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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 Methodological Guide on Human Rights Cities (2019)
A publication by the Human Rights Department of Barcelona.
Report on homelessness as a global human rights crisis that demands an urgent responses - A/HRC/31/54 (2015)
By the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing Leilani Farha.
Final Declaration of the FAL Forum (2006)
Final Declaration of the Forum of Local Authorities for Social Inclusion and Participatory Democracy (FAL) held in Caracas in 2006.
GOLD IV Report on the Global Agendas of Metropolises, Cities and Territories
The fourth GOLD Report published in 2016.
International municipalism and the right to the city (2019)
A report developed by the CIDOB on the role of cities in the age of globalization.
Report on International Conference on Human Rights Education and Training for the Civil and Public Sector (2014)
A publication by the Irish Human Rights Commission and the OHCHR.
Human Rights in Utrecht (2011)
A compilation of policies implemented by Utrecht showing how the local government gives effect to international Human Rights Treaties.
Participation without exclusion (2017)
Learning from 15 years of Montreal Observatory on Public Consultation (OCPM)
Forced Evictions and the Creation of the Lagos Mega-City: Estimating the Room for Manoeuvre (2020)
By Aderoju John Phillips.
Guide to intercultural competences in public administrations (2021)
Developed by four local governments (Bilbao, Tenerife, Castelló and Donostia) within the Intercultural Cities initiative.
Bandung Charter of a Human Rights City (2015)
Local human rights declaration promoted by the former Mayor of Bandung in 2015.
UCLG Durban Political Declaration (2019)
The guiding vision for UCLG's policy agenda adopted by the 2019 UCLG World Congress of Durban.
Report on the financialization of housing and the right to housing - A/HRC/34/51 (2017)
By the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing Leilani Farha.
Report on shelters and protection orders - A/HRC/35/30
Protection orders and shelters are extremely important for the protection of women, and their ability to overcome the effects of abuse and rebuild their lives.
Montreal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities (2006)
A landmark innovation for human rights cities, the Montreal Charter redefined the relationship between government and citizens based on rights and duties.
Montreal’s Guide to Public Consultation (2016)
A guide to plan, implement and monitor local participatory democracy processes built upon Montreal's experience (OCPM).