How to file complaints on human rights violations

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the German United Nations Association together with the German Commission for UNESCO decided to publish a manual on how the existing UN human rights mechanisms and procedures function and how they can be used more effectively by individuals/victims of human rights violations as well as by NGOs in the field of human rights. This manual is the third enlarged and updated edition of the 1998 publication which serves as a basis for further translations and national publications. It is written for individuals and NGOs with the intention of offering practical guidance and of increasing the still lacking transparency. It includes, inter alia, important addresses, charts describing the different procedures and model forms for communications.