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Publications

Some of the publications featured here are available from the Publications website.

  • Handbook on Ratification of Human Rights InstrumentsHandbook on Ratification of Human Rights Instruments (Published in 2006)
  • Commonwealth Human Rights Law Digest (Published by Interights with financial contributions from HRU)
  • Victims of CrimeBest Practice: Commonwealth Guidelines for the Treatment of Victims of Crime (Published in 2003) – Priced publication @ £8.99
  • Trafficking of Women Best Practice: Report of the Expert Group on Strategies for Combating the Trafficking of Women and Children (Published in 2003)
  • Freedom of ExpressionBest Practice: Freedom of Expression, Association and Assembly (Published in 2003) – Priced publication @ £8.95
  • National Human Rights Institutions Best PracticeBest Practice: National Human Rights Institutions (Published in 2001)
  • Tackling - Emerging Trends in The CommonwealthTackling the Unconstitutional Overthrow of Democracies – Emerging Trends in the Commonwealth by Professor John Hatchard and Dr Tunde I. Ogowewo (Published in 2003) – Priced publication @ £11.99
  • Introduction to Law and Human Rights For Young PeopleAn Introduction to Law and Human Rights for Young People in the Commonwealth (Published in 2003) – Priced Publication @ £10.99
  • Introduction to Citizenship for Young People in the Commonwealth (Published in 2004) – Priced Publication @ £9.50
  • Compilation of International and Regional Instruments for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (compiled by ISHR with financial contribution from HRU)
  • Occasional Paper on “Small Island States in the Face of Climatic Change: The End of the Line in International Environmental Responsibility”
  • Report on Mainstreaming of Human Rights in the Commonwealth Secretariat: A Human Rights Approach to Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development – by Professor Paul Hunt and Dr Chaloka Beyani
  • Report of the Commonwealth Workshop on United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders for the Asian Region, 22 – 23 October 2003
  • Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Internal Displacement in the Commonwealth: Common Themes and Best Practice Guidelines – Marlborough House, London 19 – 21 May 2003.Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Internal Displacement in the Commonwealth: Common Themes and Best Practice Guidelines – Marlborough House, London 19 – 21 May 2003.
  • African Human Rights Laws Reports (2000) published in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria)
  • Manual on Human Rights Training for Police in Commonwealth West African Countries ( Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria & Sierra Leone)
  • Newsletter – “The Human Rights Update – Issues 1 - 7” (a free subscription published twice yearly)
  • Human Rights Issues for Secondary Teachers: A companion guide for Commonwealth Teachers using the Curricular Framework for learning human rights in secondary school
  • Human Rights Education - Learning Human Rights in Secondary Schools : Curricular Framework
  • APT Optional protocolEstablishment and Designation of National Preventive Mechanisms
  • Comparative Study on Mandates of National Humanrights Institutions in the CommonwealthComparative Study on Mandates of National Humanrights Institutions in the Commonwealth
  • Commonwealth Model National Plan of Action on Human RightsCommonwealth Model National Plan of Action on Human Rights