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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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Concept Note: Expert Group Meeting (online) Human rights cities for all: LGBTIQ+-inclusive cities
Using Human Rights Assessments in Local Governance (2014)
Prepared by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute under the auspices of the "Human Rights at Home" Campaign of 2014
Frontier Cities: The Rise of Local Authorities as an Opportunity for International Human Rights Law (2018)
By Barbara Oomen
Report on Local Governments and the Right to Housing - A/HRC/28/62 (2014)
By the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing Leilani Farha
2017 Annual Report (UCLG-CSIPDHR)
Annual Report for 2017 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights
World Charter for the Right to the City (2005)
International initiative developed throughout the early 2000's in various World Social Forums. It provided a landmark contribution to global debates on urban justice and social inclusion.
The Rights-based Approach through the Bogotá Humana Plan (2016)
Monitoring policies on Early Childhood, Older People and Homelessness inspired by the rights-based approach.
Good Governance Practices for the Protection of Human Rights (2007)
A publication by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
8 March - Special Newsletter on Violence against Women
Enhancing national reporting and implementation of human rights through coordinated engagement at the local and regional levels: the role of NMIRFs
Boston Human Rights Resolution (2011)
A pioneer resolution adopted by the City Council of Boston committing the city to call attention to human rights violations around the world and promote the importance of educating citizens.
Human Rights Cities and Regions: Swedish and International Perspectives (2017)
A publication by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights reflecting on Swedish and international human rights policy experiences.
(Re)thinking housing provision by local governments for Informal Settler Families in Metro Cebu, Philippines (2020)
By Yuka Aota
Co-creating caring territories through human rights based-approaches (Cities of Peace Magazine)
Our collaboration with the Cities of Peace magazine focused on exploring the role of rights-based approaches in revamping local inclusion agendas.
Register for the Session “Social Movements and Inclusive Participation in Cities” for the 14th WHRCF in Gwangju
Joint Statement of the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments on the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2)
Barcelona Methodological Guide on Human Rights Cities (2019)
A publication by the Human Rights Department of Barcelona.