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Useful Background:<br>
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The Office of the High Commission for Human Rights, with
input from civil society, has produced a guide entitled: <br>
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"€˜Civil Society Space and the United Nations Human Rights
System - A Practical Guide for Civil Society€". <br>
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This publication underlines issues related to the work of
civil society actors. It explains concepts of civil society,
challenges civil society actors face, and describes civil
society space and elements for promoting it.<br>
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The PDF guide is available in <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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ALSO: The UN Human Rights Office has launched a publication "<a
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target="_blank">€A ˜Women'€™s Rights are Human Rights"€™</a>,
a handbook for anyone seeking to understand the basics of
women's human rights,€“ the legal standards, the political
commitments, and specific issues of particular importance to
women and girls' empowerment and rights.<br>
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