In addition to the below guides and manuals, also see our series of shorter references, including our Thematic Research Guides on specific human rights topics, Country Factsheets, and system-specific summaries of the Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies requirement.
Researching International Human Rights Law (Jan. 2022 update)
Civil Society Access to International Oversight Bodies: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (2019)
Part of a series on Civil Society Access to International Human Rights Spaces.
Civil Society Access to International Oversight Bodies: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (2018)
Part of a series on Civil Society Access to International Human Rights Spaces.
Manual: Advocacy before the African Human Rights System (2016)
Manual: Advocacy before the Inter-American System (2014)
(English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole) See the accompanying video and other informational tools on the Inter-American Human Rights System.
Handbook: Human Rights Advocacy in the United States (2013)
Primer: Advocacy Opportunities with the Human Rights Council (2012)
10 Essential Steps for First Time Advocacy at the Human Rights Council (2012)
