International Service for Human Rights

ISHR provides a range of practical information to help defenders and other stakeholders understand, access, and engage with the different bodies and mechanisms within the UN human rights system.

The following guides allow users to understand how the system works and who can be contacted about what issue:

• The Info-Pack  (updated January 2008)
• The Simple Guide to the Treaty Bodies (July 2010)
• The Handbook on issues of transition from the Commission on Human Rights to the Human Rights Council (June 2006)
• The Guide to the Peacebuilding Commission (autumn 2006)

The Info-Pack, the Handbook, and the Guide to the Peacebuilding Commission are available in French too.

More on NGO participation

Under the Human Rights Council and Treaty Bodies sections, you will find information for NGOs, which provides updated information on NGO participation.