The United Nations
INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON
CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
The States Parties to the present Covenant,
Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in
the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent
dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of
the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in
the world, ............more...
Convention on the Rights of the Child
ADOPTED AND OPENED FOR SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION
AND ACCESSION BY
GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 44/25
OF 20 NOVEMBER 1989
entry into force 2 September
1990, in accordance with article 49
The States Parties to the
present Convention,
Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in
the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent
dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of
the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in
the world, ............more...
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON ELIMINATION OF ALL
FORMS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN 1979
INTRODUCTION
On 18 December 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the United Nations
General Assembly. It entered into force as an international treaty
on 3 September 1981 after the twentieth country had ratified it. By
the tenth anniversary of the Convention in 1989, almost one hundred
nations have agreed to be bound by its provisions.
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INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND
CULTURAL RIGHTS
ADOPTED AND OPENED FOR SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION AND ACCESSION
BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
RESOLUTION 2200A (XXI) OF 16 DECEMBER 1966
ENTRY INTO FORCE 3 JANUARY 1976, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 27
PREAMBLE
The States Parties to the
present Covenant,
Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in
the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent
dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of
the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in
the world, ............more...
THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
ADOPTED AND PROCLAIMED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 217 A (III) OF
10 DECEMBER 1948
PREAMBLE
Whereas recognition
of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of
all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom,
justice and peace in the world, ............more...
United
Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination
Proclaimed
by General Assembly resolution 1904 (XVIII) of 20 November 1963
The General Assembly,
Considering that
the Charter of the United Nations is based on the principles of the
dignity and equality of all human beings and seeks, among other basic
objectives, to achieve international co-operation in promoting and
encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all
without distinction as to race,.......more...
Equal
Remuneration Convention
Convention
(No.100) concerning Equal Remuneration for Men
and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value
Adopted on
29 June 1951 by the General Conference of the International
Labour Organisation at its thirty-fourth session
entry into
force
23 May 1953, in accordance with Article 6
status of ratifications (ILO database on
International Labour Standards)
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The General
Conference of the International Labour Organisation,
Having been convened at
Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and
having met in its thirty-fourth session on 6 June 1951, and
Having decided upon the
adoption of certain proposals with regard to the principle of equal
remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value, which is
the seventh item on the agenda of the session,.......more...
Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
Proclaimed by General
Assembly resolution 3447 (XXX) of 9 December 1975
The
General Assembly,
Mindful of the pledge made by
Member States, under the Charter of the United Nations to take joint and
separate action in co-operation with the Organization to promote higher
standards of living, full employment and conditions of economic and
social progress and development,.........more...
Declaration of the Rights of the Child
Proclaimed by General
Assembly resolution 1386(XIV) of 20 November 1959
Whereas
the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed
their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth
of the human person, and have determined to promote social progress
and better standards of life in larger freedom,..........more...
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