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The International Bill of Human Rights (Rev.1)
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Advisory Services and Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights (Rev.1)
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Combating Torture (Rev.1)
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Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (Rev.2)
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Complaint Procedures (Rev.1)
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The Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Rev.1)
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The Rights of the Child (Rev.1)
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Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions (Rev.1)
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
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Contemporary Forms of Slavery
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Civil and Political Rights: The Human Rights Committee (Rev.1)
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Rev.1)
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The Committee against Torture
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Minority Rights (Rev.1)
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National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
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No. 20

Human Rights and Refugees
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No. 21

The Human Right to Adequate Housing
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No. 22

Discrimination against Women: The Convention and the Committee
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No. 23

Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children 
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No. 24/Rev.1

The International Convention on Migrant Workers and its Committee
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No. 25

Forced Evictions and Human Rights
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No. 26

The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
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No. 27

Seventeen Frequently Asked Questions about United Nations Special Rapporteurs
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No. 28

The Impact of Mercenary Activities on the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination
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No. 29

Human Rights Defenders: Protecting the Right to Defend Human Rights
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No. 30

The United Nations Human Rights Treaty System: An introduction to the core human rights treaties and the treaty bodies
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