4.6 United Nations human rights publications
Human rights publications are strategically important to the promotion of human rights. Publications are aimed at: raising awareness about human rights and fundamental freedoms; raising awareness with regard to the existing ways and means at international level for promoting and protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms; encouraging debate on human rights issues under discussion in the various United Nations organs and bodies; serving as a per- manent human rights resource for readers.
Below is a list of available human rights publications issued by OHCHR. Publi- cations are free of charge – Human Rights Fact Sheets, Basic Information Kits on the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and certain ad hoc pub- lications – and are available from the address below. Their reproduction in lan- guages other than the official United Nations languages is encouraged provided that no changes are made to the contents and that OHCHR is advised by the reproducing organization and given credit as being the source of  the material.
Publications issued as United Nations sales publication – the Professional Train- ing Series, the Study Series and certain reference and ad hoc publications can be ordered from the United Nations Bookshops listed below, with offices in Geneva and New York. United Nations sales publications are protected by copyright.
It is important to note that many other United Nations publications are avail- able through the United Nations bookshop. For a list of other publications relating to human rights, see the website for each United Nations body at annex VI or contact the United Nations bookshops.
For further information about OHCHR human rights publications, see the OHCHR Website at: http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/pubs.htm