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7.
Since the last report of the Secretary-General, the demand for OHCHR publications has
increased considerably. During the reporting period, the Office has distributed more than
268,712 copies of human rights publications, in addition to the 2,000 copies of each publication
which are regularly distributed by the Distribution Section at the United Nations Office at
Geneva through the mailing list established jointly by OHCHR and the Distribution Section.
OHCHR also considerably increased the number of publications available on its website.
1. Fact Sheets
8.
The Fact Sheet Series consists of booklets that deal with topical human rights issues and
explain the structure and procedures of United Nations human rights treaty monitoring bodies
and special mechanisms. The goal is to help readers understand basic human rights and the
international machinery that has been established to promote and protect them. All Fact Sheets
are available on the OHCHR website, thereby contributing to their dissemination, a reduction in
print runs and a rationalization of costs.
9.
During the reporting period, Fact Sheet No. 15 (Rev.1), Civil & Political Rights: The
Human Rights Committee, was issued in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish;
Fact Sheet No. 24 (Rev.1), The International Convention on Migrant Workers and its
Committee, was issued in English, French and Spanish; Fact Sheet No. 30, The United Nations
Human Rights Treaty System: An introduction to the core human rights treaties and the treaty
bodies, was issued in Chinese, English and Russian.
2. Training and educational material
10.
The Professional Training Series consists of handbooks and manuals intended to increase
awareness of international standards and is directed at target audiences selected for their ability
to influence the human rights situation at the national level. Although primarily designed to
support the training activities of the OHCHR Technical Cooperation Programme, these
publications also serve as practical tools for organizations that provide human rights education to
professional groups.
11.
During the period under review the following items of the series were published: No. 9,
Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges,
Prosecutors and Lawyers, in Arabic; No. 11, Human Rights and Prisons: Manual on Human
Rights Training for Prison Officials, in Arabic, English, French and Russian; No. 11/Add.1,
Human Rights and Prisons: Compilation of International Human Rights Instruments concerning
the Administration of Justice, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Russian; No. 11/Add.2,
Human Rights and Prisons: Trainer’s Guide on Human Rights Training for Prison Officials, in
Arabic, English, French, Russian and Spanish; No. 11/Add.3, Human Rights and Prisons:
Pocket Book of International Human Rights Standards for Prison Officials, in all official
languages; No. 12, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Handbook for National Human
Rights Institutions, in all official languages; No. 13, Human Rights - Handbook for
Parliamentarians, published jointly with the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in English and French.
12.
Within the framework of the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education, which
includes a series of publications aimed at supporting general human rights education efforts by
all partners, a revised version of ABC: Teaching Human Rights - practical activities for primary
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