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sanitation, food and decent work.23 In addition, OHCHR developed a set of human rights
indicators specifically related to migrants and their families, with an initial focus on their
rights to health, education and decent work.
73.
OHCHR conducted capacity-building in monitoring economic, social and cultural
rights in, inter alia, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania and the occupied Palestinian territories, and for
the judicial protection of those rights in Guatemala, Madagascar and Montenegro, among
others. OHCHR also provided technical support on the right to food in Malawi and the right
to health in Togo. In Mexico, OHCHR increased awareness of State institutions and nonState actors about international obligations vis-à-vis economic and social rights. In
Cambodia, OHCHR assisted indigenous communities in obtaining collective land titles. In
the Plurinational State of Bolivia, OHCHR supported the development of human rights
indicators on the rights to food, education, health, work and housing and the right of
women to live a life free of violence. In the Republic of Moldova, OHCHR worked with
the Ministry of Health to establish an anti-discrimination commission to examine equality
issues in law, policy and practice in the health sector.
E.
Widening the democratic space
74.
Transparent and participative societies based on dialogue, pluralism and tolerance
exist where State and non-State actors respect the exercise of rights, including freedom of
opinion and expression, peaceful assembly and association and participation in public life.
The exercise of these freedoms is fundamental to fostering dialogue, upholding the rule of
law and democracy.
75.
To commemorate the 20-year review of the implementation of the Beijing
Declaration and Platform for Action, OHCHR launched a campaign to give visibility and
legitimacy to the work of women human rights defenders, comprising 12 videos to be
released via social media on the 12 areas of concern of the Beijing Platform for Action. The
OHCHR Regional Office for Central Africa created a regional platform on women’s
political participation in the region. In Cambodia, OHCHR organized a workshop for
women human rights defenders from the Asia-Pacific region.
76.
OHCHR conducted human rights training for independent electoral commissions,
parliamentarians, civil society actors and media professionals ahead of local elections
planned in several African countries between 2014 and 2017. In Thailand, OHCHR
monitored human rights in relation to the demonstrations and elections and conducted a
human rights analysis of the 2014 interim Constitution, including on issues related to
participation in the conduct of public affairs. In Chile, it developed a compilation of
national, regional and international standards relating to peaceful protests.
77.
Pursuant to Human Rights Council decision 24/116, OHCHR organized an expert
panel discussion on the safety of journalists at the twenty-sixth session of the Council. It
compiled good practices on the protection of journalists, the prevention of attacks
committed against them and the fight against impunity for such attacks.24 It also contributed
to the first report of the Secretary-General on the safety of journalists and the issue of
impunity.25 Together with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization and the Council of Europe, OHCHR co-hosted the third United Nations inter-
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Available from www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/HR-PUB-14-1_en.pdf.
See A/HRC/27/35.
A/69/268.
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