“All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.” — Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 7 |
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International Bill of Human Rights
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs2.htm
Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
www.unhchr.ch/udhr/home.htm
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_cescr.htm
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_opt.htm
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_opt2.htm |
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Prevention of Discrimination
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/d_icerd.htm
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid: www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/11.htm |
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Rights of Women
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/e1cedaw.htm
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/opt_cedaw.htm
Convention on the Political Rights of Women:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/22.htm |
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Rights of the Child
Convention on the Rights of the Child:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/crc/treaties/crc.htm
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/crc/treaties/opac.htm
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/crc/treaties/opsc.htm |
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Slavery, Servitude, Forced Labor and Similar Institutions and Practices
Slavery Convention:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/f2sc.htm
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/f2psc.htm
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/30.htm
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/33.htm |
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Human Rights in the Administration of Justice
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/h_cat39.htm
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/6/cat/treaties/opcat.htm |
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Freedom of Information
Convention on the International Right of Correction:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/i_ilocor.htm |
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Marriage, Family and Youth
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/63.htm |
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Social Welfare, Progress and Development
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/m_mwctoc.htm |
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Nationality, Statelessness, Asylum and Refugees
Convention on the Nationality of Married Women:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/78.htm
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/o_reduce.htm
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/o_c_ref.htm
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/o_c_sp.htm |
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War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, Including Genocide
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/p_genoci.htm
Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/p_limit.htm |
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Humanitarian Law
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick
in Armed Forces in the Field:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/q_genev1.htm
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/q_genev2.htm
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War:
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/92.htm
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol 1):
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/93.htm
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II):
www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/94.htm
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