Resources

As a ‘Mechanisms Lab, the Geneva Human Rights Platform informs decisions related to the sustainable functioning of the Geneva-based human rights mechanisms and bodies via targeted publications.

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances General Comment on Enforced Disappearance in the Context of Migration

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances General Comment on Enforced Disappearance in the Context of Migration

December 2023

Lene Guercke

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Business and Human Rights Research Brief

PARAMETERS FOR A GLOBAL HELPDESK ON BUSINESS & HUMAN RIGHTS

November 2023

Stefania Di Stefano

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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International Treaty-Based Reporting Practices Review Report

November 2023

Felix Kirchmeier, Claire Callejon, Domenico Zipoli

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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The Emergence of Digital Human Rights Tracking Tools and Databases

March 2023

Domenico Zipoli

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Assessment Tool for Special Procedures' Impact Evaluation – Developing an Initial Framework

January 2023

Jonathan Andrew

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Implementing the Treaty Body Review 2020 – Where do we stand

August 2022

Felix Kirchmeier, Domenico Zipoli

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Annual Report 2021

May 2022

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law andf Human Rights

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Promoting Quality Independent and Diverse Treaty Body Membership

November 2021

Claire Callejon

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Non-State Actors and Enforced Disappearances: Defining a Path Forward

September 2021

Ana Srovin Coralli

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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The Work of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances

August 2021

Maria Clara Galvis Patiño

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law andf Human Rights

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The United Nations Treaty Bodies in a Transition Period – Progress Review March-December 2020 Chronicle

June 2021

Olivier de Frouville

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights; Paris Human Rights Center

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Preventing and Addressing Enforced Disappearances in the Context of International Migration – The Contribution of International Human Rights Mechanisms

May 2021

Britta Nicolmann

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Towards Transversal Standards to Evaluate the Impact of UN Special Procedures

February 2021

Jonathan Andrew

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Briefing No°18: National Human Rights Strategies: The Role of National Human Rights Systems in the Implementation of International Human Rights Standards

January 2021

Domenico Zipoli

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights; The International Land Coalition

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Briefing No°16: #ESCR AND #SDGs: Practical Manual on the Role of UN Human Rights Mechanisms in Monitoring the SDGs that Seek to Realize Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

July 2020

Christophe Golay

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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The Role of Human Rights Mechanisms In Monitoring The United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Peasants

February 2020

Christophe Golay

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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The Universal Periodic Review Mid-Term Reporting Process: Lessons for the Treaty Bodies

November 2019

Miloon Kothari

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Implementing International Humanitarian Law Through Human Rights Mechanisms: Opportunity Or Utopia?

October 2019

Émilie Max

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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United Nations Human Rights Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement

October 2019

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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Anti-corruption poster

Practitioners’ Guide on Human Rights and Countering Corruption

October 2019

Geneva Academy and CCPR Centre

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Treaty Bodies’ Individual Communication Procedures: Providing Redress and Reparation to Victims of Human Rights Violations

May 2019

Claire Callejon, Kamelia Kemileva, Felix Kirchmeier

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Optimizing the UN Treaty Body System

May 2018

Domenico Zipoli, Felix Kirchmeier, Kamelia Kemileva, Claire Callejon

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Diversity in Membership of the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies

October 2017

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Universality in the Human Rights Council: Challenges and Achievements

December 2016

Joanna Bourke Martignoni

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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The Independence of UN Human Rights Treaty Body Members

December 2012

Ivona Truscan

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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