Strengthen your civil society advocacy and UN & regional engagement with our learning modules
Be inspired by good practice on how defenders and activists engage with the human rights systems
Build your advocacy skills with these resources and tools from ISHR and from around the web
Mitigate risk and reprisals when working with UN & regional human rights mechanisms
Explore how the UN can work for you
A short video introduction to the UN human rights system and why it's important for human rights defenders
An overview of the UN and regional human rights tools you can use to address a particular human rights challenge or situation
Understand the connections, strengths and weaknesses of each UN human rights mechanism
How much do you know about the UN human rights bodies? How would you use them in a real life scenario?
Try out this scenario to interact with a Commissioner from the main regional human rights mechanism in Africa, like you will do in real life!
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Begin your learning journey: A quick start guide to getting the most out of the ISHR Academy
Understand the structure, purpose and mandate of the Human Rights Council and the opportunities for effective engagement
Explore the purpose and mandates of the Special Procedures and how you can work with them to strengthen your advocacy
Discover how the UN Treaty Bodies work and how you can use them to increase the impact of your advocacy
Find out about the Universal Periodic Review, the UN’s peer review process that monitors all human rights in all UN Member States through our brand new video! Full Learning Module coming soon
Learn how to access UN human rights mechanisms – when you need accreditation, when you don’t
Learn how human rights defenders have used the UN system for change
Human rights defenders push for UN mechanisms to recognize and address human rights violations faced by LGBT persons
Defenders engage the UN to push for the creation of a Fact-Finding Mission, which finds evidence of crimes against humanity
Human rights defenders use the UN Human Rights mechanisms to seek the release of women human rights defenders and demand accountability for their torture.
Human rights defenders push for UN Special Procedures to recognize and address human and land rights violations faced by indigenous Tuwali communities in the Philippines
Information about the risks and mitigation for reprisals when working with UN & regional human rights mechanisms, as well as your general online safety
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