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Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression, adopted in 1998.
International Convention against Apartheid in Sports
Convention that aimed to combat racial discrimination in sports, adopted in 1985.
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Regional human rights instrument for the African continent that affirms individual and collective rights, adopted in 1981.
Geneva Conventions
Four treaties that establish standards for humanitarian treatment in war, adopted in 1949.
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
International agreement aimed at safeguarding intercountry adoptions, adopted in 1993.
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
International treaty aimed at ending discrimination against women, adopted in 1979.
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Treaty protecting the rights of migrant workers and their families, adopted in 1990.
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture
Treaty that establishes an international inspection system for places of detention, adopted in 2002.
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Multilateral treaty that commits its parties to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, adopted in 1966.
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution, and Child Pornography
Protocol that provides detailed requirements to end the exploitation of children, adopted in 2000.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
International human rights treaty intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, adopted in 2006.
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
International instrument that aims to prevent torture around the world, adopted in 1984.
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid
Treaty declaring apartheid a crime against humanity and setting out measures to end it, adopted in 1973.
American Convention on Human Rights
Instrument that details the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of individuals in the Americas, adopted in 1969.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children, adopted in 1989.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Foundational document in international human rights law that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948.
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Multilateral treaty ensuring economic, social, and cultural rights, adopted in 1966.
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Treaty that prohibits secret abductions and detention, adopted in 2006.
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
Treaty aiming to protect children from recruitment and use in hostilities, adopted in 2000.
European Convention on Human Rights
Treaty to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe, adopted by the Council of Europe in 1950.
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