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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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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.
Housing discrimination and spatial segregation at the local level (2021)
Report developed as a follow-up to the 2021 Consultation on housing discrimination and spatial segregation held with the UN SR on Housing.
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.
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.
Co-Creating Local Policies to Realize Women Rights (2019)
Reporting on an event addressing violence against women in cities held in the context of the 2019 IOPD Conference (Iztapalapa).
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.
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.
Contribution to the Guidelines on the Implementation of the Right to Housing (2020)
Contribution by the UCLG-CSIPDHR and UCLG-GOLD to the dedicated report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing.
Barcelona Discrimination Observatory - Annual Report 2021
The Discrimination Observatory of Barcelona has also launched
Report on COVID-19 and the right to adequate housing: impacts and the way forward - A/75/148 (2020)
By the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Report on migrant women in cities and the role of local governments (2020)
Summary of discussions held during the 2020 multi-stakeholder dialogue on migrant women in cities.
Local Citizenship and Migration (2021)
Peer Learning note on "Local Citizenship and Migration". It contains local government practices on human rights and participatory democracy.
Report of the European Workshop on Human Rights Cities (2018)
Held in the context of the Cities for Rights Conference, this event addressed the main outcomes of the 20 years old European human rights cities movement.
2019 Annual Report (UCLG-CSIPDHR)
Annual Report for 2019 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights
2018 Annual Report (UCLG-CSIPDHR)
Annual Report for 2018 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights