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Rights in the Time of COVID-19

The report “Rights in the Time of COVID-19 – Lessons from HIV for an Effective, Community-Led Response” from UNAIDS presents key lessons from the AIDS response that are crucial for an effective human rights-based approach to public health emergencies. They range from tackling stigma and discrimination faced by affected individuals and communities to prioritizing measures for reaching the most vulnerable, removing human rights barriers, establishing trust between communities and public health authorities and protecting critical frontline medical staff.

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The Abidjan Principles

Children's rights | Guidelines |

The Abidjan Principles promises to be the new reference point for governments, educators and education providers when debating the respective roles and duties of states and private actors in education. They compile and unpack existing legal obligations that States have regarding the delivery of education, and in particular the role and limitations of private actors in the provision of education. They provide more details about what international human rights law means by drawing from other sources of law and existing authoritative interpretations.

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Discrimination | Guidelines | Ministerio de sanidad, servicios sociales e igualdade de Espa

This guide brings practical information on discrimination and hatred crimes in Spain, as well as European and Spanish legal information regarding the matter.

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La discriminaci

Discrimination | Guidelines | Comisi

This guide provides practical information on discrimination in Mexico, as well as the international, regional and mexican legal framework that prohibits discrimination.

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Migration and International Human Rights Law: A Practicioner’s Guide

Migration | Guidelines | International Comission of Jurists (ICJ)

This Guide is intended as a tool for lawyers, judges, public of cials, human rights defenders, or for migrants themselves, to better understand the international human rights of migrants and the means to claim their respect or implementation at the national and international levels.

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Guide to Free, Prior Informed Consent

Indigenous people's rights | Guidelines | OXFAM

This OXFAM document provides basic information about the right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) according to Article 10 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This resource also outlines comprehensive steps on how to use FPIC to protect the rights of indigenous peoples against harmful development projects such as dams, mines, and logging.

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EU Guidelines for Human Rights Defenders

Human rights defenders | Guidelines | Council of the European Union

Provides guidelines for European ambassadors and embassies regarding their role in identifying, supporting, and protecting human rights defenders. Important for human rights defenders to know the ways in which European embassies can assist them in their mission.

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UPR Info Tutorials

Guidelines | UPR Info

UPR Info’s tutorials on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique mechanism of the Human Rights Council. It aims at raising awareness among governments, institutions and civil society on the modalities and goals of the UPR. In order to give you the tools to participate in the UPR, they have made three different tutorials, focused namely on: (1) the UPR Process, (2) states and (3) civil society (stakeholders).

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Thematic Research Guides

Guidelines | International Justice Resource Center

The following guides focus on each of the separate human rights protected under international law. These guides explain the scope of each right, summarize significant case law interpreting the right, and identify useful sources for further research.

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