Administration of Justice Practices
      - Judiciary
      - Legislature
Public Prosecution
      - Role, Status and Independence of Public Prosecution
      - Automation / Computerization of their Working Systems
Human Rights
      - Accused, Offender, Prisoner
      - Children, Juveniles
      - Women
      - Minorities, Refugees, Non-Citizens
      - Humanitarian Law
      - Prevention of Discrimination
      - Political, Civil, Economic, Social, Cultural Rights
Fighting Crimes
      - Investigation of Crimes
      - Prevention of Crimes
Types of Crimes
      - Fighting Corruption
      - Transparency Standards, Instruments
      - Organized Crime
      - Fighting Money Laundering
      - Financial Transparency
      - Terrorism
      - Cyber Crimes / Computer Crimes
      - Intellectual Property Crimes
      - Crimes against Women
      - Juvenile Delinquency
      - Crimes against the Environment
      - Trafficking in Persons
      - Trafficking in Drugs
      - Trafficking in Arms, Weapons
      - Crimes against Humanity (Genocide, Torture…)
Rule of Law and Governance
      - Democratic Governance
      - Development
      - Peace, Security
      - Protection of Human Rights
      - Role of Public Prosecution and Specialized Institutions
      - Importance of Parliaments
      - Local Governance
Reform
      - Legal, Judicial Reform
      - Legislation, Constitutional Reforms
      - Political, Economic, Educational Reform
Gender
      - Issues Related to Gender
      - Women and Parliament
Victims
Witnesses
Civil Society

Human Rights

After Cairo: From the Vision of the Cairo Speech to Active Support for Human Dignity [ English ]
Author(s): Edited by Andrew Albertson, Barak Hoffman, Tuqa Nusairat - Project on Middle East Democracy. 2010
This publication is a result of a series of dialogues with young Arab and American leaders in Jordan, Egypt, and Lebanon in the fall of 2009. These dialogues were organized by the Project on Middle East Democracy to engage Middle Eastern youth in the discussion and recommendation of concrete ideals such as democracy, religious freedom, woman’s rights, and fundamental human development with special focus on those political roots of causing economic stagnation in the region.

An Introduction to Human Rights in the Middle East & North Africa – a Guide for NGOs [ English ]
Author(s): . 2010
This manual is designed to help NGOs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) who may be interested in the field of Human Rights but feel that they do not know enough about it or where to start. Sections include: understanding the problem, the skills a human rights NGO needs, building cultures that favour Human Rights, interventions, working in co-operation, helping the damaged, further information (web links).

Demand Dignity: Buried Alive: Trapped by Poverty and Neglect in Cairo's Informal Settlements [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2009
On 6 September 2008, over 100 residents of Ezbet Bekhit informal settlement were killed by a rockslide. One year on, the difficulties of finding affordable housing continue to force Egypt's poorest people to live in unsafe areas, threatening their rights to health and life. In this report Amnesty International calls on the Egyptian authorities to develop a comprehensive plan to protect the rights to life, health and adequate housing of communities living in unsafe areas.

Hope and Fear: Human Rights in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq [ English ]
Author(s): . 2009
This report details a wide range of human rights violations committed in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in recent years. In particular, it sheds light on violations such as arbitrary and prolonged detention without charge or trial, enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment, the death penalty, unfair trials, discrimination and violence against women, and attacks on freedom of expression. It includes case studies to illustrate these abuses and numerous recommendations towards reducing such violations.

Human Rights: Questions and Answers [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2009

Looking Forward: An Integrated Strategy for Supporting Democracy and Human Rights in Egypt [ English ]
Author(s): Gregory L. Aftandilian - Project on Middle East Democracy. 2009
This publication is the result of round table discussions hosted by the Project on Middle East Democracy during which leading American, Egyptian, and European policy experts, advocates, and analysts explored ideas for a new policy approach to Egypt.

Report of the Arab Organization for Human Rights on the Human Rights Situation in the Arab World, 2008-2009 [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2009

Report on the Impact of Terrorism on Human Rights in Iraq in 2008 [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2009

Steadfast in Protest [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2009
Annual report of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).

The Federal Budget and Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010 - Demorcracy, Governance and Human Rights in the Middle East [ English ]
Author(s): Stephen McInerney - Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED). 2009
The President’s first annual budget demonstrates that the Obama administration takes seriously the role of the U.S. in supporting democracy, governance, and human rights in the Broader Middle East and North Africa. The new administration has requested large increases in funding for programs to support democracy, governance, and human rights. However, it has also shifted funds in the Arab world away from partnerships with local civil society actors and toward other initiatives, including rule of law and governance programs.

A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers [ English ]
Author(s): . 2008
This document is composed of a Manual and a Facilitator’s Guide. The Manual offers basic information on international human rights law and the jurisprudence of universal and regional bodies and national courts. The Facilitator’s Guide includes suggested training aids such as overheads, exercises, case studies and role plays.

Bahrain - Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review [ English ]
Author(s): . 2008
This is the national report of the working group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007 and submitted in accordance with paragraph 15 (a).

Global Corruption Report - Corruption in the water sector [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2008
Corruption in the water sector puts the lives and livelihoods of billions of people at risk. As the Global Corruption Report 2008 demonstrates, the onset of climate change and the increasing stress on water supply around the world make the fight against corruption in water more urgent than ever. Without increased advocacy to stop corruption in water, there will be high costs to economic and human development, the destruction of vital ecosystems, and the fueling of social tension or even conflict over this essential resource. This report clearly shows that the corruption challenge needs to be recognized in the many global policy initiatives for environmental sustainability, development and security that relate to water.

Independent High Commission of Human Rights Law [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2008

The Second Report on Human Rights Conditions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2008

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - Evaluation of UNHCR's Returnee Reintegration Programme in Southern Sudan [ English ]
Author(s): . 2008

United Nations 14th Report on the Human Rights Situation in Iraq [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2008
This report provides an overview on the situation in Iraq for the period between 1 July and 31 December 2008. It discusses the various human rights violations that have resulted from the political unrest in the country and provides recommendations on how to improve Human Rights conditions.

Water as a Human Right for the Middle East and North Africa [ English ]
Author(s): A.K. Biswas; E. Rached; C. Tortajada . 2008
This is a publication of the International Development Research Centre. After a thorough analysis of the development of the concept of water as a human right with special emphasis to the MENA countries, the book considers water governance in each country, the right to water in view of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the implications of the access to water nationally, internationally and the role of both the civil society and public sector.

Working with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights A Handbook for NGOs [ English ]
Author(s): . 2008
This Handbook aims to facilitate the participation of Non-Governmental Groups (NGOs) in the United Nations human rights system and to guide their interaction with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).The publication informs these essential partners about key information on human rights mechanisms, entry points for NGOs, contact details and links to additional information to help NGOs identify areas of cooperation and partnership with OHCHR.

Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme: A Handbook for Civil Society [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2008
This Handbook aims at facilitating the work of human rights defenders, non-governmental organizations and all other civil society stakeholders in carrying out their human rights work. The Handbook explains how civil society can engage with various United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms.

Arab Associations Laws Database: legislation and related conventions [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2007

Indiscriminate Fire, Palestinian Rocket Attacks on Israel and Israeli Artillery Shelling in the Gaza Strip [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2007
This report finds that both Palestinian armed groups and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have shown insufficient regard for civilian life.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees - Real Time Evaluation Policy of UNHCR's IDP Operation in Somalia [ English ]
Author(s): . 2007

Why They Died, Civilian Casualties in Lebanon during the 2006 War [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2007
This report represents the most extensive investigation to date of civilian deaths in Lebanon during the July 2006 war.

Betting on a Truth and Reconciliation Commission [ English ]
Author(s): Pierre Hazan. 2006
This report explores the potential and limits of the first truth and reconciliation commission (TRC) in the Arab world. It demonstrates the difficulties of a TRC when society is caught up in a struggle between Islamic extremists and repressive security organs of the state. Despite its limitations, the Moroccan TRC provides a road map to further democratization.

European Neighborhood Policy: Human Rights in EU-Egypt Relations [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This document presents the recommendation of Egyptian Non-Governmental Organizations for the EU-Egypt Action Plan. It outlines action plans that cover a timeframe of 3 to 5 years and contains a set of priorities and actions in the field of democratization, rule of law and human rights.

Fatal Strikes, Israel's Indiscriminate Attacks Against Civilians in Lebanon [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2006
This report documents serious violations of international humanitarian law (the laws of war) by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Lebanon between July 12 and July 27, 2006, as well as the July 30 attack in Qana.

Indicators for Human Rights Based Approaches to Development in UNDP Programming: A Users’ Guide [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
The Guide summarizes the normative evolution in human rights and explains how human rights have been mainstreamed into the activities of all United Nations (UN) agencies. It also reviews the existing indicators for human rights and shows how they can be used for human rights programming.

Judging Dujail, The First Trial before the Iraqi High Tribunal [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This report is based on 10 months of observation and dozens of interviews with judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers, and is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the trial.

National Human Rights Institutions [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2006
This book contains a set of articles and working papers on the role of national human rights institutions that aim at stirring discussion and exchanging ideas.

Terror and Counter-Terror: Defending Our Human Rights [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2006
This report focuses on the importance of protecting human rights as an important component in the protection of human security. It also outlines the actions taken by Amnesty International in the defense of human rights in the world including a number of Arab states.

The First Report on Human Rights Conditions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2006

Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This Report was designed to accomplish several things, all relevant in the general effort to overcome the information gap. First, to compile and make sense of existing disparate sources, so as to highlight trends concerning countries of origin, transit and reception.

United Nations Secretary-General Study on Violence against Children [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2006
This Study, rooted in children's human rights to protection from all forms of violence, aims to promote action to prevent and eliminate violence against children at international, regional, national and local levels. It is a joint initiative, directly supported by the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Violence Culture in Yemen [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2006
This study discusses the meaning of violence and of culture, and considers the nature of cultural tendencies prevailing in Yemeni society that contribute to the prevalence of violence in its material and symbolic terms.

World Report 2006 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2006
This report contains information on human rights developments in more than 60 countries, including countries in the Middle East and North Africa, in 2005.

A Global Alliance against Forced Labor [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2005
This report defines and discusses the concept of forced labor in the international law and as reflected on the ground. It also provides the first global estimate of persons who are victims of forced labor and gives a dynamic global picture of the current forms of forced labor and the global measures taken to uproot this phenomenon.

Ali Hassan al-Majid and the Basra Massacre of 1999 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2005
This report talks about Ali Hassan Majid who earned the sobriquet “Chemical Ali” because of his role in the genocidal Anfal campaign between February and August 1988, and his use of chemical weapons against Kurdish villagers in northern Iraq beginning in April 1987. It explains his role in the 1999 Basra Massacre.

Assessing the Effectiveness of National Human Rights Institutions [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
This report is designed to assist National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) to measure their own effectiveness. It presents a set of benchmarks as the minimum normative condition that is desirable for a national institution to achieve its objectives. It also includes a set of indicators, both quantitative and qualitative, to demonstrate progress achieved by the NHRI.

Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
These guidelines incorporate the provisions for crime victims’ rights and remedies, including the Justice for All Act of 2004. They also include new guidance on assisting the victims of certain crimes, such as human trafficking and identity theft.

Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights – Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2005
This Manual casts light on the nature of economic, social and cultural rights, the nature of national human rights institutions, and the role of international human rights institutions in protecting and promoting these rights.

Human Rights - Handbook for Parliamentarians [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
This handbook provides an overview of the general principles governing human rights law and the obligations States have entered into under international this law. It discusses parliamentary action for the promotion and protection of human rights by giving examples of what parliaments and their members can do in this area.

Human Rights Watch - World Report 2005 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2005
This report is Human Rights Watch’s fifteenth annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It summarizes key human rights issues in sixty-four countries, drawing on events through November 2004.

Human Rights: Handbook for Parliamentarians [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
Published jointly by the IPU and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the handbook is intended for parliamentarians who want to familiarize themselves with the framework that has been set up since 1945 by the United Nations and regional organizations to protect and promote human rights. It presents the notion of human rights and the core contents of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It specifies the obligations of states to protect and promote human rights, and contains suggestions as to action that parliaments and their members may take to contribute to their implementation.

International Center for Transitional Justice - Annual Report 2003-2004 [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
The report provides a quick glance at transitional justice developments in the countries in which ICTJ works such as Algeria, Morocco and Iraq.

Iraq: the New Constitution Must Protect Human Rights [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
This document highlights some recommendations that are of particular relevance to Iraq today. It depends for its analysis on a draft of the constitution that was published in Arabic in Al-Sabah newspaper in Iraq on 26 July 2005. The analysis is primarily related to the Chapter of the draft that is titled “Basic Rights and General Freedoms”.

National Human Rights Institutions in the Arab World [ Arabic ]
Author(s): Mhssen Awad and Abdallah Khalil. 2005

UN Assistance Mission for Iraq - Human Rights Report, 1 July – 31 August 2005 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2005
The reports received during the reporting period (1 July - 31 August) reveal continuing concern for the lack of protection of civilians in regard to their civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights.

UNDP Practice Note - Human Rights [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2005
This paper examines the relationship between human rights and development, and presents an overview of the international machinery for the promotion and protection of human rights. Finally, it guides the reader to some key internal and external human rights resources available to UNDP development practitioners.

Arab Association for Human Rights - Annual Report 2004 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
The Arab Association for Human Rights (HRA) envisions a situation in which the Palestinian Arab minority inside Israel is free of all forms of discrimination and is free of fear, having the present and future security to exist and to develop. In 2004, HRA worked towards this vision through three main programme strands: Education and Community Outreach, International Advocacy and Research and Reporting.

Arab Charter on Human Rights, 2004 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2004
This is the final and official version of the text as adopted by the League of Arab States on May 22, 2004.

Arab Charter on Human Rights, 2004 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2004
This is the text of the 2004 Arab Charter for Human Rights. It also includes a very brief review of how the 2004 Charter came into being following the adoption of the first version of the Arab Charter on Human Rights by the League of Arab States at its 50th anniversary in 1994. The article and translation is by Dr. Mohammed Amin Al-Midani and Mathilde Cabanettes.

Arab Human Development Report 2004 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2004
"Towards Freedom in the Arab World." The report focuses on the deficit of freedom and good governance and calls for far-reaching legal and political reforms.

Arab Organization for Human Rights - Annual Report 2004 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2004
The Arab Organization for Human Rights’ (AOHR) - the eighteenth annual report published since 1987 - discusses the status of Human Rights in the Arab nation, and monitors aspects of positive and negative development, as well as basic trends and problems impeding the activation and implementation of the principles and standards stipulated by human rights international conventions in Arab countries.

Enhancing Access to Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This report examines why so many people, sometimes including large groups, do not enjoy rights to which they are entitled, even when those rights are protected in law and when officials do not intentionally violate them.

Human Rights – A Pocket Book of International Human Rights Standards for Prison Officials [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2004
This pocket book contains a comprehensive collection of point-form standards organized according to prison officials' duties, functions, and issues. It also has cross references to detailed footnotes

Human Rights and Prisons – A Compilation of International Human Rights Instruments Concerning the Administration of Justice [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2004
The Manual provides in-depth information about sources, systems, and standards of human rights related to the work of prison officials as well as practical recommendations, topics for discussion, case studies and checklists.

Human Rights Defenders: Protecting the Right to Defend Human Rights [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2004
The Fact Sheet # 29 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Human Rights Watch - World Report 2004 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2004
This 2004 report, the year that marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Human Rights Watch, focuses on a single chosen theme—human rights and armed conflict—and contains a series of more analytical, reflective essays. Each essay takes stock of developments in a specific area and offers suggestions on the way forward.

International Committee of the Red Cross - Annual Report 2004 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This report is primarily an account of the International Committee of the Red Cross’ (ICRC) work in the field and its activities to promote international humanitarian law.

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) - Annual Report 2004 [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2004
This report addresses the cases of 1,154 defenders and over 200 organizations committed to the defense of human rights (NGOs, trade unions, institutions, etc.) targeted by acts of repression in about 90 countries because of their struggle in favor of human rights and democracy.

International Seminar for Chairpersons and Members of Parliamentary Human Rights Bodies [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2004
This publication is a report of the seminar that was jointly organized by the IPU and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with the support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Members of parliamentary human rights committees gathered to learn from each other, as well as to explore ways and means of enhancing cooperation with different national and international stakeholders.

Morocco: Human Rights at a Crossroads [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2004
This report, based on a research visit to Morocco during January and February 2004, first surveys the steps that the government has taken to address issues of impunity for past human rights crimes, with particular attention to the role of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission established in January 2004 and the structural and political limitations within which it operates. The report then documents basic violations of due process rights of detainees who were arrested in the course of the authorities’ crackdown on suspected Islamist militants.

Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights - Annual Report 2004 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
The 2004 Annual Report reflects action taken by OHCHR to begin articulating a strategic vision for the future, one based on a shift in emphasis from mainly standard-setting to a greater focus on actual implementation of human rights.

Parliaments and Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2004
This primer explores how the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) can enhance the parliamentary contributions towards the protection, promotion and realization of human rights. It also examines how several ongoing approaches to parliamentary develo

Role of Public Prosecution in Protecting Human Rights and Freedoms (Analytical field study) [ Arabic ]
Author(s): Abdallah Khalil. 2004
This study examines the historical evolution of the role of public prosecution in some Arab countries, and its effectiveness in upholding justice and protecting freedoms and human rights. The results and findings of this study are based on legal texts and on field research that covers Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, and Yemen.

Amnesty International Mauritania 2003 Report [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This report overviews human rights violations that took place in Mauritania in the period between January and December 2002. It focuses on the ill-treatment of prisoners, especially those detained for politically sensitive cases, attacks on freedom of expression and threats to the independence of the judiciary.

Arab Association for Human Rights - Annual Report 2003 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
In its report, “The Right for Muslims to Take Part in Politics,” the Arab Association for Human Rights (HRA) notes that the political Islam practiced by the Northern Islamic Movement in Israel is focused on social welfare projects that are part of an effort to close the service gap between Jewish and Arab citizens in Israel which is a result of systematic state of discrimination in budgetary allocations to Arab citizens.

Arab Organization for Human Rights - Annual Report 2003 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2003
The Arab Organization for Human Rights’ (AOHR) Annual Report has two sections: the first reviews the main events that defined the path of human rights in the Arab world from a global perspective, while the second reviews the status of human rights in Arab countries in details.

Crime, Public Order and Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This report examines the problems that surges in criminality pose for the provision of security and the safeguard of human rights. It aims to analyze the challenges that human rights groups must address in the context of rising crime.

Decentralization and Human Rights: A Systemic Approach [ English ]
Author(s): Leonard Joy. 2003
This paper offers recommendations for decentralization programming in the context of mainstreaming human rights. It examines the meaning, rationale, and significance of a human rights-based approach to development assistance as it applies to programming to support decentralization and local government.

Duties Sans Frontieres: Human Rights and Global Social Justice [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This publication suggests that human rights arguments can strengthen more familiar appeals to ethics and legitimate self-interest. It offers additional tools that citizens and officials can use to generate the dynamic and effective action that will be required to solve the numerous injustices and inequities that afflict the world’s societies, and pass on a more fitting world to future generations.

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Arab region [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2003
The book discusses the Arab Roundtable on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights that was held in Casablanca on July 16-17, 2003.

Gender Issues in the Challenge of Access to Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper aims to provide an overview of the major gender-related issues that arise in problems of access to those human rights that are written in law and which are in theory protected by local, national and international institutions.

Human Rights Education [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper outlines the perspectives of the EMHRN on human rights education and the approach for human rights education in the Network. It aims to contribute to broader debates and activities on human rights, and related human rights concerns to other topics such as cultural dialogue, interfaith dialogue on human rights, development, women’s rights, and environment.

Human Rights Manual for Prosecutors [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2003
This guide, published by the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP), contains all international stipulations and fundamental principles, whether at the United Nations level or at the regional level, that could be of importance to prosecutors all over the world. The United Nations Development Programme-Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (UNDP-POGAR) translated this manual from English to Arabic in agreement with the IAP.

Human Rights Standards and Practice for the Police: Expanded Pocket Book on Human Rights for the Police [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2003
This book focuses on police functions related to human rights such as investigations, detention, custody, and use of force. Each topic is discussed in separate section that outlines the relevant international human rights standards followed by a section on "practice" containing the recommendations related to applying these standards. At the end of the book, there is a list of the sources, standards and practices of human rights.

Human Rights Watch - World Report 2003 [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2003
This report is Human Rights Watch's thirteenth annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It addresses developments in fifty-eight countries, covering the period from November 2001 through November 2002. Most chapters examine significant human rights developments in a particular country, the response of global actors, and the freedom of local human rights defenders to conduct their work.

Informal Obstacles to Accessing Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper focuses only on the informal obstacles to accessing human rights. “Informal Obstacles” here refers to any factors other than substantive or procedural legal barriers preventing the free and full exercise of one’s human rights.

Informal Responses to Access to Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper seeks to provide a method for approaching the problems of human rights in non-formal settlements.

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) - Annual Report 2003 [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2003
Human rights defenders who extol the universality of human rights, who combat the death penalty or who denounce liberticidal legislation enacted by their States, find it increasingly difficult to make their message heard. This year’s report is titled: Human Rights Defenders in a “Security First” Environment.

Media and Human Rights [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2003
This book discusses the work of the Arab Roundtable on Media and Human Rights in the Arab Countries, which was held in Cairo, Egypt, on June 21 & 22, 2003.

Rural People's Access to Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper examines the nature of rurality and the experiences of rural people in relation to human rights. It identifies obstacles to the full enjoyment of human rights and presents some other ways, legal and institutional, in which obstacles to the full enjoyment can be addressed.

State of Human Rights in Syria 2003 [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2003
Prepared by the Committee of Human Rights in Syria,

Statement on a Common Understanding of a Human Rights-Based Approach to Development Cooperation [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2003
Agreed at the Stamford Interagency Workshop on a Human Rights Based approach in the context of UN reform 3-5 May, 2003. The statement, endorsed by the UNDG Programme Group, outlines a common understanding of the Human Rights Based approach and its implications for development programming to the policy and practice of the UN bodies.

Sudan, Oil, and Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This report is about the human cost of the oil—and corporate complicity in the Sudanese government’s human rights abuses, including its policy of sponsored ethnic conflict and forced displacement to clear tens of thousands of southern Sudanese from their homes atop the oilfields.

UNDP Practice Note - Poverty Reduction and Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This Practice Note outlines a framework for human rights integration in poverty reduction and provides practical steps to guide UNDP programming. The framework is purposely kept generic, as it should be applicable to a range of country situations and programming modalities; whether the focus is on macroeconomics, trade policies, micro-finance, reporting on the Millennium Development Goals, or livelihood skills.

Urban Poor: Problems of Access to Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2003
This paper seeks to provide a framework to for considering the research questions posed regarding access to human rights for the urban poor. It addresses these issues through a case study in Brazil, in particular, of poor “favela”, or shantytown residents in Rio de Janeiro.

Amnesty International's Briefing to the Human Rights Committee on the Arab Republic of Egypt [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This briefing summarizes Amnesty International’s (AI) main concerns under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). However, it is not a comprehensive study of Egypt’s treaty obligations under the ICCPR. Instead it concentrates on those articles of the ICCPR which are most relevant to AI’s current and pressing concerns.

Arab Organization for Human Rights - Annual Report 2002 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2002
The Arab Organization for Human Rights’ (AOHR) Annual Report has two sections: the first reviews the main events that defined the path of human rights in the Arab world from a global perspective, while the second reviews the status of human rights in Arab countries in details.

Combating Crime and Respecting Human Rights: An Illusive Balance or the Search for a Durable Solution [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This paper reviews the system of democratic governance that the South African government put into place in 1994 based on universal suffrage and underpinned by a Bill of Rights. It examines the laws and institutions that were in place, which were designed to the new legal and social order.

Handbook on National Human Rights Plans of Action [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This handbook defines the concept of a national action plan. It outlines the steps to be adopted in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a plan.

Human Rights after September 11 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This report is based on an international seminar which the International Council on Human Rights Policy organized in January 2002 to discuss the longer-term implications, for those who work on human rights, of the suicide attacks against targets in the United States on September 11, 2001. It focuses on important general trends that preoccupied the participants, coming as they did from different regions of the world; and on practical implications for human rights work.

Human Rights and Law Enforcement: A Manual on Human Rights Training for the Police - Addendum [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2002
Professional Training Series No.5/Add.2. This Guide provides session outlines on a full range of human rights topics, group exercises, instructions and tips for trainers, and a number of training tools, such as overhead transparencies, to be used in conducting police training courses.

Human Rights Crises: Non-Governmental Organization Responses to Military Interventions [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This report draws on discussions that took place at a meeting hosted by the International Council on Human Rights Policy on 31 March and 1 April 2001 in Geneva. It aims to describe and analyze the debate within and among Non-Governmental Organizations on the use of force.

Human Rights in Foreign Policy: Current Dilemmas [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This paper discusses the implications of governments’ political activities, relations and tensions on the countries’ capacities to realize and practice human rights. It argues that globalization of the economy and affects human rights directly and indirectly, as does the US political dominance unilaterally and within multilateral institutions.

Human Rights Watch - World Report 2002 [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2002
This report is Human Rights Watch's thirteenth annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It addresses developments in fifty-eight countries, covering the period from November 2000 through November 2001. Most chapters examine significant human rights developments in a particular country, the response of global actors, and the freedom of local human rights defenders to conduct their work.

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) - Annual Report [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2002
From Italy to Azerbaijan, via Algeria and Argentina, movements of social protest are put down with excessive force. Some governments refuse to acknowledge the social and economic motivation of these movements or to recognize their legitimacy. Organizers of demonstrations, associations that complain to the authorities about excessive use of force or inquire about the welfare of detainees, and people who document these events (journalists and photographers) are particularly vulnerable to reprisals from those responsible for abuses.

Local Rule: Decentralization and Human Rights [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This report names and explores some of the links between decentralization, local government and human rights. It aims to develop a clearer picture of what human rights organizations should consider when they think about local government, and what local government officials should consider when they look at human rights.

Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights - Annual Report 2002 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002
This report aims to provide a transparent and consolidated view of the achievements and impact of the Office’s work in one calendar year, highlighting the commitment to establish a structured approach to reporting and improve financial management at all levels.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) - Evaluation Policy [ English ]
Author(s): . 2002

Amnesty International's Briefing to the Human Rights Committee on the Syrian Arab Republic [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
In this report Amnesty International expresses its concern that the mechanisms which facilitate human rights violations, as provided for under the Emergency legislation, including the excessive powers given to the security forces, are still intact. Furthermore, the organization is concerned that thus far no step has been taken by the authorities to redress past and continuing human rights violations; there has been no investigation of “disappearances”, extra-judicial executions, or torture and ill-treatment, including deaths in custody.

Arab Association for Human Rights - Annual Report 2001 [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This report describes how the Arab Association for Human Rights (HRA) tried to ensure through education, women's rights and international advocacy programmes that international human rights norms and standards remained present in our community, accessible to our community, and useful for the Arab community.

Arab Organization for Human Rights - Annual Report 2001 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2001
The Arab Organization for Human Rights’ (AOHR) Annual Report has three sections, the first deals with the status of human rights in the Arab world from a global perspective, the second deals with this status in a more detailed manner through countries' reports, while the third includes a comprehensive report about the Third World Conference to Fight Racism and Racial Discrimination.

Constraints on the Waging of War: An Introduction to International Humanitarian Law [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
The present book aims to provide some basic information about the origin, character, content and current problems of the International Humanitarian law.

Development and Human Rights: The Growing Demand for Statistics from the International Community [ English ]
Author(s): Emad Omar. 2001
The paper discusses some developments in the human rights movement. It focuses on the mechanisms that promote and protect human rights and how some of the existing mechanisms have been redefined in order to introduce the new approach of human development.

Human Rights and Social Development: Toward Democratization and Social Justice [ English ]
Author(s): Yash Ghai. 2001
This paper aims to assess progress toward the objectives of the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development (referred to as the Declaration) and Programme of Action by using a human rights strategy. The Declaration seeks to make human rights the framework for policies to achieve the goals of the World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen in 1995. The paper argues that there are varying understandings of human rights, and no great commitment to this ideal on the part of governments. Even Western governments, which claim to be the foremost champions of human rights, attach greater importance to their national interests than to the realization of human rights.

Human Rights in Saudi Arabia: a Deafening Silence [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001
This Human Rights Watch backgrounder on Saudi Arabia provides an analysis and breakdown of human rights violations in the country including Discrimination against Women, Justice System Flaws and Cruel, Inhumane and Degrading Punishment.

Human Rights Watch - World Report 2001 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2001
This report is Human Rights Watch's thirteenth annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It addresses developments in fifty-eight countries, covering the period from November 1999 through October 2000. Most chapters examine significant human rights developments in a particular country, the response of global actors, and the freedom of local human rights defenders to conduct their work.

Training Manual on Human Rights Monitoring [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2001
Professional Training Series No. 7. This manual provides practical guidance focusing mainly on human rights monitoring in the UN field operations. It is also useful for other human rights monitors

UN Rapporteur [ English ]
Author(s): . 2001

Arab Organization for Human Rights - Annual Report 2000 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2000
The Arab Organization for Human Rights’ (AOHR) Annual Report has two sections: the first reviews the main events that defined the path of human rights in the Arab world from a global perspective, while the second reviews the status of human rights in Arab countries in details.

Ends and Means: Human Rights Approaches to Armed Groups [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
This report aims to provide a framework that will be useful to those grappling with the problem of reducing or ending human rights abuses committed by armed groups. It sets out a list of actions that might be taken to influence the behavior of armed groups, and assesses their relative strengths and weaknesses.

Hard Cases: Bringing Human Rights Violators to Justice Abroad: A Guide to Universal Jurisdiction [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
This publication aims to provide a straightforward explanation of the Universal Jurisdiction Rule, setting out the arguments that support its use and examining some of the ethical, practical, and legal problems that arise in trying to apply it.

Human Rights Watch - World Report 2000 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 2000
This report is Human Rights Watch's thirteenth annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It addresses developments in fifty-eight countries, covering the period from November 1998 through October 1999. Most chapters examine significant human rights developments in a particular country, the response of global actors, and the freedom of local human rights defenders to conduct their work.

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) - Annual Report 2000 [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2000
The facts documented in this report of more than 350 human rights defenders repressed in 52 countries prove that the adoption of texts does not stop the violation of the rights they are designed to protect. For the effective protection of defenders, mobilization is essential at both the universal and regional levels in particular by the States that have primary responsibility when it comes to guaranteeing the right to defend fundamental rights and freedoms.

The Application of a Human Rights-Based Approach to Development Programming: What is the Added Value? [ English ]
Author(s): . 2000
This report highlights effective governance as the "missing link" between national anti-poverty efforts and poverty reduction, and stresses the need to support communities to organise themselves to advance their interests.

UNDP - Human Development Report 2000 [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 2000
Human Rights and Human Development. This Report looks at human rights as an intrinsic part of development—and at development as a means to realizing human rights. It shows how human rights bring principles of accountability and social justice to the process of human development.

Arab Organization for Human Rights - Annual Report 1999 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 1999
The Arab Organization for Human Rights’ (AOHR) Annual Report has two sections: the first reviews the main events that defined the path of human rights in the Arab world from a global perspective, while the second reviews the status of human rights in Arab countries in details.

Human Rights Watch - World Report 1999 [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 1999
This report is Human Rights Watch's thirteenth annual review of human rights practices around the globe. It addresses developments in fifty-eight countries, covering the period from December 1997 through November 1998. Most chapters examine significant human rights developments in a particular country, the response of global actors, and the freedom of local human rights defenders to conduct their work.

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) - Annual Report 1999 [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 1999
This report demonstrates the concerns and particularities of repression aimed at human rights defenders on each continent. It also looks at the work on the international and regional scene toward establishing effective efficient mechanisms to protect human rights defenders.

People on War Report: The International Committee of the Red Cross' Worldwide Consultation on the Rules of War [ English ]
Author(s): . 1999
To mark the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the International Committee of the Red Cross organized this worldwide consultation with people who have experienced war in the past several decades in order to find ways to protect them better in times of armed conflict. It gives a voice to the people who have experienced the horrors of life in the midst of a battlefield or in the capricious crossfire of contending armies, guerrilla fighters or militias.

State of Liberties and Human Rights in Tunisia [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 1999
This report is a collection of facts which seek to answer the following questions: are the obligations of the State of Tunisia, which has ratified nearly all international human rights treaties and conventions, being respected generally? Is the obligation contracted to by the Tunisian Government in article 2 of the Association Agreement with the 15 States of the European Union with regard to respect for democratic principles and human rights being respected generally?

Taking Duties Seriously: Individual Duties in International Human Rights Law [ English ]
Author(s): . 1999
This publication aims to contribute to the debate on individual duties and human rights by collating and organizing in a readable way the various references to notions of individual duties and responsibilities in international human rights standards.

Training Manual for Human Rights Professionals [ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 1999
This Manual provides information on human rights training methodology, effective training techniques, and trainers' characteristics. It also defines human rights and UN programme on these rights.

Arab Organization for Human Rights - Annual Report 1998 [ English ]
Author(s): . 1998
The Arab Organization for Human Rights’ (AOHR) Annual Report has two sections: the first reviews the main events that defined the path of human rights in the Arab world from a global perspective, while the second reviews the status of human rights in Arab countries in details.

Integrating Human Rights with Sustainable Human Development [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): . 1998
A UNDP Policy Paper that is based on the view that sustainable human development integrates a holistic strategy for development that embraces all human rights-economic, social, cultural, civil and political. The paper discusses ways to mainstream human rights in UNDP's work. The first approach is the support for the institutions of governance, with an emphasis on building the human rights capacity of these institutions and providing direct support to human rights institutions. The second is developing a human rights approach to sustainable human development. The third is contributing to the human rights policy dialogue and UN conference follow-up.

Pocket Guide on the Basic Human Rights Instruments [ English ]
Author(s): . 1998
This Pocket Guide contains the text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the seven basic international human rights instruments, as well as the text of the two Optional Protocols of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It also provides a Chart of Ratification of basic human rights instruments.

Arab Organization for Human Rights - Annual Report 1997 [ English ]
Author(s): . 1997
In this report, considered the 12th issued by the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR), the Organization monitors the status of Human Rights in the Arab World. As in previous reports, this offers a comprehensive assessment of developments in this field in the Arab World as a whole, and focuses on the stability of some, and the development of others. Unlike previous reports, where regional reports were analytically reviewed and documented, this report focuses on the major points in development without dwelling on the details.

Governance for Sustainable Human Development: A Policy Document [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 1997
This is a basic UNDP policy document on governance, which defines governance and its relationship to human development. The document outlines the priorities of the UNDP in support of good governance and its governance-related programs: the legislature, judiciary, electoral bodies, women's participation, decentralization and local governance, private and public sector management, economic and financial management, and civil society organizations.

Human Rights and Law Enforcement: A Manual on Human Rights Training for the Police [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 1997
Professional Training Series No. 5. The Guide offers plans for training sessions on a broad range of human rights issues, group exercises, instructions and tips for trainers. It also provides a number of training tools, such as overhead transparencies, to be used in conducting police training courses.

Human Rights Watch - World Report 1997 [ English ]
Author(s): . 1997
This report is Human Rights Watch's (HRW) seventh World Report on global human rights practices. The countries and issues treated reflect the main focus of HRW's work in 1996, which in turn was determined by the severity of abuses, the organization’s access to information about them, its ability to influence abusive practices, and its desire to balance its work across various political and regional divides and to address certain key concerns, such as women's rights, children's rights, and arms transfers to abusive governments.

Manual on Human Rights Reporting [ English ]
Author(s): . 1997
This Manual provides an overview of the international system of human rights. It focuses on the purposes of reporting, as well as on the preparation, drafting and submission of a national report. It also discusses human rights reporting under six major international instruments and conventions.

A Handbook on the Establishment and Strengthening of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 1995
The Handbook is designed to complement the Centre for Human Rights’ technical cooperation programme, and to provide information and assistance to all those involved in developing the structures necessary to promote and protect human rights.

Mauritania Human Rights Practices, 1994 [ English ]
Author(s): . 1994
This report discusses human rights abuses in Mauritania, major among them: political and extrajudicial killing, disappearances, torture, denial to fair public trial, attacks on free speech and discrimination based on sex, race and religion.

United Nations' World Declaration on Education for All, 1990 [ English ]
Author(s): . 1990
This is the official text of the United Nations’ World Declaration on Education for All.

UN Guidelines and Norms on Criminal Justice - Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of those Facing the Death Penalty, 1984 [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): . 1984
Adopted by Economic and Social Council resolution 1984/50 of 25 May 1984.

Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979 [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 1979
This is the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by the General Assembly resolution 34/180 December 1979.

United Nations - International Labour Organization - Convention No. 87 on the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 1948
The Convention was adopted by the General Assembly of the International Labour Organization on July 9, 1948 , at its 31st Conference, San Francisco. Entry into force: 4 July 1950 according to article.15.

United Nations Declaration of Human Rights [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
Author(s): . 1948

"Roadmap": Repeating Oslo's Human Rights Mistakes [ English ]
Author(s): .
This report documents Human Rights Watch’s concern by the failure of the Israeli-Palestinian roadmap to incorporate into its provisions internationally recognized human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL) principles, such as the need to bring to justice persons responsible for grave abuses.

A Graphic Illustration of 50 Years of Development [ French ]
Author(s): .
This is an atlas of the Kingdom of Morocco that has the objective to visualize the evolution of hundreds of key indicators since the independence. It presents the different phases of development over 50 years in graphs.

A Pocket Book on Human Rights for the Police [ English ]
Author(s): .
This Pocket Book is a reference for police regarding the performance of their vital functions in a democratic society. It contains hundreds of relevant standards, reduced to common language and point-form, and drawn from over thirty international sources.

Amnesty International - Statute [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
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The document describes AI's objective and mandate and the methods used to achieve these objectives and links to the AI's Statute as amended by the 26th International Council, meeting in Morelos, Mexico, 16 to 23 August 2003

Arabic Network for Human Rights Information Newsletter [ English ][ Arabic ]
Author(s): .

Background on the Crisis in Iraq [ English ]
Author(s): .
Reports and documents about the humanitarian situation and the 2003 US-led war against Iraq.

Bahrain Human Rights Monitor Reports [ Arabic ]
Author(s): .

Decentralization and Local Governance Enhancement: A Human Rights Checklist [ English ]
Author(s): Leonard Joy.
This paper offers brief recommendations for UNDP decentralisation programming in the context of mainstreaming human rights in accordance with the UN Secretary General's programme of UN reform. It provides checklists of questions for use in examining: processes used in the design and management of decentralisation support programmes for consistency with human rights principles; the sensitivity of a country strategy for decentralisation to country context; and the role of UNDP Country Offices in support of decentralisation.

Decentralized Governance and a Human Rights-based Approach to Development [ English ]
Author(s): Paul Lundberg.
An essay about the relationship between implementation of decentralization reform and human rights. It represents some of the recent thinking on local institutional development for human rights promotion.

Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network Newsletter [ English ][ Arabic ]
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Human Rights and Refugees [ English ]
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The Fact Sheet #20 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

HuriLink [ English ]
Author(s): .
HurLink stands for linking human rights into development practice. The HuriLink WebPortal is an on-line tool which presents the experiences and challenges that practitioners face when striving to link human rights and the Millennium Development Goals in their work. It is a resource that has been developed by practitioners, for practitioners in response to a growing demand for more guidance and practical experiences in this area.

Iraq: People Come First [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): .
Amnesty International’s campaign for Human Rights in Iraq before and after the 2003 US-led war. Contains reports and documents about Iraq.

List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions [ English ]
Author(s): .
This page provides a list of ratifications of International Labour Conventions.

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights [ English ][ Arabic ][ French ]
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Promotes universal enjoyment of all human rights, plays the leading role on human rights issues and emphasizes the importance of human rights at the international and national levels, promotes international cooperation for human rights and universal ratification and implementation of international standards.

Strengthening Engagement with the International Human Rights Machinery [ English ][ French ]
Author(s): .
This Guide is written for the development practitioner - in particular the non-human rights expert. It aims to provide an overview on how to strengthen engagement with the international human rights machinery, specifically with UN Treaty Bodies and UN Special Procedures.

The United Nations Human Rights Treaty System [ English ]
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This booklet presents the United Nations human rights treaty system. It introduces the seven core international human rights treaties and the treaty bodies that monitor their implementation by State parties.

Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns (Appendices) [ English ]
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