Universal and regional instruments that set out the rights of persons: the Universal Declaration, the two international covenants, the conventions on women, children, disability, race, torture, refugees and slavery, and the European, American and African regional charters. A document belongs here when its cited article describes a human rights treaty or declaration. It excludes the laws of war and arms control treaties, which sit in their own groups.
All Human Rights Conventions and Declarations
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1926 Slavery Convention (Wikipedia)
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The 1926 Slavery Convention or the Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is an international treaty created under the auspices of the League of Nations and first signed on 25 September 1926.
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Wikipedia)
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The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (also known as the Banjul Charter) is an international human rights instrument that is intended to promote and protect human rights and basic freedoms in the African continent.
Wikipedia: American Convention on Human Rights (Wikipedia infobox)
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The American Convention on Human Rights (ACHR), also known as the Pact of San José or by its Spanish name used in most of the signatory nations, Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos, is an international human rights instrument.
United Nations Convention Against Torture (Wikipedia)
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The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (commonly known as the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT)) is an international human rights treaty under the review of the United Nations that aims to prevent torture and other acts of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment around the world.
Wikipedia: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
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The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Wikipedia)
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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is an international human rights treaty of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.
Convention on the Rights of the Child (Wikipedia)
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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (commonly abbreviated as the CRC or UNCRC) is an international human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health, and cultural rights of children.
Wikipedia: Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
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The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention or the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, is a United Nations multilateral treaty originally designed to establish the legal status of displaced persons in post-World War II Europe.
European Convention on Human Rights (Wikipedia)
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The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (commonly known as the European Convention on Human Rights or ECHR) is a supranational international treaty designed to protect human rights and political freedoms throughout Europe.
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Wikipedia)
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A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races.
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Wikipedia)
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The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty that commits nations to respect individuals' civil and political rights, including the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, electoral rights and rights to due process and a fair trial.
Wikipedia: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (GA) on 16 December 1966 through GA.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Wikipedia)
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that codifies some of the rights and freedoms of all human beings.
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