From the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights: On-line resources for civil society actors

The Civil Society Section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has recently distributed on-line resources for civil society actors. These resources, which the Civil Society Section has chosen from the many available, are produced by a wide variety of actors.  All relate to: --ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING --PROTECTING SPACE --JOURNALISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS Some of these might be useful and the notice (with links) is reproduced below.If you have additional sources worth adding to the list, please let me know. Civil Society Section Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Sharing resources - Civil Society capacity-building Please find below some links, which you may find useful, related to: --ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING --PROTECTING SPACE --JOURNALISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING > CIVICUS Toolkits - http://civicus.org/index.php/en/media-centre-129/toolkits  > The Citizen's Handbook - http://vcn.bc.ca/citizens-handbook/welcome.html  > Overseas Development Institute - Policy Engagement, How Civil Society Can be More Effective - http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/download/160.pdf  > Digitial advocacy toolkits - http://www.tacticaltech.org/toolkitsandguides > Readings on policy reform: http://www.drc-citizenship.org/pages/winning-policy-change  PROTECTING SPACE > Standards of freedom of association - Report of SR on human rights defenders (2009) - http://goo.gl/FKA5Iw  > Role of Legal Reform in Supporting Civil Society - http://goo.gl/rIyRCz  > Human Rights Defenders: Protecting the Right to Defend Human Rights - http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/FactSheet29en.pdf  > ICNL Checklist on CSO laws - http://www.icnl.org/research/library/files/Transnational/checklisten.pdf  > UN Human Rights Committee General Comment on Freedom of Expression: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1LiLA_yILnmSkdQZlVDMUN6STA/edit?pli=1  JOURNALISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS 1. Journalism, issues, skills - To tell you the truth: the ethical journalism initiative - http://ethicaljournalisminitiative.org/pdfs/EJI_book_en.pdf  - Dig Deep and Aim High: A training model for teaching initiative reporting - http://www.icfj.org/sites/default/files/Dig_Deep.pdf  - Reporting for change: a handbook for local journalists in crisis areas - http://iw3.iwpr.net/sites/default/files/iwpr_training_manual_english.pdf  - Institute for War and Peace Reporting - http://iwpr.net/build-journalism/modules-and-exercises-journalism-training  - Making news personal: covering human rights, education, health and other social issues - http://www.icfj.org/sites/default/files/Social_Issues.pdf  - Journalism, media and the challenge of human rights reporting - http://www.ichrp.org/files/reports/14/106_report_en.pdf  - On the road to peace: Reporting Conflict and Ethnic Diversity - http://asiapacific.ifj.org/assets/docs/056/247/4446738-52feef7.pdf  - Media for Democracy in Afghanistan: A handbook for journalists - http://asiapacific.ifj.org/assets/docs/243/031/ca7a3f3-df2e41f.pdf  2. Human Rights - Human rights reporting: a handbook for journalists in South Eastern Europe - http://www.media-diversity.org/en/additional-files/documents/A%20Guides/Journalism%20and%20Human%20Rights%20IFJ%20handbook%20[EN].pdf  - Media and Human Rights Education (ppt, Philippines) - http://www.slideshare.net/noblefranca/media-human-rights-education  - Human Rights Handbook For Journalists in Timor-Leste - http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002202/220249E.pdf  - The Human rights-based approach to journalism: training manual, Viet Nam - http://apfeiu.unescoapceiu.org/pdf/rud_12.pdf  - Freedom of Expression, Access to Information and Empowerment of People - http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001803/180312e.pdf  - Access to information...journalists come first - http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001624/162430e.pdf#162569  - Freedom of expression: a right to be taught - http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001624/162430e.pdf#162568  - Media as partners in education for sustainable development: a training and resource kit - http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001587/158787e.pdf  - Freedom of expression: a guide to the implementation of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights - http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/cooperation/capacitybuilding/publi/materials/947.pdf  3. Gender equality, children and media - A Handbook on Gender Equality Best Practices in European Journalists' Unions - http://www.ifj.org/assets/docs/021/253/bae4f15-24b01fd.pdf  - Getting the Balance Right - Gender Equality in Journalism - http://portal.unesco.org/ci/fr/files/28397/12435929903gender_booklet_en.pdf/gender_booklet_en.pdf  - Telling Their Stories : Child Exploitation and the media : Guidelines for Journalists and Media Professionals - http://asiapacific.ifj.org/assets/docs/055/135/a0c5e37-d756887.pdf  - The Media and Children's Rights - http://www.unicef.org/magic/media/documents/TheMediaAndChildrensRights2005.pdf  4. Precautions - On assignment: a guide to reporting in dangerous situations - http://www.cpj.org/Briefings/2003/safety/journo_safe_guide.pdf  - Practical guide for journalists - http://www.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/guide_gb.pdf