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12 September 2015

Effective use of the law and human rights by the voluntary sector

Neil Crowther
Outlines the potential value of law and human rights based approaches to the voluntary sector and highlights existing good practice.
Strengthening Civil Society

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This paper informed the current focus on use of the law and human rights by the voluntary sector by our Strengthening the Voluntary Sector programme (2015-).

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