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TITLE: Bringing International Human Rights Law Home LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.IV.3 ISBN: 9211302048 PAGES: 328pp. PRICE: $19.95 DESCRIPTION: The human rights of women and girls are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights. However, finding a balance between women's claim for justice, and a community's desire to maintain its traditions presents a significant challenge. This publication comprises the proceedings of a judicial colloquium held in Vienna in 1999. It aims to further the quest for equality for women by using international human rights law in domestic decision-making to bring international human rights home. The publication covers three main themes: marriage and family relations, violence against women, and work-related rights of women and girls. Almost 100 judges and magistrates participated at the conference, making this publication an impressive work providing strategies for more creative and widespread use of international human rights norms. TITLE: Challenge of Gender Equity and Human Rights on the Threshold of the Twenty-first Century, The SERIES: Women and Development No.: 27 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.G.48 ISBN: 9211212677 SYMBOL: LC/L.1295/REV.1-P PAGES: 68pp. PRICE: $10.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication reviews progress and challenges in two areas of analysis: Gender Equity - the basis for a fair an equitable society, and Human Rights and Peace for Latin America and the Caribbean. Its purpose is to show what types of relationships exist between the advancement of women and the changes this produces in society, together with the effects of global changes on social and gender equity. Moreover the publication demonstrates that progress is being limited by the symptoms of stagnation present in the region and that the extent to which the rights of women are advanced is a clear indicator of progress in the consolidation of democracy and respect for human rights. TITLE: Human Development Report: Human Rights and Human Development YEAR: 2000 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.III.B.8 ISBN: 0195216784 PAGES: 304pp. PRICE: $22.95 DESCRIPTION: Human Development Report 2000: Human Rights and Human Development provides a thought provoking analysis of these two interrelated and intertwined issues. Human rights and human development are mutually reinforcing and culminate in enlarged human freedom. The Report traces the history of struggle for human rights as a common human experience and outlines the new frontier of the rights agenda for the 21st Century. Human Development Report 2000 demonstrates the ways in which human rights enrich human development goals: adding moral force and ideas of claims, duties and obligations. This Report proposes strategies for promoting development that also protect and further human rights, with significant implications for a pro-human rights approach to development. This publication includes and updates the widely respected Human Development Indicators that compare the relative levels of human development in most countries of the world, and presents data tables on all aspects of human development. TITLE: Human Rights and Comparative Foreign Policy SERIES: Foundations of Peace Series LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.III.A.2 ISBN: 9280810332 SYMBOL: UNUP-1033 PAGES: 376pp. PRICE: $29.95 DESCRIPTION: Human Rights and Comparative Foreign Policy examines the place of human rights in the foreign policies of a wide range of states during contemporary times. Leading experts from around the world analyze both liberal democratic and other foreign policies on human rights. The authors note the increasing attention given to human rights issues and at the same time argue that most states, including liberal democratic states that identify with human rights, are reluctant most of the time to elevate human rights concerns to a level equal to that of traditional security and economic concerns. Human Rights and Comparative Foreign Policy also looks at the extent to which states are oriented toward an international rather than national conception of rights; and the extent to which they are oriented toward international rather than national action to protect human rights. TITLE: Human Rights of Migrants, The LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.III.S.1 ISBN: 9290681055 SYMBOL: DPI/SALES/2001/15 PAGES: 152pp. PRICE: $18.00 DESCRIPTION: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights established that human rights are "universal, indivisible and inalienable". However, with international migration at an all time high, government officials, policy makers, NGOs, researchers and international agencies have only begun to consider the human rights dimension. This collection of articles summarizes main trends, issues, debates, actors and initiatives currently conditioning the recognition and extension of protection of human rights of migrants. In order to act effectively to uphold the basic rights and dignity of migrants we need an accurate account of the conditions, issues and actors that shape this concern. TITLE: Human Rights Training: A Manual on Human Rights Training Methodology SERIES: Professional Training Series No.: 6 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.XIV.1 ISBN: 9211541352 SYMBOL: HR/P/PT/6 PAGES: 24pp. PRICE: $19.00 DESCRIPTION: The publication presents human rights training methodology developed on the basis of the experience gained by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) throughout the many years of experience in the field. The methodological approach the publication introduces, is comprised of basic elements which, appropriately adapted and modified for each target group, can provide useful guidance for the conceptualization, planning, implementation and evaluation of human rights training programmes for adult professionals. Human Rights Training comprises an introduction to the meaning of human rights, the United Nations human rights programme, and also the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. TITLE: Independent Institutions: Protecting Children's Rights SERIES: Innocenti Digest No.: 8 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.XX.18 PAGES: 28pp. PRICE: $12.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication focuses on independent human rights institutions for children. It points out the urgent need to create such institutions in every country in the world to protect, promote, and monitor children's rights. The publication evaluates the effectiveness and impact of existing institutions, examines the essential characteristics required if such institutions are to fulfil their functions, and challenges the objections frequently presented. Information on existing independent, statutory bodies is also included. TITLE: Istanbul Protocol: Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment SERIES: Professional Training Series No.: 8 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.XIV.1 & CORRIGENDUM ISBN: 9211541360 SYMBOL: HR/P/PT/8 PAGES: 84pp. PRICE: $18.00 DESCRIPTION: Although international human rights and humanitarian law consistently prohibit torture under any circumstance, torture and ill-treatment are practised in more than half the world's countries. This manual was developed to enable states to address one of the most fundamental concerns in protecting individuals from torture - effective documentation. The Istanbul Protocol is intended to serve as international guidelines for investigating cases of alleged torture and for reporting findings to the judiciary or any other investigative body. TITLE: Migrant Trafficking and Human Smuggling in Europe: A Review of the Evidence with Case Studies from Hungary, Poland and Ukraine LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.III.S.4 ISBN: 9290680970 PAGES: 416pp. PRICE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: There is growing concern in Europe about the rising scale of migrant trafficking and human smuggling. This publication aims to fill the gap for systematic research on this issue. It presents a comprehensive review of the different elements involved in the analysis of trafficking of migrants in Europe including definitions; theoretical developments; criminality; and international agreements and conventions. Migrant Trafficking and Human Smuggling in Europe also presents in-depth case studies from Hungary, Poland and the Ukraine looking at such issues as: irregular migration; government responses; profile of trafficked migrants; and the business of trafficking and alien smuggling. TITLE: Optional Protocol: Text and Materials - The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.IV.2 ISBN: 9211302021 PAGES: 176pp. PRICE: $17.95 DESCRIPTION: The Optional Protocol is a landmark achievement in women's enjoyment of their human rights. It provides a mechanism for reporting and inquiry into human rights violations against women. This publication traces the process leading to the adoption of the General Assembly resolution on the Optional Protocol, and seeks to provide Government Officials, scholars, and women's rights advocates with easy access to texts and materials on its development. Section I provides an overview of its legislative history and describes the roles played by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Commission on the Status of Women as well as United Nations World Conferences. Section II describes the main elements of the Optional Protocol followed by a chronology of events in Section III. Section IV reproduces the documents referred to in Section I. The volume concludes with a bibliography on the Optional Protocol. TITLE: Promoting Women's Rights as Human Rights SERIES: Studies on Women in Development No.: 2 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.II.F.53 ISBN: 9211200032 SYMBOL: ST/ESCAP/1974 PAGES: 152pp. PRICE: $20.00 DESCRIPTION: Women's rights have traditionally been viewed as separate from human rights. Yet, throughout their lifetime, women are often faced with violations of their human rights. To address those issues, an Expert Group Meeting was organized to review the progress achieved in the Asia and the Pacific region in treating women's rights as human rights, and to formulate recommendations on women's legal rights and the elimination of violence against women. This publication contains the report, recommendations and background papers presented by the participants at the meeting. It is hoped that the publication will enable women to discuss the problems and to share positive developments in order to achieve equal legal status in their civil and private lives. TITLE: Working to Empower Women: UNFPA's Experience in Implementing the Beijing Platform for Action LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.III.H.2 ISBN: 0897145755 PAGES: 24pp. PRICE: $5.00 DESCRIPTION: This publication highlights what UNFPA has done - and is doing - to support government and civil society in each of the 12 critical areas of the Beijing Platform for Action. All UNFPA activities are built on the premise that women's rights are universal, indivisible and inalienable human rights that must be protected and promoted. TITLE: Human Rights on CD-ROM 1999: Bibliographical References to United Nations Documents and Publications YEAR: 1980/98 VOLUME: 4th Edition LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: GV.98.0.9 ISBN: 9211007690 SYMBOL: CD-ROM HUMAN RIGHTS PRICE: $98.00 DESCRIPTION: This user-friendly CD-ROM contains over 20,000 bibliographic references for the period 1980-1998. It also includes 5,000 full-text documents and 95 international instruments. Searches can be conducted in English, French and Spanish using the on-line trilingual subject thesaurus. TITLE: Human Rights: A Compilation of International Instruments VOLUME: I PART: I&II LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 94.XIV.1 ISBN: 9211540992 SYMBOL: ST/HR/1/REV.5 PAGES: 950pp. PRICE: $50.00 DESCRIPTION: A two-volume set that constitutes a comprehensive catalogue of the existing human rights instruments adopted at both universal and regional levels. This compilation contributes to a wider knowledge and increased awareness of international human rights standards. It is a valuable source for all those interested and engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. TITLE: Human Rights: A Compilation of International Instruments - Regional Instruments VOLUME: II LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 97.XIV.1 ISBN: 9211541247 SYMBOL: ST/HR/7/REV.5 (VOL.II) PAGES: 496pp. PRICE: $45.00 DESCRIPTION: This comprehensive presentation of the existing human rights instruments adopted at the regional level will contribute to a wider knowledge and increased awareness of international human rights standards. It is a valuable source for all those interested and engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. TITLE: Human Rights: Status of International Instruments - Chart of Ratifications as at 31 December 1997 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 87.XIV.2 REV.16 SYMBOL: ST/HR/4/REV.16 PAGES: 12pp. PRICE: $5.00 DESCRIPTION: This booklet is the sixteenth revision and update of the same title as of 31 December 1997. It contains details of ratifications and signatures by each member state for each international human rights convention and other instruments. It replaces previous revisions. TITLE: Basic Facts About the United Nations YEAR: 2000 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 00.I.21 ISBN: 9211008506 SYMBOL: DPI/2155 PAGES: 364pp. PRICE: $12.50 DESCRIPTION: This new updated edition of Basic Facts About the United Nations reflects the wide range of concerns and multitude of ways in which the United Nations touches the lives of people everywhere. It chronicles the work of the Organization in such areas as peace, development, human rights, refugees, disarmament and international legal order. In describing the work of the UN System, this publication provides us with a blueprint of our concerns, problems and determined efforts to find solutions. TITLE: Yearbook of the United Nations YEAR: 2000 VOLUME: 54 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: 01.I.1 H ISBN: 9211008409 PAGES: 1524pp. PRICE: $150.00 DESCRIPTION: The Yearbook of the United Nations, comprehensive and reliable, is the primary reference work on the United Nations. This fifty-second volume of the Yearbook details the many activities of the Organization and its organs, programmes and bodies in 1998. It provides an overview of the major challenges the Organization has addressed in a variety of areas, including peacekeeping and peacemaking; disarmament; human rights; refugees and displaced persons; international crime and corruption; natural resources and energy; and System-wide Special Initiative on Africa. This 1,500 pages volume is fully indexed and reproduces all major General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council resolutions issued during the year. It will be a valuable resource for diplomats, government officials, scholars, journalists and others with a serious interest in international and United Nations affairs. TITLE: United Nations Chronicle YEAR: 2001 LANGUAGE: E. SALES #: SUBSC. PAGES: 78pp. PRICE: $25.00 annual subscription DESCRIPTION: A must-read for every concerned world citizen, the United Nations Chronicle is a quarterly, easy-to-read report on the work of the United Nations and its agencies. Produced by the United Nations Department of Public Information, every issue covers a wide range United Nations related activities: from fighting the drug war to fighting racial discrimination, from relief and development to nuclear disarmament, terrorism, and the world-wide environmental crisis. Written in English and available in French, Spanish and Arabic, the United Nations Chronicle includes a review of current Security Council and General Assembly sessions as well as information on future United Nations Conferences and publications. (See our List of Periodicals for subscription details.) 
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