Voices for Children: A Global Study on Independent Human Rights Institutions for Children 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/Innocenti Research Centre Publication Date: October 2012 ISBN: 9788889129876 Pages: 200 Price: $25.00
Human Rights and Conscientious Objection to Military Service This publication addresses selective conscientious objection to particular wars, for those who volunteered to serve in the armed forces and in the reserves. Those who are or may be conscripted into the armed forces, this book specifies issues relating to their right to know their rights and applicable procedures, decision-making processes for dealing with applications, and the requirements for fair and impartial procedure. Concerning alternative service to military service, this book addresses the difference between non-combatant alternative service and civilian alternative service, as well as the conditions of alternative service and under what circumstances they may be different from the length and conditions of military service. . Publisher: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Publication Date: December 2012 ISBN: 9789211541960 Pages: 100 Price: $14.00
Defying Victimhood: Women and Post-conflict Peacebuilding Women are among the most competent, yet marginalized and underutilized actors in efforts to rebuild war-torn societies. Opportunities for sustainable peacebuilding are lost and sustainable peace at risk when significant stakeholders in a society’s future peace are excluded from healing the wounds of war, building a new society and state. The contributors to this book draw on comparative case and country studies from post-conflict contexts in different parts of world to offer 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. Publisher: United Nations University Publication Date: September 2012 ISBN: 9789280812015 Pages: 380 Price: $38.00
Guidance Document
Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluation
Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluation : Towards UNEG Guidance
The handbook aims to provide guidance to ensure that both human rights and gender equality dimensions required in the UN are included in evaluations. It was primarily designed for use in programme and project evaluations but can be adapted as a tool to support other types of evaluations carried out within and outside the UN system. Users of the handbook include evaluators and others with responsibilities for commissioning and managing evaluations, as well as programme designers to support their analysis of human rights and gender equality issues and their inclusion in programme design and M&E (monitoring and evaluation) systems. Publisher: United Nations Development Programme Publication Date: September 2012 ISBN: 9789211263381 Pages: 56 Price: $12.00
UNEG/G(2011)2
Selected Decisions of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
H U MAN RI G H TS
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. Publisher: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Publication Date: September 2012 ISBN: 9789211541953 Pages: 260 Price: $38.00
Inclusive Social Protection in Latin America: A Comprehensive, Rights-based Approach This publication examines the main debates under way on social protection and co-responsibility transfer programmes in the region. It identifies the role played by these programmes and considers the conceptual elements, needs and the challenges that will have to be overcome to consolidate comprehensive social protection systems in Latin America. The authors argue that these should be solidarity-based systems that provide universal coverage and are essentially egalitarian in the guarantees established as citizens’ rights. Citizenship as a whole is thus becoming part of protection policies as the region moves towards all-encompassing social policies that combine the complementary principles of targeting as the instrument and universality as the end. Publisher: United Nations Publication Date: August 2012 ISBN: 9789210210850 Pages: 264 Price: $25.00
International Legal Protection of Human Rights in Armed Conflict International human rights and humanitarian law share the goal of preserving the dignity and humanity of all. 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. International human rights law and international humanitarian law offer a series of protections to persons in situations of armed conflict. This publication provides thorough legal analysis and guidance to State authorities, human rights and humanitarian actors and others on the application of international human rights and humanitarian law for the protection of persons. Publisher: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Publication Date: March 2012 ISBN: 9789211541915 Pages: 100 Price: $17.00 10
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