International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Ref. A/RES/61/177:
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General Assembly Resolution 61/177 (2007).
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Arab Charter on Human Rights
Ref. (16) – 23/5/ 2004:
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The final and official 2004 version of the Arab Charter as adopted by on May 22, 2004 and entered in to force on March 15, 2008.
- [Revision]: Arab Charter of Human Rights - first version 1997 Ref. : [ English][ Arabic] |
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Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Ref. A/RES/53/144:
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Fifty-third session- agenda item 110 (b) resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the report of the third committee (a/53/625/add.2).
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International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries
Ref. A/RES/ 44/34:
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International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries - Adopted and opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 44/34 of 4 December 1989 - Entry into force: 20 October 2001, in accordance with article 19.
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Article 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
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It specifies that "1. For the purpose of this Statute, "crime against humanity" means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack: (...), g) Rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity; (...) "
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Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and People's Rights
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Adopted by the Organization of African Unity at its 1998 summit. The Court was established on 25 January 2004 following the ratification of 15 member States of the Protocol.
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Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights
Ref. UNESCO-S29-1997-98:
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Adopted at the twenty-ninth session of UNESCO’s General Conference on 11 November 1997 and endorsed by the General Assembly in 1998.
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Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
Ref. A/CONF.157/PC/62/ADD.18:
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Status of preparation of publications, studies and documents for the world conference.
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Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
Ref. A/CONF.157/23:
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Adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993 Vienna, Austria, 14-25 June 1993.
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Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances
Ref. A/RES/47/133:
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Adopted by General Assembly resolution 47/133 of Feb. 1993.
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Model Treaty on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters
Ref. A/RES/45/118:
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Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/118 of 14 December 1990.
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Model Treaty on the Transfer of Supervision of Offenders Conditionally Sentenced or Conditionally Released
Ref. A/RES/45/119:
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Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/119 of 14 December 1990.
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Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
Ref. A/RES/44/128:
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The protocol was adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/128 of 15 December 1989 and entered into force 11 July 1991, in accordance with Article 8.
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Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
Ref. A/RES/44/128:
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Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment
Ref. A/RES/43/173:
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A General Assembly Resolution A/RES/43/173 adopted at the 76th plenary meeting, 9 Dec. 1988.
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CCPR - General Comment No. 16 - Right to privacy
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The Universal Declaration of Human rights –Article 12- is the first to assert that "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.” This right was re-affirmed again by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR 1966), the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC 1989), by the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, (CMW 1990) and also by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, (CRPD 2006). The Committee on Human Rights explains in this comment the right to respect of privacy, family, home and correspondence, and protection of honour and reputation.
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Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace
Ref. A/RES/39/11:
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Approved by General Assembly resolution 39/11 of 12 November 1984.
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Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
Ref. A/RES/36/55:
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Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 36/55 of 25 November 1981.
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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
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Protocol (I) Additional to the Geneva Conventions
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Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts. It was adopted on 8 June 1977 by the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts, entry into force 7 December 1979, in accordance with Article 95.
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Protocol (II) Additional to the Geneva Conventions
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The protocol was adopted on 8 June 1977 by the Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law applicable in Armed Conflicts, entry into force 7 December 1978, in accordance with Article 23.
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Ref. A/RES/2200 A (XXI):
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Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by the General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 and entered into force 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article 49.
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Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Concerning communications from individuals claiming to be victims of violations
Ref. A/RES/2200 A (XXI):
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The protocol was adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by the General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 and entered into force 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article 9.
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Article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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Protects human physical and moral integrity stating that: "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one shall be subjected without his free consent to medical or scientific experimentation."
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Declaration on the Promotion among Youth of the Ideals of Peace, Mutual Respect and Understanding between Peoples
Ref. A/RES/2037 (XX):
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Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 2037 (XX) of 7 December 1965.
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Convention on the International Right of Correction
Ref. A/RES/630 (VII):
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Opened for signature by General Assembly resolution 630 (VII) of 16 December 1952, entered into force 24 August 1962, in accordance with article VIII.
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Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field
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August 1949 by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, held in Geneva from 21 April to 12 August, 1949, entry into force 21 October 1950 in accordance with article 58.
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Geneva Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea
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Adopted on 12 August 1949 by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, held in Geneva from 21 April to 12 August, 1949
entry into force 21 October 1950 in accordance with article 57.
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Geneva Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
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Adopted on 12 August 1949 by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, held in Geneva from 21 April to 12 August, 1949, entry into force 21 October 1950 in accordance with article 138.
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Geneva Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War
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Adopted on 12 August 1949 by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War, held in Geneva from 21 April to 12 August, 1949, entry into force 21 October 1950, in accordance with article 153.
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Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention
Ref. ILO-S-31-1949-51-8:
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Convention (No. 98) concerning the Application of the Principles of the Right to Organize and to Bargain Collectively. Adopted on 1 July 1949 by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation at its thirty-second session and entered into force 18 July 1951, in accordance with article 8.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 3
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Article three of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.'
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Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention
Ref. ILO-S-31-1948-50-15:
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Convention (No. 87) concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize.
Adopted on 9 July 1948 by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation at its thirty-first session, entered into force 4 July 1950, in accordance with article 15.
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