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Additional Resources
The United Nations Fact Sheet 7 includes general information about the 1503 Procedure of the Commission on Human Rights.  Most UN Fact Sheets can be accessed on the web.

More information about the Revised 1503 Procedure as well as States that have been examined under this mechanism is also available on the UN website. 

Frontline, an Irish NGO, has created a Human Rights Defenders Manual, which includes detailed information on using the 1503 Procedure in cases of specific human rights violations.

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