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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
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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.

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Local Governments for Human Rights: A Debate with the UN (2019)
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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.

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cisdp
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Report: Webinar "LRGs against sexual violence"

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Local governments and human rights in Asia (2021)
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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.

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@UCLG_GOLD
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UCLG-CSIPDHR case studies for the GOLD VI Report on "Pathways to Equality" (2022)

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UN General Assembly
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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.

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declaracion-banjul
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Banjul Declaration

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Global Charter-Agenda for Human Rights in the City (2011)
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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.

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FRA
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European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) "Human rights cities in the EU: a framework for reinforcing rights locally" (2021)

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@Ayuntamiento de Barcelona
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Barcelona Discrimination Observatory - Annual Report 2021

The Discrimination Observatory of Barcelona has also launched its 2021

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@CISDP
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25 November - Special Newsletter on Violence against Women

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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.

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European Charter for Human Rights in the City
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European Charter for the Safeguarding of Human Rights in the City (2001)

The document that scaled-up human rights cities networking in Europe. It was adopted in 2001 in Saint Denis (France) as a follow-up to the Barcelona Cities for Rights Declaration (1998).

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Frontier Cities: The Rise of Local Authorities as an Opportunity for International Human Rights Law (2018)

Frontier Cities: The Rise of Local Authorities as an Opportunity for International Human Rights Law (2018)

By Barbara Oomen

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Human Rights in the City - workshop for the update of the UCLG Global Charter-Agenda

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World Forum on Human Rights of Nantes

Nantes World Forum on Human Rights (2008)

Extensive report of the World Forum on Human Rights (Nantes, 2008). Its outcomes contributed to the drafting process of the Global Charter-Agenda for Human Rights in the City.

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Report on International Conference on Human Rights Education and Training for the Civil and Public Sector (2014)

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.

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Human Rights Cities by Barbara Oomen and Moritz Baumgärtel (2014)

Human Rights Cities (2014)

by Barbara Oomen and Moritz Baumgärtel.

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