Publications
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) produces an extensive range of publications on a variety of topics related to human rights, which provides information of interest to Governments, national institutions, civil society, the general public and the media. The goal of OHCHR's publications programme is to increase knowledge and raise awareness about human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to publicize ways of promoting and protecting them worldwide. OHCHR publications also aim to encourage debate on human rights issues under discussion at the United Nations.
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Fact Sheets
Fact Sheets provide information on a wide range of human rights subjects. By researching and focusing on an issue, a Fact Sheet helps readers understand human rights and related topics, and the international machinery that has been established to promote and protect them.
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Special Issues
Special Issues explore selected subjects in greater depth. The subjects are chosen in the light of their topicality, urgency and recent developments that have led to a change of perspective or emphasis.
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Reference Materials
Reference Materials give researchers and human rights law practitioners access to key human rights instruments and other essential information. These materials also include jurisprudence from human rights treaty bodies.
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Training and Education Materials
Training and Educational Materials consist of guides, manuals and handbooks for indigenous peoples, minorities, professional groups (e.g. police, prison officials, judges, parliamentarians, human rights monitors, election monitors and social workers) and educational institutions.
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Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme Working with the United Nations Human Rights Programme materials aim to inform the general public about United Nations human rights work. They provide answers to the most frequently asked questions about the United Nations human rights programme as well as information on how to use the system to address human rights violations.
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OHCHR Archives
OHCHR Archives is a collection of OHCHR materials that were published a number of years ago and whose contents remain available for historical reference purposes. Selected titles are under revision and will be made available to the public once updated. While all the archived publications in the collection are accessible in electronic format, copies of some of these titles are still available in print.
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How to obtain OHCHR publications?
Most OHCHR publications are available online and may be downloaded free of charge from this website. These publications are marked with (w) on the publications list. An up-to-date list of OHCHR titles is available here (pdf) (Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish)
Publication titles marked with an asterisk (*) on the publications list are United Nations sales publications and may be purchased from bookstores and distributors throughout the world. For more information about United Nations sales publications, please visit https://unp.un.org, if you live in North America, Latin America, Asia or the Pacific, or http://www.unog.ch/bookshop, if you live in Europe, Africa or the Middle East.
To receive an e-mail whenever a new publication is issued, please contact:
Publications Desk
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais des Nations
CH – 1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
E-mail: publications@ohchr.org