Arabic and Islamic Instruments
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Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights,
adopted by the Islamic Council of Europe on 19 September 1981/21 Dhul Qaidah 1401. |
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| League of Arab States, Arab Charter on Human Rights, May 22, 2004, reprinted in 12 Int'l Hum. Rts. Rep. 893 (2005), entered into force March 15, 2008. |
| Council of the League of Arab States, Arab Charter on Human Rights, May 23, 2004 |
Regional Conventions
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| AFRICA AMERICAS ASIA EUROPE |
| AFRICA |
African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights,
adopted June 27, 1981, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev. 5, 21 I.L.M. 58 (1982), entered into force Oct. 21, 1986.
Français || Korean
Ratification information || Français ratification |
Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights,
adopted on October 6, 1995. |
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights,
OAU Doc. OAU/LEG/MIN/AFCHPR/PROT.1 rev.2 (1997), entered into force January 25, 2004. |
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa,
Adopted by the 2nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, Maputo, CAB/LEG/66.6 (Sept. 13, 2000); reprinted in 1 Afr. Hum. Rts. L.J. 40, entered into force Nov. 25, 2005.
Ratification information |
Protocol to the African Charter on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights,
OAU Doc. OAU/LEG/AFCHPR/PROT (III), entered into force Jan. 25, 2004. |
Draft Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and People's Rights,
June 9, 1998, OAU Doc. OAU/LEG/EXP/AFCHPR/PROT (III). |
Charter of the Organization of African Unity,
479 U.N.T.S. 39, entered into force Sept. 13, 1963. |
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child,
OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/24.9/49 (1990), entered into force Nov. 29, 1999.
Ratification information |
Constitutive Act of the African Union,
OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/23.15, entered into force May 26, 2001. |
The Addis Ababa Document on Refugees and Forced Population Displacements in Africa,
Adopted by the OAU/UNHCR Symposium on Refugees and Forced Population Displacements in Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 8 - 10 September 1994 |
African Convention on Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Ratification information |
Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, 1001 U.N.T.S. 45, entered into force June 20, 1974.
Ratification information || Français || Français ratification |
| African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Fair Trial and Legal Assistance in Africa, DOC/OS(XXX) 247, reprinted in 12 Int'l Hum. Rts. Rep. 1180 (2005). |
UNICEF, Cape Town Annotated Principles and Best Practices on the Prevention of Recruitment of Children into the Armed Forces and Demobilization and Social Reintegration of Child Soldiers in Africa
(April 1997). |
Declaration on a Code of Conduct for Inter-African Relations,
Assembly of Heads of State and Government, Thirtieth Ordinary Session, Tunis, Tunisia, 13-15 June 1994. |
The Dar es Salaam Declaration on Academic Freedom and Social Responsibility of Academics
(1990). |
The Kampala Declaration on Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility
(1990). |
The Khartoum Declaration on Africa's Refugee Crisis,
September (1990). |
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Rules of Procedure and Evidence,
U.N. Doc. ITR/3/REV.1 (1995), entered into force 29 June 1995. |
OAU Convention for the Elimination of Mercenaries in Africa,
O.A.U. Doc. CM/433/Rev.L, Annex 1(1972).
Ratification information |
OAU Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism,
OAU Doc. AHG/Dec. 132 (XXXV) 1999. |
| Protocol on the Control of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Related Materials in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region, 2001. |
The New Partnership for Africa's Development
(NEPAD) 2001. |
| League of Arab States |
| AMERICAS |
Charter
of the Organization of American States,
119 U.N.T.S. 3, entered
into force December 13, 1951; amended by Protocol of Buenos Aires,
721 U.N.T.S. 324, O.A.S. Treaty Series, No. 1-A, entered into force Feb. 27, 1970; amended by Protocol of Cartagena, O.A.S. Treaty Series,
No. 66, 25 I.L.M. 527, entered into force Nov. 16, 1988; amended
by Protocol of Washington, 1-E Rev. OEA Documentos Oficiales OEA/Ser.A/2
Add. 3 (SEPF), 33 I.L.M. 1005, entered into force September 25,
1997; amended by Protocol of Managua, 1-F Rev. OEA Documentos Oficiales
OEA/Ser.A/2 Add.4 (SEPF), 33 I.L.M. 1009, entered into force January 29, 1996.
Ratification
information || Spanish || Informacion
acerca de la ratificacion |
Protocol
of Amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States "Protocol
of Buenos Aires",
O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 1-A, entered into
force March 12, 1970.
Ratification
information || Spanish || Informacion
acerca de la ratificacion |
Protocol
of Amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States "Protocol
of Cartagena de Indias",
O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 66, entered
into force November 16, 1988.
Ratification
information
Spanish || Informacion
acerca de la ratificacion |
Protocol
of Amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States "Protocol
of Managua",
1-F Rev. OEA Documentos Oficiales OEA/Ser.A/2 Add.4
(SEPF), entered into force January 29, 1996.
Ratification
information
Spanish || Informacion
acerca de la ratificacion |
Protocol
of Amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States "Protocol
of Washington",
1-E Rev. OEA Documentos Oficiales OEA/Ser.A/2
Add. 3 (SEPF), entered into force September 25, 1997.
Ratification
information
Spanish || Informacion
acerca de la ratificacion |
American
Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man,
O.A.S. Res. XXX, adopted
by the Ninth International Conference of American States (1948), reprinted
in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System,
OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 17 (1992).
Spanish |
American
Convention on Human Rights,
O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 36, 1144 U.N.T.S.
123, entered into force July 18, 1978, reprinted in Basic Documents
Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82
doc.6 rev.1 at 25 (1992).
French || Spanish || Korean
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information || Informacion
acerca de la ratificacion |
Additional
Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights,
O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 69 (1988), signed
November 17, 1988, reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights
in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 67 (1992).
Spanish || Korean
Ratification
information || Information
acerca de la ratificacion |
Protocol
to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty,
O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 73 (1990), adopted June 8, 1990, reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System,
OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 80 (1992).
Spanish || Korean
Ratification
information || Informacion
acerca de la ratificacion |
Inter-American
Democratic Charter,
Inter-American Democratic Charter, OAS Doc. OEA/SerP/AG/Res.1 (2001); 28th Spec. Sess., OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.P/AG/RES.1
(XXVIII-E/01) (OAS General Assembly) (Sept. 11, 2001), 40 I.L.M. 1289
(2001). |
Inter-American
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Persons
With Disabilities,
AG/RES. 1608, 7 June 1999.
Ratification
information |
Inter-American
Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons,
33 I.L.M.1429 (1994), entered into force March 28, 1996.
Ratification
information
Español || Informacion
acerca de la ratificacion |
Inter-American
Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture,
O.A.S. Treaty Series No.
67, entered into force Feb. 28, 1987, reprinted in Basic Documents
Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82
doc. 6 rev.1 at 83, 25 I.L.M. 519 (1992).
French
Ratification
information
Spanish || Informacion
acerca de la ratificacion |
Inter-American
Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence
Against Women,
33 I.L.M. 1534 (1994), entered into force March
5, 1995.
Ratification
information
Español || Informacion
acerca de la ratificacion |
Organization of American States, Permanent Council, Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs, Working Group to Prepare the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Record of the Current Status of the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
O.A.S. Doc. OEA/Ser.K/XVI, GT/DADIN/doc.260/06 rev. 1 (2006). |
Proposed
American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
(Approved
by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on February 26, 1997,
at its 1333rd session, 95th Regular Session), OEA/Ser/L/V/.II.95 Doc.6
(1997).
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Statute
of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights,
O.A.S. Res. 447
(IX-0/79), O.A.S. Off. Rec. OEA/Ser.P/IX.0.2/80, Vol. 1 at 88, Annual
Report of the Inter- American Commission on Human Rights, OEA/Ser.L/V/11.50
doc.13 rev. 1 at 10 (1980), reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to
Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1
at 93 (1992).
Spanish |
Regulations
of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, reprinted in Basic
Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82
doc.6 rev.1 at 103 (1992).
Spanish |
New
Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Spanish |
Statute
of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights,
O.A.S. Res. 448 (IX-0/79),
O.A.S. Off. Rec. OEA/Ser.P/IX.0.2/80, Vol. 1 at 98, Annual Report of the
Inter- American Court on Human Rights, OEA/Ser.L/V.III.3 doc. 13 corr.
1 at 16 (1980), reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights
in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 133 (1992).
Spanish |
Rules
of Procedure of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights,
Annual Report
of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, 1991, O.A.S. Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/III.25
doc.7 at 18 (1992), reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights
in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 145 (1992).
Spanish |
Human
Rights and the Environment,
AG/RES. 1926 (XXXIII-O/03), Adopted at
the fourth plenary session held on June 10, 2003. |
Organization of American States Convention on Territorial Asylum,
Mar. 28, 1954, 1438 U.N. 129, OAS Treaty Series, No. 19. |
Organization of American States Convention on Diplomatic Asylum,
Mar. 28, 1954, 1438 U.N. 104, OAS Treaty Series, No. 18. |
| OAS Convention to Prevent and Punish Acts of Terrorism Taking the Form of Crimes Against Persons and Related Extortion that are of International Significance, Feb. 2, 1971, 1438 U.N.T.S. 191. |
| Inter-American Comm’n on Human Rights, Principles and Best Practices on the Protection of Persons Deprived of their Liberty in the Americas (approved by the Commission during its 131st regular period of sessions, March 3-14, 2008). |
| ASIA |
Law for the Promotion of the Ainu Culture and for the Dissemination and Advocacy for the Traditions of the Ainu and the Ainu Culture
Law No. 52, May 14, 1997 Amendment: Law No. 160, Dec. 22, 1999.
Japanese |
Law on Securing of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment
Law No. 113 of July 1, 1972.
Japanese |
Act on the Welfare of Workers Who Take Care of Children or other Family Members Including Child Care and Family Care Leave.
Japanese |
Law for the Prevention of Spousal Violence and the Protection of Victims, Law No. 31 of 2001, as amended by Law No. 64 of 2004.
Japanese |
Cha-Am Hua Hin Declaration On The Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights:
Assoc. of Southeast Asian Nations [ASEAN], Cha-Am Hua Hin Declaration on the Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (adopted at the 15th ASEAN Summit, Hua Hin, Thailand, Oct. 23, 2009), http://www.aseansec.org/documents/Declaration-AICHR.pdf. |
Terms of Reference on the ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights:
Assoc. of Southeast Asian Nations [ASEAN], Terms of Reference of ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights (adopted at the 14th ASEAN Summit, Hua Hin, Thailand, July 20, 2009), http://www.aseansec.org/DOC-TOR-AHRB.pdf. |
ASEAN Terms of Reference on the Rights of Women and Children:
Assoc. of Southeast Asian Nations [ASEAN], Terms of Reference (TOR) of the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) (adopted at the 15th ASEAN Summit, Hua Hin, Thailand, Oct. 24, 2009), http://www.asean.org/images/2012/Social_cultural/ACW/TOR-ACWC.pdf. |
ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers:
Assoc. of Southeast Asian Nations [ASEAN], Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers (adopted at the 12th ASEAN Summit, Cebu, Philippines, 13 January 2007 ),
http://www.asean.org/communities/asean-political-security-community/item/asean-declaration-on-the-protection-and-promotion-of-the-rights-of-migrant-workers-3 |
ASEAN Declaration Against Trafficking in Persons Particularly Women and Children:
Assoc. of Southeast Asian Nations [ASEAN], Declaration against Trafficking in Persons, Particularly Women and Children (adopted at the 10th ASEAN Summit, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nov. 29, 2004), http://www.asean.org/news/item/asean-declaration-against-trafficking-in-persons-particularly-women-and-children-3. |
Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women in the ASEAN Region:
Assoc. of Southeast Asian Nations [ASEAN], Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women in the ASEAN Region (adopted in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 13, 2004), http://www.asean.org/communities/asean-political-security-community/item/declaration-on-the-elimination-of-violence-against-women-in-the-asean-region-2. |
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration:
Assoc. of Southeast Asian Nations [ASEAN], Human Rights Declaration (adopted at the 21st ASEAN Summit, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 18, 2012),
http://www.asean.org/news/asean-statement-communiques/item/asean-human-rights-declaration. |
| EUROPE |
[European]
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,
ETS 5, 213 U.N.T.S. 222, entered into force Sept. 3, 1953, as
amended by Protocols Nos 3, 5, and 8 which entered into force on 21 September
1970, 20 December 1971 and 1 January 1990 respectively.
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information |
Protocol
to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,
ETS 9, 213 U.N.T.S. 262, entered into force May 18, 1954.
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information |
Protocol
No. 2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms,
ETS 44, entered into force Sept.
21, 1970.
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information |
Protocol
No. 3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms,
ETS 45, entered into force Sept.
21, 1970.
French
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information |
Protocol
No. 4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms,
ETS 46, entered into force May
2, 1968.
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information |
Protocol
No. 5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms,
ETS 55, entered into force Dec.
20, 1971.
French
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information |
Protocol
No. 6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms,
ETS 114, entered into force March
1, 1985.
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information |
Protocol
No. 7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms,
ETS 117, entered into force Nov.
1, 1988.
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information |
Protocol
No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms,
ETS 118, entered into force Jan.1,
1990.
French
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information |
Protocol
No. 9 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms,
ETS No. 140, Rome, 6.XI.1990.
French || Russian
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Protocol No. 10 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,
(ETS No. 146), Strasbourg, 25.III.1992.
French || Russian
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Protocol No. 11 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, restructuring the control machinery established thereby,
ETS No. 155, Strasbourg, 11.V.1994.
French
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information |
Protocol
No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms,
ETS No. 177, Rome,4.XI.2000.
French
Ratification
information |
Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances,
ETS No. 187,Vilnius, 3.V.2002.
French
Ratification
information |
Protocol No. 14 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, amending the control system of the Convention, ETS No. 194, Strasbourg, 13.V.2004.
French
Ratification
information |
European Social Charter,
ETS No. 35, Turin, 18.X.1961.
French
Ratification information |
Protocol
Amending the European Social Charter,
ETS No. 142, Turin, 21.X.1991.
French || Russian
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information |
Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter,
ETS No. 128, Strasbourg, 5.V.1988.
French
Ratification information |
Additional Protocol
to the European Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints,
ETS No. 158, entered into force January 7, 1998.
French
Ratification information |
European
Social Charter (revised),
ETS No. 163, entered into force January
7, 1999.
French
Ratification information |
European
Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment,
E.T.S. 126, entered into force Feb. 1, 1989.
French
Ratification
information |
Protocol
No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
ETS No. 151, Strasbourg, 4.XI.1993.
French
Ratification
information |
Protocol
No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
ETS 152, Strasbourg, 4.XI.1993.
French
Ratification
information |
Additional Protocol to the Convention on cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems,
ETS No. 189, Strasbourg, January 28, 2003.
French
Ratification information |
Convention on contact concerning children,
ETS No. 192, Strasbourg, 15.V.2003.
French
Ratification information |
Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, concerning Biomedical Research,
ETS No. 195, Strasbourg, January 25, 2005.
French
Ratification information |
Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism,
ETS No. 196, Warsaw, 16.V.2005.
French
Ratification information |
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings,
ETS No. 197, Warsaw, 16.V.2005.
French
Ratification information |
European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance,
ETS No. 14, Paris, 11.XII.1953.
French
Ratification information |
Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism,
ETS No. 198, Warsaw, 16.V.2005.
French
Ratification information |
| European Committee of Ministers, Guidelines on human rights and the fight against terrorism (2002). |
European Committee of Ministeres, Form for reports to be submitted in
pursuance of the revised European Social Charter (2001). |
