Human Rights

UCLG and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights address the importance of local and regional governments in protecting human rights

Participants to the meeting highlighted the key role of local governments in pushing for new solidarity initiatives that particularly focus on raising awareness on the situation of local communities and those most affected by human rights violations.

The thematic focus of this year's Forum is the connection between historical memory and social mobilisation as the cornerstone of the "City of Human Rights" vision.

This 2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the democratic uprising in Gwangju.

UCLG brings the voice of local and regional governments calling for human rights-based housing strategies at the UN Human Rights Council

“We are determined to put an end to privileges and change the regulatory framework. We must secure the Right to Housing as a key component of the Right to the City”.

On the occasion of Human Rights Day 2015 we call for the inclusion of the Right to the City in Habitat III

In the context of the preparatory process towards Habitat III and inspired by the occasion of Human Rights Day 2015, we, local and regional governments, call for the inclusion of the Right to the City as the cornerstone of the New Urban Agenda and of the responsibility of all the actors f

“From COP21 to Habitat III” and the UCLG Executive Bureau in Paris

On 5 December, UCLG held two important meetings for local and regional governments in the framework of the COP21 in Paris, “From COP21 to Habitat III”, a seminar on the social dimensions of climate action in Saint- Denis, and the UCLG Executive Bureau at Paris City Hall. Debates at both e

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