1United Nations human rights instruments, bodies and mechanisms
2Regional human rights instruments, bodies and mechanisms
3Human rights and business
4Economic, social and cultural rights
5Indigenous people’s rights
6Migrant workers’ rights
7Human rights and the environment
8Women’s human rights
9Children’s rights
10Media and advocacy
11Websites of selected human rights organizations and online resources
12Donors and funders
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1. United Nations Human Rights Instruments, Bodies and Mechanisms
United Nations
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR)
Gateway into the human rights branches of the UN
OHCHR UN Treaty Body Database
Search engine by the OHCHR for official UN treaty body documents.
OHCHR Universal Human Rights Index
Research tool by the OHCHR which provides access to country-specific human rights information from all international human rights mechanisms in the United Nations system.
Guide on how to use the index:
UN Treaty Collection - Database
Contains all multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General of the UN and those formerly deposited with the League of Nations – their latest status and a link to the full texts.
Bayefsky: United Nations Human Rights Treaty System
Compilation of information on the UN human rights treaties, including by state, theme/subject matter and category of document
Human Rights Council
Universal Periodic Review (under the Human Rights Council)
Human Rights Council Extranet Page
The extranet page contains updated documents, statements, and schedules of the Human Rights Council. To access the extranet site – username: hrc extranet, password: 1session.
UN Special Procedures
2. Regional Human Rights Instruments, Bodies and Mechanisms
African System
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
European System:
European Convention on Human Rights and Additional Protocols
Case law: European Court of Human Rights and European Commission of Human Rights - Free online access to the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, the European Commission of Human Rights and the Committee of Ministers.
European Union Law and Cases
Arab System:
League of Arab States
3. Human Rights and Business
United Nations Global Compact
UNPRI – United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment
OECD – Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECD WATCH
Business and Human Rights Resource Center
(includes BASESwiki – Business and Society Exploring Solutions)
Institute for Human Rights and Business
The Danish Institute for Human Rights: Human Rights and Business Website
Revenue Watch Institute
Equator Principles
SOMO – Centre for Research on Multinational Enterprises
World Bank Compliance Ombudsman
Global Business Initiatives on Human Rights
Center for Constitutional Rights
4. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Covenant on Economic Social Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
Committee on Economic Social Cultural Rights:
Center for Economic and Social Rights
International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions
Resources on the right to housing
Habitat International Coalition - Housing and Land Rights Network
Resources on the right to housing
Food First International Action Network
Global Right to Food and Nutrition Network
The World Health Organisation
5. Migrant Workers’ Rights
Migrant Forum Asia
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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Committee on Migrant Workers:
The International Labour Organisation
Forced Migration Online
Migrant Rights International
6. Women’s Human Rights
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women:
UN Women
UN Division for the Advancement of Women
Women’s Human Rights Resources Programme
Centre for Reproductive Rights
International Women's Rights Action Watch - Asia Pacific
Resource materials on CEDAW and women’s rights
7. Children’s Rights
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Committee on the Rights of the Child
UNICEF
Children’s Rights Information Network
A comprehensive database for all matters relating to children’s rights
Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
UN Children’s Fund
8. Human Rights NGOs
Websites of selected Human Rights Organisations and Online Resources
Amnesty International
An international movement that campaign and undertakes research on primarily civil and political human rights
Article 19
Global Campaign for Free Expression
Ethical Globalisation Initiative
Human Rights First
Human Rights Watch
An international human rights organisation based in the United States - conducts fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses and publishes its findings annually
International Commission of Jurists
International Service for Human Rights
Disabled People’s International
Resources on rights of people with disability
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
Human rights resources on sexual orientation, gender identity, and HIV/AIDS status
2016 DTP Human Rights Manual