Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment   Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 39/46 of 10 December 1984   entry into force 26 June 1987, in accordance with article 27 (1)   The States Parties to this Convention,   Considering that, in accordance […]

Adopted on 18 December 2002 at the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly of the United Nations by resolution A/RES/57/199.   Protocol is available for signature, ratification and accession as from 4 February 2003 (i.e. the date upon which the original of the Protocol was established) at United Nations Headquarters in New York.   PREAMBLE […]

Adopted by General Assembly resolution A/54/4 on 6 October 1999 and opened for signature on10 December 1999, Human Rights Day entry into force 22 December 2000 The States Parties to the present Protocol, Noting that the Charter of the United Nations reaffirms faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human […]

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,   Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the […]

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 34/180 of 18 December 1979   entry into force 3 September 1981, in accordance with article 27(1)   The States Parties to the present Convention,   Noting that the Charter of the United Nations reaffirms faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity […]

Adopted and opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 2106 (XX)of 21 December 1965 entry into force 4 January 1969, in accordance with Article 19 The States Parties to this Convention, Considering that the Charter of the United Nations is based on the principles of the dignity and equality inherent in all human […]

Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 44/128 of 15 December 1989   The States Parties to the present Protocol,   Believing that abolition of the death penalty contributes to enhancement of human dignity and progressive development of human rights,   Recalling article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted on 10 December […]

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/263   of 25 May 2000   entry into force 12 February 2002   The States Parties to the present Protocol,   Encouraged by the overwhelming support for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, demonstrating the widespread commitment that exists to […]

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/263 of 25 May 2000   entered into force on 18 January 2002   The States Parties to the present Protocol,   Considering that, in order further to achieve the purposes of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the implementation […]