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International Human Rights Treaties

Charter of the United Nations | The International Bill of Human Rights | Universal Human Rights Instruments | World Conference on Human Rights and Millennium Assembly | The Right of Self-Determination | Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Minorities | Prevention of Discrimination | Rights of Women | Rights of the Child | Rights of Older Persons | Rights of Persons with Disabilities | Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: Protection of Persons Subjected to Detention or Imprisonment | Social Welfare, Progress and Development | Promotion and Protection of Human Rights | Marriage | Right to Health | Right to Work and to Fair Conditions of Employment | Freedom of Association | Slavery, Slavery-like Practices and Forced Labour | Rights of Migrants | Nationality, Statelessness, Asylum and Refugees | War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, Including Genocice | Humanitarian Law







Charter of the United Nations

  • Charter of the United Nations.
    United Nations Conference on Internatioanl Organization, 26Jun45

  • The International Bill of Human Rights
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
    General Assembly Resolution 217 A (III), 10Dec48
  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
    General Assembly Resolution 2200 A (XXI), 16dDec66
  • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
    General Assembly Resolution 2200 A (XXI), 16Dec66
  • Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
    General Assembly Resolution 2200 A (XXI), 16Dec66
  • Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
    General Assembly Resolution 44/128, 15Dec89
  • Universal Human Rights Instruments

    Acronym

    Instrument

    Monitoring Body
    Date

    ICERD

    International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

    21Dec65

    ICCPR
    International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Human Rights Committee (HRC)

    16Dec66

    ICESCR

    International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

    16Dec66

    CEDAW

    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

    18Dec79

    CAT

    Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Committee against Torture (CAT)

    10Dec84

    CRC

    Convention on the Rights of the Child Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

    20Nov89

    ICRMW

    International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

    18Dec90

    CPED

    International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Committee on Enforced Disappearance (CED)

    20Dec06

    ICRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

    13Dec06

    ICCPR-OP1 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Human Rights Committee (HRC)

    16Dec66

    ICCPR-OP2 Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Human Rights Committee (HRC)

    15Dec89

    OP-CEDAW Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

    06Oct99

    OP-CRC-AC Optional Protocol on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

    25May00

    OP-CRC-SC Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

    25May00

    OP-CAT Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Committee against Torture (CAT)

    18Dec02

    OP-CRPD Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

    12Dec06

    ICESCR-OP Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

    10Dec08


    World Conference on Human Rights and Millennium Assembly

  • Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action.
    World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, A/CONF.157/23, 12Jun93
  • United Nations Millenium Declaration.
    General Assembly, A/RES/55/2, 13Sep00
  • The Right of Self-Determination

  • Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.
    General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV), 14Dec60
  • General Assembly Resolution "Permanent sovereignty over natural resources".
    General Assembly Resolution 1803 (XVII), 14Dec62
  • International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries.
    General Assembly Resolution 44/34, 04Dec89
    Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Minorities

  • Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
    General Assembly Resolution A/RES/61/295, 13Sep07
  • Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169).
    General Conference of the International Conference of the International Labour Organisation, 27Jun89
  • Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities.
    General Assembly Resolution 47/135, 18Dec92
  • Prevention of Discrimination

  • Equal Remuneration Convention.
    General Conference of the International Conference of the International Labour Organisation 34th session, 29Jun51
  • Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111).
    General Conference of the International Conference of the International Labour Organisation 42nd session, 25Jun58
  • International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
    General Assembly Resolution 2106 A (XX), 21Dec65
  • Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice.
    UNESCO General Conference 20th session, 27Nov78
  • Convention against Discrimination in Education.
    UNESCO General Conference, 14Dec60
  • Protocol Instituting a Conciliation and Good Offices Commission to be responsible for seeking a settlement of any disputes which may arise between States Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education.
    UNESCO General Conference, 10Dec62
  • Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief.
    General Assembly Resolution 36/55, 25Nov81
  • World Conference against Racism, 2001 (Durban Declaration and Programme of Action).
    World Conference, Durban, South Africa, 08Sep01
  • Rights of Women

  • Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
    General Assembly Resolution 34/180, 18Dec79
  • Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
    General Assembly Resolution A/54/4, 06Oct99
  • Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflicts.
    General Assembly Resolution 3318 (XXIX), 14Dec74
  • Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.
    General Assembly Resolution 48/104, 20Dec93
  • Rights of the Child

  • Convention on the Rights of the Child.
    General Assembly Resolution 44/25, 20Nov89
  • Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (CRC-OPSC).
    General Assembly Resolution 54/263, 25May00
  • Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (CRC-OPAC).
    General Assembly Resolution A/RES/54/263, 25May00
  • Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138).
    General Conference of the International Labour Organisation 58th session, 26Jun73
  • Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 192).
    General Conference of the International Labour Organisation, 17Jun99
  • Rights of Older Persons

  • United Nations Principles for Older Persons.
    General Assembly Resolution 46/91, 16Dec91
  • Rights of Persons with Disabilities

  • Declaration of Mentally Retarded Persons.
    General Assembly Resolution 2856 (XXVI), 20Dec71
  • Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons.
    General Assembly Resolution 3447 (XXX), 09Dec75
  • Principles for the Proteection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care.
    General Assembly Resolution 46/119, 17Dec91
  • Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities.
    General Assembly Resolution 48/96, 04Mar94
  • Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: Protection of Persons Subjected to Detention

  • Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.
    Economic and Social Council Resolutions 663C (XXIV), 31Jul57 and 2076(LXII), 13May77
  • Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners.
    General Assembly Resolution 45/111, 14Dec90
  • Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment.
    General Assembly Resolution 43/173, 09Dec88
  • United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty.
    General Assembly Resolution 45/113, 14Dec90
  • Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumn or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
    General Assembly Resolution 3452 (XXX), 09Dec75
  • Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
    General Assembly Resolution 39/46, 10Dec84
  • Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment.
    General Assembly, A/RES/57/199, 18Dec02
  • Principles on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
    General Assembly Resolution 55/89 Anexo, 04Dec00
  • Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of those Facing the Death Penalty.
    Economic and Social Council Resolution 1984/50, 25May84
  • Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials.
    General Assembly Resolution 34/169, 17Dec79
  • Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials.
    8th UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, 07Sep90
  • United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures.
    General Assembly Resolution 45/110, 14Dec90
  • United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules).
    General Assembly Resolution 40/33, 28Nov85
  • United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines).
    General Assembly Resolution 45/112, 14Dec90
  • Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power.
    General Assembly Resolution 40/34, 29Nov85
  • Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary.
    General Assembly Resolution 40/32, 29Nov85 y 40/146, 13Dec85
  • Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.
    8th UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, 07Sep90
  • Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors.
    8th UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, 07Sep90
  • Principleson the Effective Prevention and Investgation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions.
    Economic and Social Council Resolution 1989/65, 24May89
  • Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
    General Assembly Resolution 47/133, 12Feb93
  • Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation.
    General Assembly Resolution 60/147, 16Dec05
  • International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
    General Assembly Resolution 61/177, 12Jan07
  • Social Welfare, Progress and Development

  • Declaration on Social Progress and Development.
    General Assembly Resolution 2542 (XXIV), 11Dec69
  • Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition.
    General Assembly Resolution 3348 (XXIX), 17Dec74
  • Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind.
    General Assembly Resolution 3384 (XXX), 10Nov75
  • Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace.
    General Assembly Resolution 39/11, 12Nov84
  • Declaration on the Right to Development.
    General Assembly Resolution 41/128, 04Dec86
  • Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights.
    General Assembly Resolution 53/152, 09Dec98
  • Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity.
    UNESCO General Conference 31st session, 02Nov01
  • Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

  • Principles relating to the status of national institutions (The Paris Principles).
    General Assembly Resolution 48/134, 04Mar94
  • Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
    General Assembly Resolution 53/144, 08Mar99
  • Marriage

  • Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages.
    General Assembly Resolution 1763 A (XVII), 07Nov62
  • Recommendation on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages.
    General Assembly Resolution 2018 (XX), 01Nov65
  • Right to Health

  • Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS.
    General Assembly Resolution S-26/2, 02Aug01
  • Right to Work and to Fair Conditions of Employment

  • Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (Nş122).
    General Conference on the International Labour Organisation 48th session, 09Jul64
  • Freedom of Association

  • Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87).
    General Conference of the International Labour Organisation 31st session, 09Jul48
  • Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) .
    General Conference of the International Labour Organisation 32nd session, 18Jun49
  • Slavery, Slavery-like Practices and Forced Labour

  • Slavery Convention.
    Geneva, Switzerland, 25Sep26
  • Protocol amending the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926.
    General Assembly Resolution 794 (VIII), 23Oct53
  • Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery.
    Conference of Plenipotenciaries, Geneva, Switzerland, 30Apr56
  • Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29).
    General Conference of the International Labour Organisation 14th session, 28Jun30
  • Abolition of Forced Labour, 1957 (No. 105).
    General Conference of the International Labour Organisation 40th session, 25Jun57
  • Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others.
    General Assembly Resolution 317 (IV), 02Dec49
  • Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crimes.
    General Assembly Resolution 55/25, 15Nov00
  • Rights of Migrants

  • International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
    General Assembly Resolution 45/158, 18Dec90
  • Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
    General Assembly Resolution 55/25, 15Nov00
    Nationality, Statelessness, Asylum and Refugees

  • Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.
    Conference of Plenipotenciaries, 30Aug61
  • Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.
    Conference of Plenipotenciaries, Resolution 526 A (XVII), 28Sep54
  • Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.
    Conference of Plenipotenciaries, 28Jul51
  • Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees.
    18Nov66
  • Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in which They Live.
    General Assembly Resolution 40/144, 13Dec85
  • War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, Including Genocide

  • Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crimes of Genocide.
    General Assembly Resolution 260 A (III), 09Dec48
  • Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity.
    General Assembly Resolution 2391 (XXIII), 26Nov68
  • Principles of International Cooperation in the Detection, Arrest, Extradition and Punishment of Persons Guilty of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity.
    General Assembly Resolution 3074 (XXVIII), 03Dec73
  • Statute of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
    Security Council Resolution 827 (1993), 25May93
  • Statute of the International Tribunal for Rwanda.
    Security Council Resolution 955 (1994), 08Nov94
  • Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
    UN Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries, 17Jul98
  • Humanitarian Law

  • Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field.
    Diplomatic Conference, 12Aug49
  • Geneva Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked members of Armed Forces at Sea.
    Diplomatic Conference, 12Aug49
  • Geneva Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War).
    Diplomatic Conference, 12Aug49
  • Geneva Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.
    Diplomatic Conference, 12Aug49
  • Protocol Additional to the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I).
    Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts, 08Jun77
  • Protocol Additional to the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II).
    Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts, 08Jun77
  • Protocol Additional to the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Adoption of an Additional Distinctive Emblem (Protocol III).
    Diplomatic Conference, 08Dec05

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