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International Instruments


  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
  • Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
  • Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
  • Convention Against Torture (CAT)
  • Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
  • Convention on Migrant Workers (CMW)
  • Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
  • International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances

Human Rights Mechanisms

  • For an overview over the existing Human Rights mechanisms, click here
  • Human Rights Council
  • Universal Periodic Review
  • Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council
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