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and secondary schools, was issued in Spanish. A Universal Declaration of Human Rights poster,
containing the text of the Universal Declaration, was distributed in English, French and Spanish.
Finally, the Plan of Action for the First Phase of the World Programme for Human Rights
Education was published in English, jointly with UNESCO.
3. Special issue papers
13.
Special issue papers explore selected issues in greater depth. Issues are chosen in the
light of their topicality and urgency, and of recent developments which have led to a change of
perspective or emphasis that demands closer analysis. Several special issue papers were
published in the period under review: International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human
Rights - 2006 Consolidated Version (in English); Human Rights and World Trade Agreements Using general exception clauses to protect human rights (in Arabic, Chinese, English and
Russian); Frequently asked questions on a human rights-based approach to development
cooperation (in English, French and Spanish); 25 Years Rebuilding Lives - United Nations
Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (in English, French and Spanish); Indigenous people’s
right to adequate housing - A global overview (published jointly with UN-HABITAT in
English); Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice (published jointly with the
United Nations Global Compact in English); Dimensions of Racism (published jointly with
UNESCO in English); Assessing the Effectiveness of National Human Rights Institutions
(published jointly with the International Council on Human Rights Policy in English, French
and Spanish); Principles and Guidelines for a Human Rights Approach to Poverty Reduction
Strategies (in English, Web-based).
14.
Rule-of-law tools for post-conflict States include the following: Truth Commissions, in
Arabic, English and French; Mapping the justice sector, in Arabic, English and French;
Monitoring legal systems in Arabic, English and French; Prosecution initiatives, in Arabic and
English; Vetting: an operational framework, in Arabic and English.
4. Reference material
15.
The OHCHR reference publications give researchers and human rights law practitioners
access to key human rights instruments and other essential information. The material includes
jurisprudence from human rights treaty bodies under the following tiles: Compilation of
documents or texts adopted and used by various intergovernmental, international, regional and
subregional organizations aimed at promoting and consolidating democracy, in English;
Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol (vol. IV), in
French, Russian and Spanish; Selected Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the
Optional Protocol (vol. V), in English, French and Spanish; Selected Decisions of the Human
Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol (vol. VI), in English and Russian; Selected
Decisions of the Human Rights Committee under the Optional Protocol (vol. VII), in English;
and The Core International Human Rights Treaties, in Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
5. Promotional material
16.
The purpose of promotional material is to inform the general public about United Nations
work in the field of human rights. It provides answers to the most frequently asked questions
about the United Nations human rights programme as well as information on how to use the
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