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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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Part of the COVID-19 interview series by the UCLG-CSIPDHR.
A look into a consolidate local human rights system. Interview taken in 2018.
San Francisco's experience in localizing the UN CEDAW Treaty. Case study written in 2010.
A Local Public Health Strategy implemented in Recife. Case study written in 2010.
A Local Desk Service Supports Women's Empowerment. Case study written in 2010.
An overview of Utrecht's human rights initiatives and innovations. Interview taken in 2020.
Promotion of Mothers' and Children's Health in the Immigrant Population. Case study written in 2010.
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Overview of Seoul's local human rights plan implementation.
Guaranteeing universal access to maternal health. Case study written in 2010.
Meet the "Fincas" project implemented by Montevideo since 2019.
Mainstreaming the rights-based approach and fostering inclusion in Brazil's largest city.
Social inclusion at the city's periphery. Case study written in 2007.
Part of the COVID-19 interview series by the UCLG-CSIPDHR.
Local council for human rights protection. It brings together Quito's local government and human rights defenders.
Supporting victims of trauma, violence and extreme violence. Case study written in 2010.
Held in Cotacachi (Ecuador). Case study written in 2007.
An innovative, multi-stakeholder mechanism to monitor discrimination from a local point of view.
A pioneer initiative in advancing human rights at the local level, focusing on non-discrimination and equality.
Explore the guiding principles of Barcelona's human rights policy!
A human rights solidarity initiative by local governments from the Catalan Fund for Cooperation (Fons Català).
An innovative policy mechanism aimed at protecting and promoting the human rights of all Barcelona residents.
A look into the municipal human rights protection system of Barcelona. Case study written in 2010.
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An overview of local human rights implementation in Indonesia, with a focus on the Wonosobo Regency experience.
The city of Charleroi, in Belgium, counts with an advance local omdusperson institution fostering proximity-based access to justice.
The transformation of social inclusion policies in 2020: Pichincha
Part of the COVID-19 interview series by the UCLG-CSIPDHR.
Vienna's Local Human Rights Strategy
A look into a consolidate local human rights system. Interview taken in 2018.
Locally Guaranteeing Women's Rights
San Francisco's experience in localizing the UN CEDAW Treaty. Case study written in 2010.
The City Academy Programme: Public Health
A Local Public Health Strategy implemented in Recife. Case study written in 2010.
Supporting Women's Empowerment in L'Oriental
A Local Desk Service Supports Women's Empowerment. Case study written in 2010.
Promoting human rights from the local to the global levels
An overview of Utrecht's human rights initiatives and innovations. Interview taken in 2020.
Maternal health policy in Le Marche
Promotion of Mothers' and Children's Health in the Immigrant Population. Case study written in 2010.
Seoul's local human rights strategy
Overview of Seoul's local human rights plan implementation.
Kocaeli's Public Health Policy for Maternal and Child Health
Guaranteeing universal access to maternal health. Case study written in 2010.
An urban renewal project reclaiming vacant housing social function
Meet the "Fincas" project implemented by Montevideo since 2019.
São Paulo's Human Rights Secretariat
Mainstreaming the rights-based approach and fostering inclusion in Brazil's largest city.