This toolkit was produced by CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance, as part of the Civic Space Initiative (CSI). A partnership between CIVICUS, the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), ARTICLE 19, and the World Movement for Democracy, The Civic Space Initiative (CSI) is working to protect and expand civic space by fostering an enabling… [Read More]
Human Rights Resources
A list of free guides, how-to tools and other resources on Human Resources for NGOs and development professionals.
A Free Handbook for NGOs and CSOs: Engaging Africa-based Human Rights Mechanisms
This publication was produced under the ”Consolidating Civil Society’s Role in the Transition from African Human Rights Standards to Practice project”, funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the International Commission of Jurists – European Institutions (ICJ-EI), the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), the ICJ Kenya Section and the… [Read More]
A Free Training Guide: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has developed this Training Guide in response. It seeks to provide basic information on a rights-based approach to disability, on the fundamental elements of the Convention and its Optional Protocol, and on the processes and issues underlying their ratification, implementation and monitoring. Consequently,… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Protection of Persons with Disabilities
This toolkit is primarily intended for use by Handicap International staff and key partners. Any dissemination beyond its original objective should take place in consultation with Handicap International Sri Lanka. Objectives Raising awareness of protection framework and basic principles; Increasing understanding of particular protection risks faced by Persons with Disabilities; Providing guidance on identification, assessment,… [Read More]
A Free Disability Inclusive Development Toolkit
Disability inclusion is part of a wider movement for inclusive development that strives for the active participation and representation of all people regardless of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, race, class, religion, sexuality or any other characteristic. Disability-inclusive development is part of this social justice movement that challenges unjust systems and exclusive policies, relations and practice. Disability… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on “Children and Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights”: User Guide
Protecting Adolescents from Gender Based Violence through the Promotion of their Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights’ is a three-year project launched by Save the Children aimed to raise awareness and enhance protection of children and adolescents (10-17 years old) in the MENA region from gender based violence (early marriage, FGM and sexual abuse) through promoting… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Trainers: HIV/AIDS in the News – Journalists as Catalysts
This toolkit is a collection of participatory exercises for use in sensitization of media persons involved in HIV/AIDS coverage. It can also be integrated with the existing curriculum of schools of journalism and mass communication. The toolkit has been developed keeping in view the needs of journalists working in remote areas having limited access to… [Read More]
A Free Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Toolkit
A new convention on crimes against humanity (CAH) is in its final draft stages, but most civil society groups including women, LGBTIQ, disability, Indigenous, aboriginal, youth, caste, and racial and ethnic minority rights groups have not weighed in. While the current treaty draft embraces strong language from the Rome Statute (which created the International Criminal… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on Women’s Land Rights
This toolkit gathers together information on five tools that have been successfully used by members of the International Land Coalition (ILC) to promote, protect and strengthen women’s land rights. It is intended to facilitate mutual learning based on good practices. What is this toolkit for? This toolkit aims to provide a range of useful tools,… [Read More]
A Free Handbook on Effective Prosecution Responses to Violence Against Women and Girls
Drawing upon the recommendations and guidance contained in the updated Model Strategies and Practical Measures, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women, in cooperation with Thailand Institute of Justice, have drafted the Handbook on Effective Prosecution Responses to Violence against Women and Girls with a view to assist prosecutors in… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Integrating LGBT Activities into Programming
This Toolkit contains resources to assist Europe and Eurasia (E&E) region Mission staff and implementing partners to increase and improve the LGBT community’s involvement in development programming. LGBT initiatives are a new priority for USAID, and there is still much to learn and understand about how to work most effectively with LGBT people and communities…. [Read More]
A Free Take Action Toolkit
The ITF End Violence against Women Transport Workers ‘Take Action Toolkit’ for affiliates wanting to expand or kick-start their action on ending violence against women transport workers. This toolkit is aimed at those running workshops and campaigns, those who are involved in collective bargaining, those who are seeking education on the issue and those who… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on the Right to Health for Southern and East Africa
This toolkit is an adaptation of ‘A toolkit on the Right to Health’ first published in 2011 by the Learning Network on Health and Human Rights (as First edition: Toolkit on the Right to Health). This toolkit was designed in response to the need for a practical tool to empower communities in Southern and East… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Addressing Security and Human Rights Challenges in Complex Environments
The “Addressing Security and Human Rights Challenges in Complex Environments” Toolkit has been developed by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Toolkit is part of a joint DCAF-ICRC project that draws on the experience of the two organisations in order… [Read More]
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A Free Activist Toolkit on Differentiated Service Delivery
The What Works for Me: Activist Toolkit on Differentiated Service Delivery was developed with the aim of strengthening community engagement and demand for recipient–centred models of care, specifically differentiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery. The International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) and the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) partnered to produce this toolkit, which… [Read More]
A Free Human Rights Education toolkit: Write for Rights 2018
The Human Rights Education (HRE) Write for Rights (W4R) toolkit was created to support participation with your students in the 2018 campaign. By learning about the lives of others and writing persuasive letters to help end human rights violations and achieve justice, you and your students contribute to the international human rights movement and see… [Read More]
COMPASS Training Courses: A Free Handbook for Organisers
Compass National and Regional Training Courses on Human Rights Education are core activities in the programme of the Council of Europe’s Youth Department, as a direct contribution to the organisation’s mission of promoting and protecting human rights. These courses also support the implementation of the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and… [Read More]
A Free National Action Plan Development Toolkit
National Action Plan Development Toolkit shows how you can use the global Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda as a tool to promote greater gender justice, peace and freedom for all in your own country. You will find information on how to advocate for the development of a National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit: Community Schools Academy Curriculum
Community Schools Academy Curriculum toolkit is intended to serve as a resource for youth development professionals, youth-serving organizations and educational institutions aiming to develop civic engagement and tolerance in young people. The included materials were developed for the Youth Civic Engagement and Dialogue (YCED) Program, which brought together Roma and non-Roma youth (ages 14-18) in… [Read More]
