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Recent publications
Aim for human rights publishes yearly. Here you find an overview of our most recent books and discussion papers. You can download them for free. Printed versions can be ordered by e-mail (against payment of costs).
| 2010 | Using Law Against Enforced Disappearances When a person ‘disappears’ after being arrested or detained, and the state denies involvement in the matter, the person’s family members often don’t know what course to take. For the search of their loved one they can use judicial and human rights tools. To help the victims of enforced... More |  |
| 2009 | Women's Rights - some progress, many gaps The shadow report "Women's Rights - some progress, many gaps" describes Dutch legislation and policies with respect to women's rights. The report comments on the report of the government to the UN Comittee to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on... More |  |
| 2009 | "Art. 1.1: No one shall be subjected to enforced disappearance” A guide to the International Convention against Enforced Disappearances Aim for human rights developed this guide to inform about the International Convention for the Protection of People against Enforced Disappearances. This colourful, easy-to-read guide, will be an essential tool in the understanding of the convention and campaign against disappearances. It is... More |  |
| 2009 | Guide to Corporate Human Rights Impact Assessment Tools This “Guide to Corporate Human Rights Impact Assessment Tools” presents an overview of the existing Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) tools for business. It supports business managers of (multinational) corporations and their stakeholders to find their way in the world of Human Rights Impact... More |  |
| 2008 | Existence Denied - Photo publication on disappearances The International Coalition against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED), that is coordinated by Aim for human rights, developed this impressive photo book on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the International Day against Disappearances on 30 August 2008. The book has been sent to all heads of... More |  |
| 2008 | Best Practice Guide to the Human Rights Compliance Assessment The Best Practice Guide to the Human Rights Compliance Assessment offers multinational companies answers to questions on human rights and business. The guide is based on practical experiences of companies with Human Rights Compliance Assessment tools, instruments that help analyse and improve... More |  |
| 2006 | Taking women's rights seriously? The Dutch network on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination of Women (CEDAW) and NJCM have presented a shadow report to the Supervisory Committee of CEDAW. The shadow report is a reaction to the official government report. It describes Dutch legislation and policy that... More |  |
| 2006 | Health rights of women assessment instrument (HeRWAI) HeRWAI is an instrument developed by Aim for human rights. The Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument (HeRWAI) is a practical tool for organisations that want to bring a human rights approach into practice. Through a HeRWAI analysis, organisations can link what actually happens with what... More |  |
| 2006 | International Standards on Domestic Violence and Their Implementation in the Western Balkans This report summarizes the findings of a study on domestic violence in countries of the Western Balkan. It describes how international human rights on domestic violence are being implemented by state authorities and NGO's in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro en Serbia.... More |  |
| 2005 | The scope of impunity in Indonesia How many human rights violations have remained unpunished in Indonesia since 1965? The answer "too many" does not help human rights activists in their battle against impunity. In this study Aim for human rights' managing director Martha Meijer tried to analyse mechanisms of impunity in Indonesia... More |  |
