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In the Local Policies section you will find a compilation of local government policies on human rights, the right to the city, housing and other key topics for local social inclusion and participatory democracy agendas. Our search engine will allow you to select practices according to more specific categories or types of contents, including more than sixty case studies developed within the Inclusive Cities Observatory initiative (a joint endeavour by the UCLG-CSIPDHR, the University College of London and the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra). The Resources section of this Knowledge Hub gathers useful publications, policy documents, international declarations and valuable learning resources.
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Global Charter-Agenda for Human Rights in the City (2011)
The first collective vision and roadmap by local governments worldwide on what local implementation of human rights meant on the ground and how could it be advanced.
Role of local government in the promotion and protection of human rights - A/HRC/30/49 (2015)
Report developed by the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, adopted by the Council in 2016.
European Charter for the Safeguarding of Human Rights in the City (2001)
The document that scaled-up human rights cities networking in Europe. It was adopted in 2001 in Saint Denis (France) as a follow-up to the Barcelona Cities for Rights Declaration (1998).
UCLG-CSIPDHR Report on Local Governments and Human Rights (2019)
Developed as a contribution to the OHCHR's 2019 call for contributions on local governments and human rights initiatives.
“Cities as Catalysts: Municipal Strategies for Inclusive Local Policies,” Local and regional governments take the stage at the 4th edition of the UNESCO Global Forum Against Racism and Discrimination
Seminar on Innovative Local Policies for Social Inclusion (2007)
A comprehensive report of decisions issued from the first international seminar on innovative local policies for social inclusion (Barcelona, 2007).
Madrid Human Rights Strategic Plan (2017)
A 2017 initiative aimed at mainstreaming human rights in the local government of Madrid
Right to Housing and COVID-19: A local government perspective
Contribution by the UCLG-CISPDHR to the dedicated report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing.
Thematic Reference Document on Local Citizenship (2021)
Developed as a contribution to the MC2CM Peer Learning Event on Local Citizenship (Grenoble, 2021).
