About the
Handbook
Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme: A Handbook
for Civil Society is a
new, user-friendly and authoritative publication on United Nations human rights
bodies and mechanisms – explaining how they work and exploring the many
important ways that civil society actors including NGOs can contribute to their
work.
This publication is addressed to the civil society actors who,
every day in every part of the world, contribute to the promotion and
protection of human rights, and it ultimately aims at enabling more people to
access and make claim to their human rights through effective use of United
Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms.
The Handbook’s contents
The Handbook includes information on:
- OHCHR’s
mandate, role and activities
- OHCHR’s
fellowship and training programmes
- OHCHR’s
publications and resource materials
- The
Human Rights Treaty Bodies
- The
Human Rights Council
- The
Special Procedures
- The
Universal Periodic Review
- How
to submit complaints on alleged human rights violations; and
- Funds
and grants available to civil society.
The Handbook also includes best practice examples of civil society
collaboration with OHCHR in the field and civil society contributions to the
work of United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms. Further, it lists
key contacts at OHCHR.
Book downloads at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/AboutUs/CivilSociety/Documents/Handbook_en.pdf
