A new guide for civil society actors - Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme: A Handbook for Civil Society has been issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The handbook explains how the different United Nations human rights mandates and mechanisms work, and how members of civil society, such as human rights defenders, non-governmental organizations and academic institutions, can engage with them most effectively. Download the handbook in full, (pdf) or by chapters and also get information on how to order a hardcopy from the website.

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