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  • Accountability
  • Research & Advocacy
  • Policy Decisions
  • The Future

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Putting the pieces of human rights policy together

  • Recognizing
    human rights
    problems
  • Establishing
    accountability for
    human rights abuse
  • Thinking
    about
    the future
  • Developing
    methods of
    research and
    advocacy
  • Making
    international
    human rights
    policy decisions

Human Rights Glossary

ESC Rights

ESC – Economic, social and cultural rights.  Generally understood to be those included in the ICESCR, although ESC rights are no longer considered a discrete category of rights.

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Human Rights Policy Resources

  • Core Human Rights Treaties and Monitoring Bodies
  • UN Special Procedures
  • UN Treaty Collection
  • Universal Human Rights Instruments

Human Rights: From Practice to Policy

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