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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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2021 Annual Report (UCLG-CSIPDHR)

2021 Annual Report (UCLG-CSIPDHR)

Annual Report for 2021 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights

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Urban Global Justice: The Rise of Human Rights Cities

Urban Global Justice: The Rise of Human Rights Cities (2016)

By Michelle Grigolo and Barbara Oomen.

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Policy paper on the Right to the City (2019)

Policy paper on the Right to the City (2019)

Policy paper developed by the Global Platform for the Right to the City on the occasion of the UCLG World Congress of Durban (2019).

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Local Government Initiatives to Prevent and Address Femicides and Violence Against Women (2021)

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.

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1000dhPT

Convite para participar da campanha global "10, 100, 1000 Cidades e Territórios de Direitos Humanos para 2030

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Publication

New Generation Human Rights: The Right to the City (2011)

A publication by the Human Rights Institute of Catalonia (Institut de Drets Humans de Catalunya) on the Right to the City implications as a new generation human right.

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Human Rights Handbook for Local and Regional Authorities

Human Rights Handbook for Local and Regional Authorities (2017)

A publication by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (Council of Europe).

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UN General Assembly

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.

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Action Plan for 2019 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human

2019 Action Plan (UCLG-CSIPDHR)

Action Plan for 2019 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights

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Bogotá UCLG Commitment and Action Agenda (2016)

Bogotá UCLG Commitment and Action Agenda (2016)

The policy priorities of UCLG adopted in the 2016 Bogotá Congress. A landmark document which recognized for the first time the right to the city as a key priority of UCLG.

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UN Special Procedures

Implementing the right to housing: A guide for local governments and civil society (2016)

By the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, Leilani Farha

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Reports

Seminar on Innovative Local Policies for Social Inclusion (2007)

A comprehensive report of decisions issued from the first international seminar on innovative local policies for social inclusion (Barcelona, 2007).

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Madrid Human Rights Strategic Plan

Madrid Human Rights Strategic Plan (2017)

A 2017 initiative aimed at mainstreaming human rights in the local government of Madrid

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Right to Housing and COVID-19: A local government perspective

Right to Housing and COVID-19: A local government perspective

Contribution by the UCLG-CISPDHR to the dedicated report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing.

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Thematic Reference Document on Local Citizenship

Thematic Reference Document on Local Citizenship (2021)

Developed as a contribution to the MC2CM Peer Learning Event on Local Citizenship (Grenoble, 2021).

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1000dhPT

Apresentação detalhada 10,100,1000 cidades e territórios de direitos humanos para 2030

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Gwangju Human Rights Charter

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.

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Rethinking Precarious Neighborhoods

Rethinking Precarious Neighborhoods (2017)

By Agnès Deboulet.

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