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In the Local Policies section you will find a compilation of local government policies on human rights, the right to the city, housing and other key topics for local social inclusion and participatory democracy agendas. Our search engine will allow you to select practices according to more specific categories or types of contents, including more than sixty case studies developed within the Inclusive Cities Observatory initiative (a joint endeavour by the UCLG-CSIPDHR, the University College of London and the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra). The Resources section of this Knowledge Hub gathers useful publications, policy documents, international declarations and valuable learning resources.
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UCLG-CSIPDHR Report on Local Governments and Human Rights (2019)
Developed as a contribution to the OHCHR's 2019 call for contributions on local governments and human rights initiatives.
“Cities as Catalysts: Municipal Strategies for Inclusive Local Policies,” Local and regional governments take the stage at the 4th edition of the UNESCO Global Forum Against Racism and Discrimination
Local Governments for Human Rights: A Debate with the UN (2019)
A historical event which laid the foundations for a more structural dialogue between the UN and local governments on human rights.
Local Governments as Frontliners Against Racism and Discrimination: Collaborative Frameworks for a Global Movement
Local governments and human rights in Asia (2021)
Report of the consultation event held within the 2021 WHRCF. Regional contribution to the update process of the Global Charter-Agenda.
Role of local government in the promotion and protection of human rights - A/HRC/30/49 (2015)
Report developed by the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, adopted by the Council in 2016.
Contribution: Open-ended intergovernmental working group on an optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Global Charter-Agenda for Human Rights in the City (2011)
The first collective vision and roadmap by local governments worldwide on what local implementation of human rights meant on the ground and how could it be advanced.
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) "Human rights cities in the EU: a framework for reinforcing rights locally" (2021)
OIDP Contribution: Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law – Session on democracy and climate change
