Links to training resources

Directory of English Language Web-Based Training Materials
for Human Rights Field Officers

1. Human Rights

General Human Rights Law

OHCHR/UN Staff College Project, Human Rights: A Basic Handbook for UN Staff

OHCHR/ILO, Pocket Guide on Basic Human Rights Instruments, 1998

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 2: The International Bill of Human Rights

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 7: Complaint Procedures

OHCHR/UN Staff College Project, Manual on Human Rights Reporting, 1997

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 27: Seventeen Frequently Asked Questions about United Nations Special Rapporteurs

OHCHR, Handbook on National Human Rights Plans of Action, 2002

OSCE, Individual Human Rights Complaints: A Handbook for OSCE Field Personnel, 2003

Global Rights, Using the Inter-American System for Human Rights, 2004

W. O’Neill, A Humanitarian Practitioner’s Guide to International Human Rights Law, 1999

International Council on Human Rights Policy, Performance & Legitimacy: National Human Rights Institutions, 2000
http://www.ichrp.org/

Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission/British Irish Rights Watch, Human Wrongs, Human Rights: A Guide to the Human Rights Machinery of the United Nations, 2001

2. Human Rights Monitoring and Documentation, General  

OHCHR, Training Manual on Human Rights Monitoring, 2001

Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Human Rights Monitoring, 2001

Norwegian Institute of Human Rights, Manual on Human Rights Monitoring: An Introduction for Human Rights Field Officers, 2002

Asian Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Monitoring and Fact-Finding, 2000

Amnesty International/Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Monitoring and Investigating Human Rights Abuses in Armed Conflict, 2001

Amnesty International, Monitoring and Reporting Human Rights Violations in Africa: A Handbook for Community Activists, 2002

3. Human Rights Education/Training, General

OHCHR, Human Rights Training: A Manual on Human Rights Training Methodology

OHCHR, ABC – Teaching Human Rights: Practical Activities for Primary and Secondary Schools

Columbia University Human Rights Center (P. Martin), Self-Help Human Rights Education Handbook, 1996

Council of Europe, Teaching Guide to the European Convention on Human Rights, 1997

Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Poland, How to Protect Human Rights - The United Nations’ System of Human Rights Protection: Educational packet, 1997

Human Rights Resource Center (University of Minnesota), The Human Rights Education Series

Amnesty International, International Human Rights Standards and Education, 1998

Amnesty International, A 12-Point Guide for Good Practice in the Training and Education for Human Rights of Government Officials, 1998

Action Aid, Learning About Rights, December 2001

Asian Regional Resource Center for Human Rights Education, Human Rights Education Pack, 1995

International Human Rights Network, Learning – To Integrate Human Rights, 1999

International Human Rights Network, Towards Effective Training for Field Human Rights Tasks, 1996

Open Society Institute (F. Tibbitts), An Annotated Primer for Selecting Democratic and Human Rights Education Teaching Materials, 1997

4. Human Rights Advocacy

CARE, Advocacy Tools and Guidelines: Promoting Policy Change, 2001

5. Civil and Political Rights, General

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 15: Civil and Political Rights: The Human Rights Committee

Front Line, Civil and Political Rights Manual: Using International Human Rights Mechanisms and Procedures: An Online Manual for Human Rights Defenders,

Council of Europe, Handbook No. 1: The right to respect for private and family life. A guide to the implementation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, 2001

Council of Europe, Handbook No. 2: Freedom of expression. A guide to the implementation of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, 2001

Article 19, Freedom of Expression Manual, 1993

Article 19, The Virtual Freedom of Expression Handbook

6. Administration of Justice

OHCHR/IBA, Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers, 2003

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 26: The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

Council of Europe, Handbook No. 3: The right to a fair trial. A guide to the implementation of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, 2001

Council of Europe, Handbook No. 5: The right to liberty and security of the person. A guide to the implementation of Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights, 2002

Amnesty International, Amnesty International Fair Trials Manual, 1998

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, What is a Fair Trial? A Basic Guide to Legal Standards and Practice, 2000

International Commission of Jurists, Trial Observation Manual, 2002
UNICEF, Innocenti Digest No. 3: Juvenile Justice, 1998

7. Law Enforcement

OHCHR, Human Rights and Law Enforcement: A Manual on Human Rights Training for the Police
- Pocket Book
- Trainer’s Guide
- Expanded Pocket Book

Council of Europe, Human Rights and the Police: A Workbook for Practice-Oriented Teaching, 1998

Council of Europe, Discussion Tools: A Police and Human Rights Trainer’s Manual

Council of Europe, Human Rights and their Protection under International Law: A Pamphlet for Police, 2000

Council of Europe, The Human Rights Challenge in Police Practice: A Reference Brochure

Council of Europe, VIP Guide: Vision, Innovation and Professionalism in Policing Violence against Women and Children

ICRC (C. de Rover), To Serve and to Protect: Human Rights and Humanitarian Law for Police and Security Forces, 1998

Amnesty International/Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Monitoring and Investigating Excessive Use of Force, 2000

Amnesty International, 10 Basic Human Rights Standards for Law Enforcement Officials, 1998

Danish Centre for Human Rights, Human Rights and the Police: A Training Manual, 1999

8. Prisons

ICRC, Deprived of Freedom, 2002

Amnesty International/Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Monitoring and Investigating Death in Custody, 2000

Penal Reform International, Making Standards Work: An International Handbook on Good Prison Practice, 2001

King’s College London: International Centre for Prison Studies (A. Cole), A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management: Handbook for Prison Staff, 2002

Association for the Prevention of Torture/ODIHR (A. Corbaz), Monitoring Places of Detention: A Practical Guide for NGOs, 2002

9. Torture

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 4: Combating Torture

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 17: The Committee against Torture

OHCHR, The Istanbul Protocol: Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment Punishment, 2001

Council of Europe, Handbook No. 6: The prohibition of torture. A guide to the implementation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, 2003

Amnesty International/Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Monitoring and Investigating Torture, Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and Prison Conditions, 2000

Amnesty International, Combating Torture: A Manual for Action, 2002

University of Essex (C. Giffard), The Torture Reporting Handbook, 2000

University of Essex Human Rights Centre (C. Foley), Combating Torture: A Manual for Judges and Prosecutors, 2003

10. Disappearances

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 6: Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

ICRC, The Missing – Brochure, 2003

11. Killings

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 11: Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions

University of Essex Human Rights Centre (K. Thompson and C. Giffard), Reporting Killings as Human Rights Violations Handbook, 2002

Amnesty International/Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Monitoring and Investigating Political Killings, 2000
 
12. Human Rights Defenders

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 29: Human Rights Defenders: Protecting the Right to Defend Human Rights

Diplomacy Training Program, Human Rights Defender Manual, 2001

13. Elections

UN Centre for Human Rights, Human Rights and Elections: A Handbook on the Legal, Technical and Human Rights Aspects of Elections, 1994

OSCE, Handbook for Domestic Election Observers, 2003

OSCE, The ODIHR Election Observation Handbook, 1999

Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Election Observation Manual 1/2000, 2000

14. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 16: The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

HURIDOCS, Promoting and Defending Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: A Handbook

Council of Europe, Handbook No. 4: The right to property. A guide to the implementation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2001

International Human Rights Internship Program/Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Circle of Rights: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Activism: A Training Resource, 2000

International Human Rights Internship Program/M. Biokno, A Rights-Based Approach Towards Budget Analysis, 1999

Front Line, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Online Manual

15. Housing

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 21: The Human Right to Adequate Housing

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 25: Forced Evictions and Human Rights

T. Barrameda/L. Espallardo, Learning, Reflecting and Acting for a Human Rights Future: A Training Manual for the Education of the Human Right to Housing in Urban Communities, 1996

16. Water

Pacific Institute (P. Gleick), The Human Right to Water, 1999

17. Health

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 23: Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children

OHCHR, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: International Guidelines: Access to Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support – Revised Guideline 6, 2002

WHO, 25 Questions & Answers on Health & Human Rights, 2002

UNESCO/UNAIDS, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: A Kit of Ideas for Youth Organisations

UN Development Fund for Women, Gender, HIV and Human Rights: A Training Manual, 2000

International Programme on Reproductive and Sexual Health Law of the Faculty of Law/University of Toronto, A Handbook for advocacy in the African Human Rights System: Advancing Reproductive and Sexual Health, 2002

18. Rights-Based Approach to Development

OHCHR, Draft Guidelines: A Human Rights Approach to Poverty Reduction Strategies, 2002

OHCHR, Resource Database on Rights-Based Approaches to Development for Practitioners in Asia-Pacific

UNDP, Poverty Reduction and Human Rights: A Practice Note, 2003

UNDP, Human Rights Based Approach Check List for Programme Staff, 2003

UNDP, UNDP and Human Rights: Questions and Answers

CARE, Basic Introduction to Human Rights and Rights-Based Programming: Facilitator’s Guidebook and Workbook

CARE (P. O’Brien), Benefits-Harm Handbook and Facilitation Manual, 2001

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Handbook in Human Rights Assessment: State Obligations, Awareness and Empowerment, 2001

Overseas Development Institute, What Can We Do With a Rights-Based Approach to Development?, 1999

Human Rights Internet, An Introduction to Human Rights and Development, 2003

Institute of Development Studies, IDS Policy Briefing No. 17: The Rise of Rights: Rights-based Approaches to International Development, 2003

19. Racial Discrimination

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 12: The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Amnesty International, Using the International Human Rights System to Combat Racial Discrimination: A Handbook, 2001

20. Indigenous Peoples, Minorities

OHCHR, UN Guide for Indigenous Peoples, 2001

OHCHR, UN Guide for Minorities

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 9: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 18: Minority Rights

Forest Peoples Programme (F. MacKay), A Guide to Indigenous Peoples Rights in the Inter-American Human Rights System, 2001

Minority Rights Group International/Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Minority Rights: A Guide to UN Procedures and Institutions, 1998

21. Women’s Rights

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 22: Discrimination Against Women: The Convention and the Committee

UNICEF, Training of Trainers: Gender-Based Violence Focusing on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

American Bar Association, The CEDAW Assessment Tool, 2002

22. Children’s Rights

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 10: The Rights of the Child

UNICEF, Standard Generic Training Module (SGTM) 6D: Child Protection

UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Ensuring the Rights of Indigenous Children, 2004

Save the Children, Child Rights Programming - How to Apply Rights Approaches in Programming, 2002

Save the Children/UNHCR, Action for the Rights of Children: A Rights-Based Training and Capacity Building Initiative

Defence for Children International, International Standards Concerning the Rights of the Child

No Peace Without Justice/UNICEF, International Criminal Justice and Children, 2002

International Bureau for Children’s Rights, The Rights of Child Victims and Witnesses of Crime, 2002

23. Refugees


OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 20: Human Rights and Refugees

UNHCR, An introduction to the international protection of refugees (RLD 1), 1992

UNHCR, Refugee Children: Guidelines on Protection and Care, 1994

UNHCR, Guidelines on the Protection of Refugee Women, 1991

UNHCR, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons: Guidelines for Prevention and Response, 2003

UNHCR, Sexual Violence Against Refugees: Guidelines on Prevention and Response, 1995

UNHCR, Human Rights and Refugee Protection Training Module, 1995

UNHCR, A UNHCR Handbook for the Military on Humanitarian Operations, 1995

UNHCR, Handbook for Emergencies, 2001

UNHCR, Partnership: Operations Management Handbook for UNHCR’s Partners, 2003

IPU/UNHCR, Handbook for Parliamentarians: Refugee Protection: A Guide to International Refugee Law, 2001
Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium, Raising Awareness for Reproductive Health in Complex Emergencies, 2002

Amnesty International, The UN and refugees’ human rights: a manual on how UN human rights mechanism can protect the rights of refugees, 1997

University of Oxford Refugee Studies Centre, The Refugee Experience: Psychosocial Training Module

24. Internally Displaced Persons

OCHA, Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
W. Kälin, Annotations on Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, 2000

OCHA/Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Manual on Field Practice in Internal Displacement: Examples from UN Agencies and Partner Organisations of Field-Based Initiatives Supporting Internally Displaced Persons, 1999

Inter-Agency Standing Committee Working Group, Training Modules on Internal Displacement, Training Modules on Internal Displacement

Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC Training Modules on the UN Guiding Principles on IDPs

Global IDP Project, International human rights and humanitarian law merged into one operational instrument: the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, 2002

Norwegian Refugee Council/Global IDP Project, Rights Have No Borders: Internal Displacement Worldwide, 1998

Brookings Institution/John Hopkins SAIS Project on Internal Displacement (W. O’Neill), A New Challenge for Peacekeepers: The Internally Displaced, 2004

25. Trafficking

OHCHR, Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking, 2002
Brussels Declaration on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, 2002

OSCE, National Referral Mechanisms: Joining Efforts to Protect the Rights of Trafficked Persons: A Practical Handbook, 2004

UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Trafficking in Human Beings, Especially Women and Children, in Africa, 2004

International Human Rights Law Group (A. Jordan), The Annotated Guide to the Complete UN Trafficking Protocol, 2002

Terre des Hommes Nepal, Childtrafficking.com: Digital Library

26. Migrant Workers

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 24: The Rights of Migrant Workers

27. Conflict

International Humanitarian Law and Humanitarian Action OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 13: International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 28: The Impact of Mercenary Activities on the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination

ICRC, International Humanitarian Law: Answers to Your Questions, 2002
ICRC, Fact Sheet: What Is International Humanitarian Law?, 2004

ICRC, Fact Sheet: International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law: Similarities and Differences, 2003

ICRC, Occupation and International Humanitarian Law: Questions and Answers, 2004

ICRC, Information Kit: National Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law, 2003

ICRC, Fact Sheet: Implementing International Humanitarian Law: From Law to Action, 2002

ICRC, Fact Sheet: Penal Repression: Punishing War Crimes, 2003
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Code of Conduct for The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief, 1994
OCHA, An Easy Reference to International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law, 1999

OCHA, Aide Mémoire for the Consideration of Issues Pertaining to the Protection of Civilians, 2004

Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Frequently Asked Questions on International Humanitarian, Human Rights and Refugee Law in the Context of Armed Conflict, 2002

Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Growing the Sheltering Tree: Protecting Rights Through Humanitarian Action, 2002

The Sphere Project, Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response, 2001

UN Disaster Management Training Programme, International Law of Disasters and Armed Conflict

UN Disaster Management Training Programme, Humanitarian Principles and Operational Dilemmas in War Zones

UN Disaster Management Training Programme, An Overview of Disaster Management, 1992
UN Disaster Management Training Programme, Disaster Assessment, 1994

UN Disaster Management Training Programme, Disaster Economics, 1994

UN Disaster Management Training Programme, Disaster Management Ethics, 1997
UN Development Group, Practical Guide to Multilateral Needs Assessments in Post-Conflict Situations, 2004

International Alert, Conflict sensitive approaches to development, humanitarian assistance and peace building: Tools for peace and conflict impact assessment

International Alert, Conflict, Humanitarian Assistance and Peacebuilding: Meeting the Challenges, 2003

International Council on Human Rights Policy, Ends and Means: Human Rights Approaches to Armed Groups, 2000

US Institute of Peace, Training for Peace and Humanitarian Relief Operations: Advancing Best Practices, 2002

D. Paul, Protection in Practice: Field-Level Strategies for Protecting Civilians from Deliberate Harm, 1999

Peacekeeping UN DPKO, A Peacekeeping Training Manual
UN DPKO, Handbook on UN Multidimensional Peacekeeping Operations, 2003
UN DPKO, Ten Rules: Code of Personal Conduct for Blue Helmets
UN DPKO, United Nations Military Symbols Handbook, 2000

Conflict Transformation/Reconciliation  Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Guidelines for Field Staff for Promoting Reintegration in Transition Situations, 2000
International Alert, Code of Conduct for Conflict Transformation Work, 1998

International Alert, Resource Pack for Conflict Transformation, 1996

International Peace Research Association/UNESCO, Handbook Resource and Teaching Material in Conflict Resolution, Education for Human Rights, Peace and Democracy, 1994

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, Reconciliation after Violent Conflict: A Handbook, 2003

Conflict Resolution Network, Conflict Resolution Trainers Manual: 12 Skills

Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management, Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation

Alliance for Rights and Tolerance (Pristina), Good Practices Training Manual, 2002

L. Lutz/E. Babbitt/H. Hannum, Human Rights and Conflict Resolution from the Practitioners’ Perspective, Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, 2003

Public International Law & Policy Group, The Drafter’s Handbook, 2004

28. Conflict Prevention

UN Interdepartmental Framework for Coordination Team, Applying Preventive Measures: A Manual for UN Practitioners In Situations of Potential Conflict, October 2002

29. Women and Armed Conflict

ICRC, Women and War Fact Sheets, 2001

Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Gender & Humanitarian Assistance Resource Kit

ICRC (F. Krill), The Protection of Women in International Humanitarian Law, 1985

BRIDGE (Development-Gender), Gender and Armed Conflict: Overview Report, 2003

Gender Mainstreaming in Humanitarian Assistance

Windhoek Declaration: The Namibia Plan of Action On ‘Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective In Multidimensional Peace Support Operations’, 31 May 2000

Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Background paper: Mainstreaming gender in the humanitarian response to emergencies

Inter-Agency Standing Committee, Policy Statement for the integration of a gender perspective in humanitarian assistance, 1999

UN DPKO, Gender Resource Package for Peacekeeping Operations, 2004

UN DPKO, Lessons Learned Unit, Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective in Multidimensional Peace Operations, 2000

UN DPKO, Gender and Peacekeeping Operations In-Mission Training, 2001

UNDP, Gender Mainstreaming Learning Manual & Information Pack

UNICEF, Mainstreaming Gender in Unstable Environment

FAO/WFP, Socio-Economic and Gender Analysis in Emergency Operations: Summary, 2000

UN Development Fund for Women, Women at the Peace Table: Making a Difference, 2001

International Alert, Gender Mainstreaming in Peace Support Operations: Moving Beyond Rhetoric To Practice, 2002

International Alert, Gender Justice and Accountability in Peace Support Operations, 2004

International Alert, Gender and Conflict Early Warning: A Framework for Action, 2002

InterAction and Commission for the Advancement of Women, Weaving Gender in Disaster and Refugee Assistance: Field Checklists, 1998

Seminar and workshop Papers

A. Söderberg Jacobson, Rethink! A Handbook for Sustainable Peace, 2004

30. Children and Conflict

UNICEF, Adolescent Programming in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations, 2004

UNICEF, Core Commitments for Children in Emergencies, 2004

UNICEF, Humanitarian Principles Training: A Child Rights Protection Approach to Complex
Emergencies, 1999


ICRC, Children in War Information Kit, 2003

ICRC, Summary Table of IHL Provisions Specifically Applicable to Children, 2003

ICRC, Fact Sheet: Legal Protection of Children in Armed Conflict, 2003

ICRC, Inter-agency Guiding Principles on Unaccompanied and Separated Children, 2004

Save the Children, Education: Care & Protection of Children in Emergencies: A Field Guide, 2001

Norwegian Refugee Council, Protection of Children and Adolescents in Complex Emergencies, 1999

International Bureau for Children’s Rights (R. Harvey), Children and Armed Conflict: A guide to international humanitarian and human rights law, 2003

USAID, Helping Children Outgrow War, 2002

31. Child Soldiers

UNICEF/Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, Guide to the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict, 2003

ICRC, Child Soldiers, 2003

Save the Children Fund, Children Not Soldiers: Guidelines for Working with Child Soldiers and Children Associated with Fighting Forces, 2001

Asian Human Rights Commission/Human Rights Correspondence School, Child Soldiers, 2000

32. Older People and Conflict

UNHCR/Help Age International, Older People in Disasters and Humanitarian Crises: Guidelines for Best Practice, 2000

33. Dealing with the Media, Information Management
UN Disaster Management Training Programme, Emergency Information Management and Telecommunications, 1997

Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society, The Power of the Media: Handbook for Peacebuilders, 2003

34. Working with the Military

ICRC, The ICRC and Civil-Military Relations in Armed Conflict, 2001

IASC, Civil-Military Relationship in Complex Emergencies: An IASC Reference Paper, 2004

International Alert, The Peacebuilding Dimension of Civil-Military Relations in Complex Emergencies, 2002

35. Cultural Diversity

Emergency Management Australia, Guidelines for emergency managers working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities

36. Personal Security

DPKO, Hostage Incident Card

RedR, Training Modules for Trainers on NGO Security Management
http://www.redr.org/training/trainers_resources.htm

37. Medical Support

UN DPKO, Medical Support Manual for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, 1999

38. Stress Management

UN DPKO, United Nations Stress Management Booklet, 1995

UNHCR, Managing the Stress of Humanitarian Emergencies, 2001

Pan American Health Organization (C. Bryce), Stress Management in Disasters, 2001