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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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A pioneer initiative developing a territorial system for addressing VAWG and protecting its victims
Part of the COVID-19 interview series by the UCLG-CSIPDHR.
A look into a consolidate local human rights system. Interview taken in 2018.
Part of the COVID-19 interview series by the UCLG-CSIPDHR.
Valencia's policy innovation in favour of the right to housing.
An overview of Utrecht's human rights initiatives and innovations. Interview taken in 2020.
Interview taken in 2017.
Part of the COVID-19 interview series by the UCLG-CSIPDHR.
Overview of Seoul's local human rights plan implementation.
Bringing together human rights defenders and local governments.
Interview taken in 2017.
Part of the COVID-19 interview series by the UCLG-CSIPDHR.
Part of the COVID-19 interview series by the UCLG-CSIPDHR.
Fostering access to rights and conviviality in Nador. Interview taken in 2019.
Interview taken in 2019.
Meet the "Fincas" project implemented by Montevideo since 2019.
An overview of housing and urban development policies implemented by Montevideo. Interview taken in 2018.
Part of the COVID-19 interview series by the UCLG-CSIPDHR.
A successful social inclusion policy based on tackling racism by embracing diversity.
Explore Madrid's local initiatives on digital democracy. Interview taken in 2017.
Grigny is mainstreaming the right to peace agenda through local action and global advocacy.
Grenoble is fostering the inclusion of migrant residents through participation and human rights awareness.
Fostering inclusion through an approach based on participation and human rights.
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Providing social housing and fighting evictions through solidarity and cooperativism.
A local ombudsperson promoting transparency and citizen participation in Bogotá's local government.
An innovative, multi-stakeholder mechanism to monitor discrimination from a local point of view.
Explore the guiding principles of Barcelona's human rights policy!
Interview with the Deputy Mayor responsible for the implementation of the plan.
Guaranteeing a rooftop for everyone in a working-class metropolitan territory.
An overview of local human rights implementation in Indonesia, with a focus on the Wonosobo Regency experience.
Goicoechea's human development policy
Fostering inclusion through an approach based on participation and human rights.
Bologna's initiatives on the Right to Housing
Providing social housing and fighting evictions through solidarity and cooperativism.
The Social Control mechanism by Bogotá
A local ombudsperson promoting transparency and citizen participation in Bogotá's local government.
The Discrimination Observatory
An innovative, multi-stakeholder mechanism to monitor discrimination from a local point of view.
Methodological guide on the Human Rights City model of Barcelona
Explore the guiding principles of Barcelona's human rights policy!
Barcelona promotes a plan to fight against islamophobia
Interview with the Deputy Mayor responsible for the implementation of the plan.
Local plan for the right to housing in Plaine Commune
Guaranteeing a rooftop for everyone in a working-class metropolitan territory.
Voices and insights from Indonesia’s rising human rights cities movement
An overview of local human rights implementation in Indonesia, with a focus on the Wonosobo Regency experience.