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Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement
United Nations Human Rights Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement
English (PDF)
Guidance on Casualty Recording
Guidance on Casualty Recording
English (PDF)
Integrating a Gender Perspective into Human Rights Investigations: Guidance and Practice English (PDF)
Integrating a Gender Perspective into Human Rights Investigations: Guidance and Practice
Arabic | English | French | Spanish (PDF)
Cover: Who’s Responsible? Attributing Individual Responsibility Who’s Responsible? Attributing Individual Responsibility for Violations of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in United Nations Commissions of Inquiry, Fact-finding Missions and other Investigations
English (PDF)
Cover: A Practitioner’s Toolkit on Women’s Access to Justice Programming A Practitioner’s Toolkit on Women’s Access to Justice Programming (published jointly with UN Women, UNDP and UNODC)
English (consolidated PDF)
Individual modules: Introduction, Module 1, Module 2, Module 3, Module 4 and Module 5
Spanish (consolidated PDF)
Cover: Resource book on the use of force and firearms in law enforcement Resource book on the use of force and firearms in law enforcement
(published jointly with UNODC)
English (PDF)
Cover : Handbook for Parliamentarians Human Rights: Handbook for Parliamentarians
(published jointly with the Inter-Parliamentary Union)
English | French | Spanish (PDF)
Cover : Handbook for Human Rights Treaty Body MembersNational Mechanisms for Reporting and Follow-up: A Practical Guide to Effective State Engagement with International Human Rights Mechanisms
Arabic | English | French | Russian | Spanish (PDF)
Cover : National Mechanisms for Reporting and Follow-up: A Study of State Engagement with International Human Rights Mechanisms National Mechanisms for Reporting and Follow-up: A Study of State Engagement with International Human Rights Mechanisms
Arabic | English | French | Russian | Spanish (PDF)
Cover : Handbook for Human Rights Treaty Body MembersHandbook for Human Rights Treaty Body Members
English | French | Spanish (PDF)
Cover of the Migration, Human Rights and Governance: Handbook for Parliamentarians (jointly with the Inter-Parliamentarians) Migration, Human Rights and Governance: Handbook for Parliamentarians (published jointly with the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the International Labour Organization)
English | French | Spanish (PDF)
Cover of the Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Handbook for Parliamentarians No. 23 Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - Handbook for Parliamentarians
English | French | Russian | Spanish (PDF)
Cover of the Commissions of Inquiry and Fact-finding Missions on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Guidance

Commissions of Inquiry and Fact-finding Missions on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Guidance and Practice
Arabic | English | French | Spanish (PDF)

Cover of the Human Rights Indicators: A Guide for Measurement and Implementation

Human Rights Indicators: A Guide for Measurement and Implementation
Arabic | English | French | Russian | Spanish (PDF)

Cover Monitoring the Convention on the Rights with Disabilities 

No. 17

Monitoring the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Guidance for Human Rights Monitors
Arabic | Chinese | English - (PDF) (Word) | French | Russian | Spanish

Cover UNDG Guidelines No. 16UNDG Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples' Issues (HR/P/PT/16)
English | French | Spanish
Cover Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities No. 15Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Advocacy Toolkit
English | French | Spanish
Cover from Exclusion to Equality No. 14From Exclusion to Equality: Realizing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HR/PUB/07/6), published jointly with the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Arabic | English | French | Russian | Spanish
An HTML version in English is available here
Cover Economic, Social and Cultural Rights No. 12 Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Handbook for National Human Rights Institutions
Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish
Cover Training Package for Prison Officials No. 11 Training Package for Prison Officials
Human Rights and Prisons - A Manual on Human Rights Training for Prison Officials
Arabic | English | French | Russian | Spanish
Cover Human Rights and Prisons No. 11/Add. 1 Human Rights and Prisons - A Compilation of International Human Rights Instruments concerning the Administration of Justice
Arabic l Chinese l English l French l Russian
Cover Human Rights and Prisons No. 11/Add. 2Human Rights and Prisons - A Trainer's Guide on Human Rights Training for Prison Officials
Arabic l English | French | Russian | Spanish
Cover Human Rights and Prisons Add.3 No. 11/Add. 3 Human Rights and Prisons - A Pocket Book of International Human Rights Standards for Prison Officials
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Cover Istanbul Protocol Manual No. 8/Rev.1The Istanbul Protocol: Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment Punishment
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Cover on Manual on Human Rights Monitoring No. 7/ Rev.1

Manual on Human Rights Monitoring

OHCHR is in the process of revising the 2001 edition of the Training Manual on Human Rights Monitoring (No. 7).

The following chapters of the new Manual are currently available:
Table of contents, Introduction, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22,  23, 28, 30, 31

Chapter 16: Engagement and Partnerships with Civil Society
French | Spanish

Please refer to chapters of the old Manual for topics not yet covered in the new Manual.
Electronic versions of all the revised chapters will be posted on the OHCHR website as soon as they become available. If you would like to receive hard copies of the above or forthcoming revised chapters, please complete the Manual order form

Cover on Training Manual on Human Rights Monitoring No. 7 Training Manual on Human Rights Monitoring
Arabic (Title, Preface, Note to users, Table of contents, Chapters: 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-24, Bibliography)
English (Introduction, Chapters: 2-4, 5-9, 10, 11-12, 13-15, 16-18, 19-21, 22-24)
French (Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 )
Russian (Part 1, part 2, part 3)
Spanish (Introduction, Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, Bibliography)

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