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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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Boston Human Rights Resolution (2011)
A pioneer resolution adopted by the City Council of Boston committing the city to call attention to human rights violations around the world and promote the importance of educating citizens.
Public policies and budgets with a human rights perspective : an operational manual for public servants
A publication by the OHCHR - Mexico Office.
The Rights-based Approach through the Bogotá Humana Plan (2016)
Monitoring policies on Early Childhood, Older People and Homelessness inspired by the rights-based approach.
2018 Annual Report (UCLG-CSIPDHR)
Annual Report for 2018 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights
Human Rights in Utrecht (2011)
A compilation of policies implemented by Utrecht showing how the local government gives effect to international Human Rights Treaties.
Local Government Initiatives to Prevent and Address Femicides and Violence Against Women (2021)
Contribution by the UCLG-CSIPDHR to the 2021 Call for Contributions by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women.
Urban Global Justice: The Rise of Human Rights Cities (2016)
By Michelle Grigolo and Barbara Oomen.
2021 Annual Report (UCLG-CSIPDHR)
Annual Report for 2021 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights
The UN-Sustainable Development Goals going local: learning from localising human rights (2021)
By Nicole L. Immler and Hans Sakkers.
Gwangju Declaration on Human Rights City (2011)
The final declaration of the first World Human Rights Cities Forum which triggered the implementation of a local human rights system in Gwangju
Madrid Human Rights Strategic Plan (2017)
A 2017 initiative aimed at mainstreaming human rights in the local government of Madrid
Local government debates on human rights and the right to the city (2017)
These were held in Madrid, Geneva and Gwangju, and gave a crucial follow-up to the Habitat III Conference.
Resolution on Local Governments and Human Rights - A/HRC/RES/33/8 (2016)
Resolution on the UN "Local Governments and Human Rights" agenda adopted by the Human Rights Council in 2016.
Gwangju Human Rights Charter (2012)
The first roadmap for Gwangju's implementation of its own local human rights system. Developed in close connection to the World Human Rights Cities Forum process.
Co-creating caring territories through human rights based-approaches (Cities of Peace Magazine)
Our collaboration with the Cities of Peace magazine focused on exploring the role of rights-based approaches in revamping local inclusion agendas.