Human rights instruments

The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (also known as the Banjul Charter) is an international human rights instrument that seeks to promote and protect human rights and basic freedoms in the African continent. ...more on Wikipedia about "African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights"

The American Convention on Human Rights (also known as the Pact of San José) is an International human rights instrument. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Convention on Human Rights"

The American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man was the world's first international human rights instrument of a general nature, predating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by more than six months. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man"

Arms control is a broad term alluding to a range of political concepts and aims. In international affairs, arms control generally refers to limitations on the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weaponry. Arms control typically takes the form of multi-lateral efforts to agree to such limitations upon consenting participants in treaties and agreements, although it can also include efforts by a nation or group of nations to enforce limitations upon a non-consenting country. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arms control"

The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (usually referred to as just Biological Weapons Convention, abbreviation: BWC) was the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning the production of an entire category of weapons (with exceptions for medical and defensive purposes in small quantities). It was the result of prolonged efforts by the international community to establish a new instrument that would supplement the 1925 Geneva Protocol. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biological Weapons Convention"

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is a constitutionally entrenched bill of rights which forms part of the Constitution Act, 1982, added to the Constitution of Canada in 1982. Its purpose is to protect rights of Canadian citizens from actions and policies of all levels of government. Its precursor, the Canadian Bill of Rights ( 1960), introduced by the Diefenbaker government, had a far more limited scope and was easily amendable. The Charter was drafted by Justice Barry Strayer on appointment by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, in consultation with a broad spectrum of legal scholars and practitioners. The resulting document was largely inspired by the human rights and freedoms movement as enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms"

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union is a document containing human rights provisions, 'solemnly proclaimed' by the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission in December 2000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union"

The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is an arms control ...more on Wikipedia about "Chemical Weapons Convention"

The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by governments that ratify the Convention. The Committee also monitors implementation of the Optional protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict and Optional protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. ...more on Wikipedia about "Committee on the Rights of the Child"

The United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), concluded at Geneva on October 10, 1980 and entered into force in December 1983, seeks to prohibit or restrict the use of certain conventional weapons which are considered excessively injurious or that have indiscriminate effects. ...more on Wikipedia about "Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons"

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is an international convention adopted in 1979 by the United Nations General Assembly. ...more on Wikipedia about "Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women"

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is a United Nations convention adopted and opened for signature and ratification by United Nations General Assembly resolution 2106 (XX) December 21, 1965, and which entered into force January 4, 1969. ...more on Wikipedia about "Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination"

The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 1948 and came into effect in January 1951. It defines and outlaws genocide, as a result of campaigning by Raphael Lemkin who had coined the term some years earlier. The total number of states who have ratified the convention is currently 133. ...more on Wikipedia about "Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide"

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international convention setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children. It is monitored by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. ...more on Wikipedia about "Convention on the Rights of the Child" The text you are reading is from www.shortopedia.com

The Declaration by United Nations was a World War II document agreed to on January 1 1942 by 26 governments, several of them governments-in-exile. The original signatories were the United States, the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, China, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, South Africa, and Yugoslavia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Declaration by United Nations"

The Declaration of the Rights of the Child, drafted by Eglantyne Jebb and adopted by the International Save the Children Union, Geneva, 23 February 1923 and endorsed by the League of Nations General Assembly on 26 November 1924: ...more on Wikipedia about "Declaration of the Rights of the Child"

The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, also known as the European Convention on Human Rights, was adopted under the auspices of the Council of Europe in 1950 to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms. All Council of Europe member states are party to the Convention and new members are expected to ratify the convention at the earliest opportunity. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Convention on Human Rights"

Gao Zhisheng, age 41, army veteran, Communist Party member, self taught lawyer, Christian; is director, founder and star litigator of the well known Beijing based Shengzhi Law Office which because it is one few China law firms involved with human rights issues has been suspended by the Chinese authorities for one year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gao Zhisheng"

The Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, usually called the Geneva Protocol, is a treaty to ban the use of chemical and biological weapons. It was signed at Geneva on June 17, 1925 and was entered into force on February 8, 1928. ...more on Wikipedia about "Geneva Protocol"

The Hague Conventions were international treaties negotiated at the First and Second Peace Conferences at The Hague, Netherlands in 1899 and 1907, respectively, and were, along with the Geneva Conventions, among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in the nascent body of international law. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)"

On 1 July 2003, the United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ** entered into force, after the threshold of 20 ratifying states was reached in March 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families" Enjoy shortopedia. shortopedia

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a United Nations treaty based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, created in 1966 and entered into force on 23 March 1976. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights"

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 16, 1966, and in force from January 3, 1976. It commits states parties to work toward the granting of economic, social, and cultural rights to individuals. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights"

International human rights instruments can be classified into two categories: declarations, adopted by bodies such as the United Nations General Assembly, which are not legally binding although they may be politically so; and conventions, which are legally binding instruments concluded under international law. ...more on Wikipedia about "International human rights instruments"

The Ottawa Treaty or the Mine Ban Treaty (formally the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction bans completely all anti-personnel landmines (AP-mines). It has been signed/accessioned by 154 states since 1997 while forty states have yet to sign, including China, Russia and the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ottawa Treaty" Tell your opinion about www.shortopedia.com

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