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Publicación Summary: Protecting Human Rights on the Ground. Case Studies on the Origin and Development of OHCHR Country Offices and their Relevance for the Situation in VenezuelaLigia Bolívar Osuna; Lucía Ramírez BolívarThe following is a summary of the findings and conclusions of a comparative study regarding OHCHR country offices in four locations (Cambodia, Colombia, Guatemala and Tunisia). The study ultimately aims to generate reflections derived from these comparative experiences for the case of Venezuela. The study’s methodology included document review and conducting interviews with around 60 officials and former officials of OHCHR, human rights defenders from the four countries studied and from Venezuela, representatives of international human rights NGOs, officials of the United Nations system with knowledge of the situation in Venezuela and former officials of public institutions of the countries studiedPublicación Protecting Human Rights on the Ground. Case Studies on the Origin and Development of OHCHR Country Offices and their Relevance for the Situation in VenezuelaLigia Bolívar Osuna; Lucía Ramírez BolívarDuring the investigation, the presence of OHCHR completed its first six months in Venezuela, so a consultation with human rights defenders in the country was included to assess this experience. Being the first comparative research in this field, its findings are equally of interest to other audiences beyond Venezuela. Following the proposal to create in Venezuela a country office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the need arises to explore some experiences that can provide insights to those who, from civil society in general and the human rights movement in particular, have an interest in promoting a process of greater presence and monitoring by the international human rights system in Venezuela, so that this process is the product of informed and strategically considered decisions. This study identifies processes, strategies, lessons and practices that may or may not be applicable to the situation in Venezuela, based on a comparative analysis of the experience of four OHCHR country offices with different characteristics and contexts, but with elements of interest for the Venezuelan case: Cambodia, Colombia, Guatemala and Tunisia. The purpose is to provide elements to the national human rights movement and other interested parties in Venezuela, for the design of a realistic and coordinated advocacy strategy against the different actors involved: the UN human rights system, government, other interested States and donors. During the investigation, the presence of OHCHR completed its first six months in Venezuela, so a consultation with human rights defenders in the country was included to assess this experience. Being the first comparative research in this field, its findings are equally of interest to other audiences beyond Venezuela.Publicación The Intersection of Migration with Authoritarian and Illiberal Tendencies: Contextualized in Latin America and the Middle EastChristy Baile Crouse; Nur Elçik Sari; Jessica Corredor VillamilDemocratic and authoritarian governments alike may respond to migrant flows with authoritarian and illiberal tendencies. These practices tend to negatively impact the inclusion, protection, and humane treatment of migrants. We view this as a problem; migration or the movement of people is a reality, and the response to this reality is a choice that countries are faced with constantly. We wish to better understand the factors that trigger or mitigate these authoritarian and illiberal responses to migration. This exploratory, theoretical study engages with the nuance of both migration and authoritarian tendencies to provide a wide and conversation-starting introduction to the intersection of these topics. For this research, we focus on Latin America and the Caribbean (lac) and the Middle East and North Africa (mena), with examples from Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Turkey, and Lebanon. These two regions are currently experiencing major migration crises. Our study aims to contribute to the conversation and debate about the ways in which countries respond with authoritarian or illiberal tendencies to migrant flows into, out of, or through them. Our guiding questions include: How are migration flows revealing and provoking authoritarian and illiberal tendencies in countries with different levels of democratic development? What are the illiberal and authoritarian tendencies that we observe in the responses to migrant flows of countries with differing levels of democracy? What are the authoritarian and illiberal practices that contribute to migrants’ low acceptance and integration in destination countries? What factors trigger, or mitigate, these tendencies in both receiving and sending countries? These questions help us explore the relationship between migration and authoritarian and illiberal tendencies. Our findings identify certain factors that we believe either trigger or mitigate such tendencies.Publicación Making Social Rights Real: Implementation strategies for Courts, Decision Makers and Civil SocietyCésar Rodríguez Garavito ; Celeste KauffmanGiven the disappointing implementation levels in various countries and across human rights systems, this guide seeks to contribute to the discussion regarding strategies for courts, international decision-makers, and civil society to increase the implementation of ESCR decisions. For generations, human rights defenders have struggled to secure recognition of economic, social and cultural rights (ESC rights) and ensure their justiciability in national, regional and international courts, a struggle that has been very successful. National courts around the world, including in Colombia, India, South Africa and Kenya, are expressing their views on ESC rights on a regular basis, and several countries have explicitly included the justiciability of ESC rights in their constitutions. Regional tribunals such as the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights now consider petitions on ESCR. At the international level, in 2013, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic and Social Rights entered into force, allowing the Committee on Economic and Social Rights to hear individual complaints concerning violations of ESC rights