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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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Barcelona Discrimination Observatory - Annual Report 2021
The Discrimination Observatory of Barcelona has also launched
Local governments' role in tackling violence against women (2021)
Report of the event held within the 2021 WHRCF. First public event of the International Observatory on Violence against Women.
Competitive Metropolises and the Prospects for Spatial Justice (2016)
A transformative approach to metropolization and global agendas: Developed with the LAVUE institute.
25 November - Special Newsletter on Violence against Women
Rethinking Housing Policies (2019)
Harnessing local innovation to address the global housing crisis. A report developed by the GOLD team after UCLG's Wave of Action on Housing.
Declaration of the City of Bogota: Fourth World Forum of Cities and Territories of Peace
A document that brings together the proposals put forward at the Peace Forum to sign peace between people, for the planet and with the government towards the next edition in Montevideo 2025.
European Charter for Human Rights in the City - An Explanatory Note (2006)
By Aida Guillén.
The Right to the City: Building another possible world (2016)
Guidelines for understanding and operationalizing the right to the city by the Global Platform for the Right to the City.
Cooperative housing: An alternative to the financialization of housing (2019)
By Lorenzo Vidal (CIDOB).
Public policies and budgets with a human rights perspective : an operational manual for public servants
A publication by the OHCHR - Mexico Office.
Invitation to join the global campaign “10, 100, 1000 Human Rights Cities and Territories by 2030"
Homeless Bill of Rights (2017)
A European initiative by FEANTSA aimed at better protecting the rights of homeless people in cities. Local governments can adhere to this initiative.
2020 Action Plan (UCLG-CSIPDHR)
Action Plan for 2021 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights
Ecological Transition and the Right to the City (2015)
Report of discussion events on the Right to the City and the Ecological Transition held in the context of the Paris COP21 Summit.
The Right to the City for Women: An Open Letter (2019)
Open letter endorsed by the Mayors of Barcelona, Montreal and Mexico City on the occasion of the 2019 Women's Day.
Report on access to justice for the right to housing - A/HRC/40/61 (2019)
By the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, Leilani Farha.
2021 Annual Report (UCLG-CSIPDHR)
Annual Report for 2021 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights
Urban Global Justice: The Rise of Human Rights Cities (2016)
By Michelle Grigolo and Barbara Oomen.