- Human rights and fundamental freedoms 1
- Migrants 1
- Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription 1
- Prevention of discrimination 1
- Right to employment 1
- Right to liberty and security 2
- Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 1
- Women's rights 1
- Women-at-risk 2
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