International Human Rights Instruments
Charter
of the United Nations
International
Bill of Human Rights (Fact Sheet 2, Rev.1)
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights
- International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights
- Optional Protocol to the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Second Optional Protocol to the International
Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
Proclamation
of Teheran
- Proclamation of Teheran
Right of self-determination
- Declaration on the Granting of Independence
to Colonial Countries and Peoples
- General Assembly resolution 1803 (XVII)
of 14 December 1962, "Permanent
sovereignty over natural resources"
Prevention
of discrimination
Rights
of women
- Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination against Women
- Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Declaration
on the Elimination of Violence against Women
- Convention on the Politicial Rights of Women
- Declaration on the Protection of Women and
Children in Emergency and
Armed Conflict
Rights
of the child
- Declaration on the Rights of the Child
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Declaration on Social and Legal Principles
relating to the Protection and
Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and
Adoption Nationally and Internationally
Slavery, servitude, forced labour and similar institutions
and practices
- Slavery Convention
- Protocol amending the Slavery Convention
- Supplementary Convention on the Abolition
of Slavery, the Slave Trade,
and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery
- Forced Labour Convention
- Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
- Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic
in Persons and of
the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others
Human rights in the administration of justice
- Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment
of Prisoners
- Basic Principles for the Treatment of
Prisoners
- Body of Principles for the Protection
of All Persons under Any Form of
Detention or Imprisonment
- United Nations Rules for the Protection
of Juveniles Deprived of the Liberty
- Declaration on the Protection of All
Persons from Being Subjected to Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Convention against Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment
- Principles of Medical Ethics relevant
to the Role of Health Personnel,
particularly Physicians, in the Protection of Prisoners and Detainees against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Safeguards guaranteeing protection of
the rights of those facing the death penalty
- Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement
Officials
- Basic Principles on the Use of Force
and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials
- Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
- Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors
- United Nations Standard Minimum Rules
for Non-custodial Measures
(The Tokyo Rules)
- United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention
of Juvenile Delinquency
(The Riyadh Guidelines)
- United Nations Standard Minimum Rules
for the Administration of Juvenile Justice
("The Beijing Rules")
- Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice
for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power
- Basic Principles on the Independence
of the Judiciary
- Model Treaty on the Transfer of Proceeding
in Criminal Matters
- Model Treaty on the Transfer of Supervision
of Offenders Conditionally
Sentenced or Conditionally Released
- Declaration on the Protection of All
Persons from Enforced Disappearances
- Principles on the Effective Prevention and
Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary
and Summary Executions
Freedom
of information
- Convention on the International Right
of Correction
Freedom of association
- Freedom of Assocation and Protection
of the Right to Organise Convention
- Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining
Convention
- Workers' Representatives Convention
- Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention
Employment
- Employment Policy Convention
- Convention (No. 154) concerning the
Promotion of Collective Bargaining
- Convention (No. 168) concerning Employment
Promotion and
Protection against Unemployment
- Convention (No. 169) concerning Indigenous
and Tribal Peoples
in Independent Countries
Marriage, Family and Youth
- Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum
Age for Marriage
and Registration of Marriages
- Recommendation on Consent to Marriage, Minimum
Age for Marriage
and Registration of Marriages
- Declaration on the Promotion among Youth of
the Ideals of Peace,
Mutual Respect and Understanding between Peoples
Social
welfare, progress and development
- Declaration on Social Progress and Development
- Declaration on the Rights of Mentally
Retarded Persons
- Principles for the protection of persons with
mental illness and
the improvement of mental health care
- Universal Declaration on the Eradication of
Hunger and Malnutrition
- Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological
Progress in
the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind
- Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized
Personal Data Files
- Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
- Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace
- Declaration on the Right to Development
- International Convention on the Protection
of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families
Right
to enjoy culture, international cultural development and co-operation
- Declaration of the Principles of International
Cultural Co-operation
- Recommendation concerning Education for International
Understanding,
Co-operation and Peace and Education relating to Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms
Nationality, statelessness, asylum and refugees
- Convention on the Nationality of Married Women
- Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
- Convention relating to the Status of Stateless
Persons
- Convention relating to the Status of
Refugees
- Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
- Statute of the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees
- Declaration on Territorial Asylum
- Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals
Who are not Nationals
of the Country in which They Live
War crimes and crimes against humanity, including
genocide
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment
of the Crime of Genocide
- Convention on the Non-Applicability of
Statutory Limitations to War
Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
- Principles of international co-operation
in the detection, arrest, extradition
and punishment of persons guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity
Humanitarian law
- Geneva Convention for the Amelioration
of the Condition of theWounded
and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field
- Geneva Convention for the Amelioration
of the Condition of Wounded,
Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea
- Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment
of Prisoners of War
- Geneva Convention relative to the Protection
of Civilian Persons in Time of War
- Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions
of 12 August 1949,
and relating to the Protection of Victims of International
Armed Conflicts (Protocol I)
- Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions
of 12 August 1949,
and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International
Armed Conflicts (Protocol II)
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