Adopted by General Assembly resolution 3452 (XXX) of 9 December 1975Article 11. For the purpose of this Declaration, torture means any…
New Judges at the European Court of Human RightsEarlier this month, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected…
Preamble:The preamble is the introductory part of the Protocol which sets out the object and purpose of the Protocol. It…
PROTOCOL ON THE STATUTE OF THE AFRICANCOURT OF JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTSThe Member States of the African Union, Parties to…
PreambleThe African States members of the Organization of African Unity, parties to the present convention entitled "African Charter on Human…
Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 36/55 of 25 November 1981The General Assembly,Considering that one of the basic principles of the…
The General Assembly,Recalling its resolution 2916 (XXVII) of 9 November 1972, in which it stressed the necessity of elaborating principles…
A/RES/40/144 13 December 1985 116th plenary meeting40/144. Declaration on the human rights of individuals who are not nationals of the…
The American States signatory to the present Convention,Aware of the provision of the American Convention on Human Rights that no…
A/RES/41/128 4 December 1986 97th plenary meeting41/128. Declaration on the Right to DevelopmentThe General Assembly,Having considered the question of the…
The States Parties to the present Protocol,Encouraged by the overwhelming support for the Convention on the Rights of the Child,…
The Nineteenth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Peace, Interdependence and Development), held in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt,…
