International Human Rights Documents

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Contents Editor s preface to the ninth edition New to this edition Useful websites xii xii xiii Part I International Instruments 1 1919 Covenant of the League of Nations 1 1945 Human Rights Clauses of the Charter of the United Nations 2 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 7 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights 10 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 13 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees 23 1966 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 25 1966 Political Rights 33 1966 (First) Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 45 1990 Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty 47 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 49 2008 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 56 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 61 1999 on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 69 1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief 73 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 75 2002 against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 84 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development 92 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 95 2000 on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflicts 108 2000 on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography 111 2011 on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure 117 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 122

vi Contents Part II 1992 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities 147 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement 149 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 155 2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 198 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 205 2006 on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 222 2006 International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 224 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 236 United Nations Procedure for Handling Human Rights Complaints 244 2006 General Assembly Resolution 60/251: Human Rights Council 244 2007 Human Rights Council Resolution 5/1: Institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council 247 Part III Regional Instruments 265 A Europe 265 1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as amended by Protocols No. 11 and 14 265 1952 First Protocol 275 1963 Fourth Protocol 276 1983 Sixth Protocol 278 1984 Seventh Protocol 279 2000 Twelfth Protocol 281 2002 Thirteenth Protocol 282 2013 Fifteenth Protocol 284 2013 Sixteenth Protocol 286 1987 European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 288 1993 First Protocol 292 1993 Second Protocol 293 1992 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages 294 1995 Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities 304 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings 310 1961 European Social Charter 324 1988 Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter 335 1991 Protocol Amending the European Social Charter 340 1995 Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints 343 1996 European Social Charter (Revised) 346

Contents vii Part IV B European Union 364 2007 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union 364 C America 371 1969 American Convention on Human Rights ( Pact of San José, Costa Rica ) 371 1988 Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ( Protocol of San Salvador ) 386 1990 Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty 392 1985 Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture 393 1994 Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons 397 1994 Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women ( Convention of Belém Do Para ) 401 D Africa 406 1981 African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights 406 2008 Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights 416 2003 Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 428 1969 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa 437 1990 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 442 E Arab States 453 2004 Arab Charter on Human Rights 453 United Nations World Conferences on Human Rights Instruments 464 1968 Proclamation of Teheran 464 1993 Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 466 Index 485

Alphabetical contents A C African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights 1981... 406 Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights 2008... 416 Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003... 428 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990... 442 American Convention on Human Rights ( Pact of San José, Costa Rica ) 1969... 371 Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ( Protocol of San Salvador ) 1988... 386 Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty 1990... 392 Arab Charter on Human Rights 2004... 453 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union 2007... 364 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984... 75 against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 2002... 84 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, as amended by Protocols No. 11 and 14... 265 First Protocol 1952... 275 Fourth Protocol 1963... 276 Sixth Protocol 1983... 278 Seventh Protocol 1984... 279 Twelfth Protocol 2000... 281 Thirteenth Protocol 2002... 282 Fifteenth Protocol 2013... 284 Sixteenth Protocol 2013... 286 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979... 61 on the Elimination of All Forms D E F G of Discrimination against Women 1999... 69 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 1948... 7 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006... 205 on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006... 222 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 1951... 13 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees 1967... 23 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings 2005... 310 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief 1981... 73 Declaration on the Right to Development 1986... 92 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities 1992... 147 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages 1992... 294 European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1987... 288 First Protocol 1993... 292 Second Protocol 1993... 293 European Social Charter 1961... 324 Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter 1988... 335 Protocol Amending the European Social Charter 1991... 340 Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints 1995... 343 European Social Charter (Revised) 1996... 346 Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities 1995... 304 General Assembly Resolution 60/251: Human Rights Council 2006... 244 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement 1998... 149

Alphabetical contents ix H I Human Rights Clauses of the Charter of the United Nations 1945... 2 Human Rights Council Resolution 5/1: Institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council 2007... 247 Human Rights Provisions of the Covenant of the League of Nations 1919... 1 Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons 1994... 397 Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women ( Convention of Belém Do Para ) 1994... 401 Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture 1985... 393 International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006... 224 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1966... 25 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990... 122 Political Rights 1966... 33 (First) Optional Protocol to the Political Rights 1966... 45 Second Optional Protocol to the Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty 1990... 47 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1966... 49 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2008... 56 O OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa 1969... 437 P Proclamation of Teheran 1968... 464 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 2000... 198 R Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998... 155 U United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989... 95 on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflicts 2000... 108 on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography 2000... 111 on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure 2011... 117 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007... 236 Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948... 10 V Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 1993... 466

Chronological contents 1919 Human Rights Provisions of the Covenant of the League of Nations... 1 1945 Human Rights Clauses of the Charter of the United Nations... 2 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide... 7 Universal Declaration of Human Rights... 10 1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as amended by Protocols No. 11 and 14... 265 First Protocol 1952... 275 Fourth Protocol 1963... 276 Sixth Protocol 1983... 278 Seventh Protocol 1984... 279 Twelfth Protocol 2000... 281 Thirteenth Protocol 2002... 282 Fifteenth Protocol 2013... 284 Sixteenth Protocol 2013... 286 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees... 13 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees 1967... 23 1961 European Social Charter... 324 Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter 1988... 335 Protocol Amending the European Social Charter 1991... 340 Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints 1995... 343 European Social Charter (Revised) 1996... 346 1966 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination... 25 Political Rights... 33 (First) Optional Protocol to the Political Rights 1966... 45 Second Optional Protocol to the Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty 1990... 47 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights... 49 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2008... 56 1968 Proclamation of Teheran... 464 1969 American Convention on Human Rights ( Pact of San José, Costa Rica )... 371 Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ( Protocol of San Salvador ) 1988... 386 Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty 1990... 392 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa... 437 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women... 61 on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1999... 69 1981 African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights... 406 Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights 2008... 416 Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003... 428 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief... 73 1984 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment... 75 against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 2002... 84 1985 Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture... 393 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development... 92

Chronological contents xi 1987 European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment... 288 First Protocol 1993... 292 Second Protocol 1993... 293 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child... 95 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflicts 2000... 108 on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography 2000... 111 on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure 2011... 117 1990 African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child... 442 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families... 122 1992 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities... 147 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... 294 1993 Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action... 466 1994 Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons... 397 Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women ( Convention of Belém Do Para )... 401 1995 Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities... 304 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement... 149 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court... 155 2000 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime... 198 2004 Arab Charter on Human Rights... 453 2005 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings... 310 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities... 205 on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006... 222 General Assembly Resolution 60/251: Human Rights Council... 244 International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance... 224 2007 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union... 364 Human Rights Council Resolution 5/1: Institution-building of the United Nations Human Rights Council... 247 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples... 236