Global Report on Trafficking in Persons
Women and the Right to Adequate Housing
Publisher: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Publication Date: December 2012 ISBN: 9789211303094 Pages: 100 Price: TBD
Despite the right to adequate housing being recognized in international human rights law, over a billion people live in precarious conditions — many of them women. This publication aims to shed some light on the main underlying reasons for their plight and offer guidance on measures to prevent and eradicate discrimination against women with respect to housing rights. The first chapter describes the international legal and policy frameworks for the implementation of women’s right to adequate housing — human rights treaties, the principle of non-discrimination and the progressive realization of all rights. Chapter II outlines the main underlying causes — from discriminatory statutory laws to customary laws and practices, and lack of access to legal and other remedies. Finally, Chapter III elaborates on selected issues such as forced evictions, degraded living conditions, and cultural and religious recognition of women’s rights.
Defying Victimhood: Women and Post-conflict Peacebuilding
Basic Documents and Case Law 1995-2011 (DVD and CD-Rom)
Publisher: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Publication Date: May 2012 ISBN: 9789211541922 Pages: 66 Price: $15.00
Women are among the most competent, yet marginalized, unnoticed and underutilized actors in efforts to rebuild war-torn societies. Opportunities for sustainable peacebuilding are lost — and sustainable peace is at risk — when significant stakeholders in a society’s future peace and conflict architecture are excluded from efforts to heal the wounds of war and build a new society and a new state. The contributors to this book draw on comparative case and country studies from post-conflict contexts in different parts of world to offer their insights into frameworks for understanding women as both victims and peacebuilders, to trace the road that women take from victimhood to empowerment and to highlight the essential partnerships between women and children and how they contribute to peace. The authors examine the roles of women in political and security institutions.
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Library CD-ROM/DVD is an important Legacy project in a variety of different ways. Although it has almost the same level of coverage as the case law on the ICTR website, it is as of now the only ICTR jurisprudential product that addresses the digital divide and can therefore be accessible to a broader audience with no internet access. This fully searchable collection of documents pertaining to the ICTR is offered as a prime reference tool for legal professionals, law students, historians, the media and the general public. The ICTR was set up in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide to try those responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
Publisher: International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789210580052 Pages: N/A Price: $50.00
Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: September 2012 ISBN: 9789280812015 Pages: 380 Price: $38.00
Selected Decisions of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
After Oppression: Transitional Justice in Latin America and Eastern Europe
AFTER OPPRESSION Transitional Justice in Latin America and Eastern Europe EDITED BY
Vesselin Popovski & Mónica Serrano
This first volume of selected decisions of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, presents a selection of 32 of the Committee’s most significant decisions on individual cases, addressing the issue of racial discrimination in relation to civil and political rights as well as economic, social and cultural rights. Throughout its existence, the Committee has established and developed its own jurisprudence on the admissibility criteria under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Committee has addressed a variety of issues concerning different forms of discrimination. The index –by article of the Convention, by subject, and by author and victim – aims at facilitating the reader’s access to the relevant jurisprudence.
This book aims to enquire into the effectiveness of various accountability mechanisms. Drawing comparisons from case studies in Latin America and Eastern Europe, it demonstrates that while there are many different paths to truth and justice, all depend on continued efforts in order to reach them. In many cases, these efforts also create favourable conditions for the development of a resilient human rights culture. The experiences across regions show that democratic consolidation and accountability for past human rights violations are closely related, if independent, processes. This accessible book makes an important contribution towards better understanding those processes and the relationship between them.
Publisher: United Nations University (UNU) Publication Date: August 2012 ISBN: 9789280812008 Pages: 450 Price: $43.00
Publisher: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Publication Date: April 2012 ISBN: 9789211541953 Pages: 260 Price: $38.00
H U MAN RIG H TS
Human Rights and Conscientious Objection to Military Service
Voices for Children: A Global Study on Independent Human Rights Institutions for Children
This publication addresses sensitive topics such as selective conscientious objection to particular wars, conscientious objection for those who have volunteered to serve in the armed forces and conscientious objection for those in the reserves. For persons who are or may be conscripted into the armed forces, this book specifies issues relating to their right to know their rights in due time and the applicable procedures, decision-making processes for dealing with applications, and the requirements of a fair and impartial procedure. Concerning alternative service to military service for conscientious objectors, this book addresses the difference in treatment between non-combatant alternative service and civilian alternative service, as well as the length and conditions of alternative service and under what circumstances they may be different from the length and conditions of military service.
Independent Human Rights Institutions for Children, referred to as "Ombuds for Children", have gained considerable importance in implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and as key contributors to policy processes for child rights. Ombuds for Children monitor the actions of governments and other actors that affect children, promote children’s rights, and facilitate dialogue between children and the State. Many countries established, or are setting up, such institutions. International networks exist to facilitate and support these efforts. This study examines independent institutions for children’s rights, with a view to informing decision-making. It analyzes their distinctive value in the realization of children’s rights, highlights practical considerations, and identifies conditions for their effective functioning.
Publisher: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)/Innocenti Research Centre (IRC) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9788889129876 Pages: 200 Price: $25.00
Publisher: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Publication Date: June 2012 ISBN: 9789211541960 Pages: 100 Price: $14.00
Crime Victimization in Africa
Publisher: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Publication Date: June 2012 ISBN: 9789211303124 Pages: TBD Price: TBD
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICT
This overview examines patterns and forms of crime victimization in Africa. On the basis of recent surveys conducted in 11 African countries, it explores the main forms of crime experienced by the population and their relationships with social and economic development. It also provides a detailed analysis of criminal incidents and of the factors that may make people more vulnerable to criminal victimization, as well as useful resources for better crime prevention and more effective law enforcement.
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PROTECTION OF
HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICT
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International Legal Protection of Human Rights in Armed Conflict
International human rights law and international humanitarian law share the goal of preserving the dignity and humanity of all. Over the years, the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and, more recently, the Human Rights Council have considered that, in armed conflict, parties to the conflict have legally binding obligations concerning the rights of persons affected by the conflict. Although different in scope, international human rights law and international humanitarian law offer a series of protections to persons in situations of armed conflict, whether civilians, persons who are no longer participating directly in hostilities or active participants in the conflict. This publication provides a thorough legal analysis and guidance to State authorities, human rights and humanitarian actors and others on the application of international human rights law and international humanitarian law for the protection of persons.
Publisher: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211541915 Pages: 100 Price: $17.00
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HUMA N R I GHTS
Trafficking in persons is a truly global phenomenon. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that at least 2,450,000 persons are currently being exploited as victims of human trafficking. And yet, many countries have only recently passed, and some have yet to pass, legislation making human trafficking a distinct crime. This publication focuses on patterns and flows of trafficking in persons at the national, regional and international levels, and shares best practices and lessons learned from various initiatives and mechanisms. It also gives an overview of the international, national and United Nations System responses to trafficking in persons.
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