Core UN Human Rights Entities/Resources
Guides, Overviews, and General Resources
- UN Digital LibraryRepository for born-digital and digitized UN documents, as well as bibliographic records for UN documents that have not yet been digitized. Includes a both a simple and an advanced search tool, linked data features, and the option to search document information or full-text documents.
- UN Treaty CollectionSearch the UNTS database for treaties and international agreements relating to human rights and many other topics. Search by participant o title (for some, by popular name); advanced search features available.
Entities
Entities that implement particular treaties:
For additional guidance regarding locating United Nations documentation, see the VU guide Finding UN Documents.
Other UN Agencies
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)Asylum laws and case law from many countries are available in the RefWorld database.
- International Labour Organization: Labour StandardsOrganizes labour standards instruments, and provides a database of international standards (NORMLEX) and national domestic laws (NATLEX).
