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General human rights
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Further information on general human rights
Here you will find a selection of links to documents and
websites with further information on general human rights.
More information on women's rights and gender can be found here
More information on children's rights can be found here
Further information in German can be found here
Publications by the BMZ and implementing organisations
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Human Rights in German Development Policy
BMZ Strategy Paper 4 | 2011e (PDF 574 KB, accessible) -
Health and Human Rights
BMZ Special 165 (PDF 297 KB, accessible) -
Gender equality in development policy
BMZ Information Brochure 3|2011e (PDF 1.6 MB, accessible) -
Promotion of Good Governance in German Development Policy
BMZ Strategies 178 (PDF 277 KB, accessible) -
Political involvement in German development cooperation
A BMZ Leaflet (PDF 504 KB, accessible) -
Disability and development cooperation – 10 facts or fallacies?
A GIZ publication (PDF 530 KB)
Fundamental human rights covenants
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Websites on the topic
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Information on the principles of Germany's human rights policy
Website of the Federal Foreign Office -
60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Website of the United Nations -
German Institute for Human Rights
(Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte, DIMR) -
German Institute for Human Rights:
Information on development policy and human rights
