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[2006] African Youth Charter [ A | F ]
Adopted by the Organization of African Unity at its seventh ordinary session, held In Banjul, The Gambia, on July 2006.

[1981] African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights [ A | F ]

[1999] African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child [ A | F ]
African Union document CAB/LEG/24.9/49 (1990), entered into force November 29, 1999.

[1997] Arab Charter for Human Rights [ A | F ]

[2004] Covenant on the Rights of the Child in Islam [ A | F ]
Organisation of the Islamic Conference.

[1969] Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa [ A | F ]
the Heads of African State and Government, have signed this Convention in the City of Addis Ababa on 10th day of September 1969.

[1999] Convention of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference on Combating International Terrorism [ A | F ]
This convention is an annex to Resolution no: 59/26-p . The original is deposited with the General Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Conference which shall have it registered at the United Nations Organization, in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of its Charter.

[1999] Organization of African Unity Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism, 1999 [ A | F ]
Adopted at Algiers on 14 July 1999 Entry into force in accordance with Article 20 Depositary: Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity

[2002] Guidelines and Measures for the Prohibition and Prevention of Torture, Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Africa. [ A | F ]
These guidelines have been put forward by the Organization of African Unity and the Association for the prevention of torture

[2002] Montreal Principles on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [ A | F ]

[1998] Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and People's Rights [ A | F ]
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.

[1998] Arab anti-terror Accord [ A | F ]

[1993] Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam [ A | F ]
Status of preparation of publications, studies and documents for the world conference.

[2001] Amman Declaration on the Use of Children as Soldiers [ A | F ]
Adopted at the Amman Conference on the Use of Children as Soldiers. The conference was organized by Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers and held at Amman, Jordan from 8-10 April 2001.

[2004] Beirut Declaration - Arab Women Ten Years After Beijing: Call for Peace [ A | F ]

[1994] Declaration on a Code of Conduct for Inter-African Relations [ A | F ]
The declaration was made in the meeting of the African Heads of State and Government in Tunis, Tunisia, from 13 to 15 June, 1994, on the occasion of the 30th Ordinary Session of the Summit,

[1990] Khartoum Declaration on Africa's Refugee Crisis, September 1990 [ A | F ]
Adopted by the OAU Seventeenth Extraordinary Session of the Commission of Fifteen on Refugees, Meeting in Khartoum, Republic of Sudan, 22-24 September 1990