Special Issue Papers

Transitional Justice and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Developing National Action Plans Against Racial Discrimination: A Practical Guide

Born Free and Equal: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Human Rights Law

Women and the Right to Adequate Housing 

Application of Human Rights to Reproductive and Sexual Health

Legislation against Racial Discrimination: Model National Legislation for the Guidance of Governments

Handbook on HIV and Human Rights for National Human Rights Institutions (published jointly with UNAIDS)

Internation Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights-2006 Consolidated Version

Human Rights and Disability: The current use and future potential of United Nations human rights instruments in the context of disability

Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking

Human Rights, Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development: Health, Food and Water

Abolishing Slavery and its Contemporary Forms

Digest of Jurisprudence of the UN and Regional Organizations on the Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism

Human Rights and Poverty Reduction: A Conceptual Framework

Human Rights and World Trade Agreements - Using general exception clauses to protect human rights

Frequently asked questions on a human rights-based approach to development cooperation

25 Years Rebuilding lives - United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture

Housing Rights Legislation

Indigenous peoples’ right to adequate housing – A global overview

Handbook on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons: Implementing the Pinheiro Principles

Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice

Embedding Human Rights into Business Practice II

Business and Human Rights: A Progress Report

A Guide for Integrating Human Rights into Business Management (published jointly with the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights and the United Nations Global Compact)

Human Rights Translated: A Business Reference Guide (published jointly with the United Nations Global Compact, the International Business Leaders Forum and the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law)

Dimensions of Racism

Assessing the Effectiveness of National Human Rights Institutions

Principles and Guidelines for a Human Rights approach to Poverty reduction strategies

The Rights of Non-Citizens

Good Governance Practices for the Protection of Human Rights

Towards Developing Country Engagement Strategies on Minorities

Claiming the MDGs: A human rights approach

Other and the most recenct Special Issue Materials can be found here.

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