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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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Report of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office on Human Rights Violations Perpetrated by Armed Groups during Attacks on Villages in Ufamandu I and Ii, Nyamaboko I and Ii And Kibabi Groupements, Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, between April and September 2012

November 2012 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the High Commissioner on OHCHR's visit to Yemen

13 September 2011 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country Reports

Response of the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

24 August 2011 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country News

Preliminary report on violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in Southern Kordofan from 5 to 30 June 2011

August 2011 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country Reports

Climate change adaptation: A human rights based framework for internal displacement necessary

21 July 2011 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Speeches/Statements

Joint Urgent Appeal ETH 3/2011

12 July 2011 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country News

Map of Existing IDP Camps and Transitional Shelter Sites in Dili as of 09 September 2008

9 September 2008 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Maps

Report from OHCHR Fact-finding Mission to Kenya, 6-28 February 2008

28 February 2008 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Mission Reports

Human Rights in Nepal: One Year after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement

December 2007 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country Reports

Fifth Periodic Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in the Sudan: Killings of Civilians by Militia in Buram Locality, South Darfur

6 October 2006 | Publisher: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) | Document type: Country Reports

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