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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- Children's rights 3
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- Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 1
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- Freedom of expression 1
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- Good governance 1
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- Humanitarian assistance 2
- IDP camps 1
- Indigenous persons 3
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- Internally displaced persons (IDPs) 8
- International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions 1
- Migrant rights 1
- Military operations 1
- Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription 1
- Minority rights 1
- Persecution based on class/wealth/occupation 1
- Prison or detention conditions 1
- Protection of civilian persons in time of war 5
- Refugee seamen 1
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- Return conditions 1
- Right to return 1
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- Security situation 3
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