Human Rights and Moral Voice

“The prime minister of Israel called on the moral voice of the Vatican.”

Welcome to the Christ Church Cathedral Human Rights Reading Room

The Human Rights Reading Room is an online compendium of research into the socio-moral, spiritual and economic impacts of human rights abuse on a global scale. The three sections below are uniquely divided according to associated topics. Please continue to return to the Reading Room as new and timely articles and other information will be added as they become available.

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Index of titles


1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights	Faith Based Diplomacy and Reconciliation	Business and Human Rights Resource Centre: Helping companies with human rights
1986 African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights	Does Human Rights Need God? Bucar and Barnett
2004 League of Arab States, Arab Charter on Human Rights	Faith Based Reconciliation: An Outline of Notes - Brian Cox	The 10 Principles in Human Rights
1951 Convention (Treaty) on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide	Faith-based Diplomacy: Bridging the Religious Divide - Dr. Douglas M. Johnson	Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice – 4 Case Studies
African Charter for Popular Participation in Development and Transformation	The Global Face of Public Faith: Politics, Human Rights & Christian Ethics - David Hollenbach, S.J.	Overview - UN Global Compact
International Center for Religion & Diplomacy		U.S. Participants in UN Global Compact: I... Business Schools
Rome Statute on the International Criminal		U.S. Participants in UN Global Compact: II...Civil Society Organizations
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library		U.S. Participants in UN Global Compact: III... Business Associations
OHCHR and International Bar Association; A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers		U.S. Participants in UN Global Compact: IV...Cities - Should Cincinnati region participate?
2009 Human Rights Watch Worldwide Report		How to become a Cities participant in the UN Global Compact
2009 Association for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).		Frequently Asked Questions What is the objective of the integrity measures?
July 2009 Assembly of the African Union 13th Ordinary Session – Decisions and Declarations		Communicating Progress (COP) Policy Useful helps.
African HR Charters of Peoples Rights in Development		Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Statement by USA and UK Governments
UN Declaration on the Right to Development		Multinational Corporations & Human Rights Questions about their Relationships – A Report.
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action		ABA Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights		The International Labour Organization (ILO)
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples		International Bar Association Human Rights Institute Indigenous Peoples Committee
		Harvard Human Rights Corporate Accountability Guide
		Africom Letter to Eric Holder
		Corporate Human Rights Advocacy – Good Practice Notes
		Sample commitment Letter for Non- Business Organizations