InternationalHumanRightsMechanisms

International Human Rights Mechanisms

SDC seeks to use international human rights mechanisms to inform and advance its development programs. Below Factsheets give an overview of the key mechanisms (Universal Periodic Review or UPR; Treaty Bodies, Special Procedures) as well as how SDC can and has used them for its work.

Most relevant documents

Factsheet on the Universal Periodic Review and its Relevance for SDC
Factsheet on the UN Treaty Bodies and their Relevance for SDC
Factsheet on the UN Special Procedures and their Relevance for SDC

Most relevant links

Helvetas guide on advocating through the UN Human Rights system
FDFA ABC of Human rights
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Human Rights Indicators
UNDP-OHCHR Toolkit on National Human Rights Institutions