OHCHR Field Manual
Definition
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Field Manual on Human Rights Monitoring. Provides operational guidance for human rights monitoring in complex and potentially dangerous environments, including documentation of grave sites and protection of sources.
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- Working in Conflict and Politically Sensitive ContextsThe UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Field Manual on Human Rights Monitoring. Provides operational guidance for human rights monitoring in c...