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Basic Human Rights Documents
last updated 24 April 2007

Equality on the basis of sex is a fundamental principle of international human rights law. All United Nations treaties guarantee the same rights to women as men. The core documents which make up the International Bill of Human Rights are: the human rights provisions of the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its two Optional Protocols. In addition, the United Nations, Economic and Social Council, Siracusa Principles on the Limitation and Derogation Provisions in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights provides interpretive principles on certain provisions in the ICCPR. The United Nations has also promulgated treaties that address the rights of specific members of society, such as children and migrants.

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Convention on the Rights of the Child

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

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