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Human Rights - the United Nations

Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination. International Human Rights Law. International human rights law lays down the obligations of ...

International Human Rights Law | OHCHR

International human rights law lays down obligations which States are bound to respect. By becoming parties to international treaties, States assume ...

International and Global Human Rights - IGS | UNCG

About the Concentration · International and Global Human Rights is an interdisciplinary “Functional Studies” concentration at the major level (only) of the ...

Universal Declaration of Human Rights - the United Nations

Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person ...

Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Amnesty International

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a document that acts like a global road map for freedom and equality – protecting the rights of every ...

International Bill of Human Rights | OHCHR

In December 1966, the UN General Assembly adopted two international treaties that would further shape international human rights: the International Covenant on ...

The international human rights framework | UNICEF

The United Nations has since adopted many legally binding international human rights treaties and agreements, including the Convention on the Rights of the ...

International Human Rights System

The international system for the protection of human rights, also known as the universal human rights system, traces its origins to adoption of the Universal ...

What is International Human Rights Policy?

Building on the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, some 25 global treaties and protocols today form the basis of international human rights policy.

International Organizations and Human Rights – the Need for ...

At the global level, the so-called “core” human rights treaties create independent treaty bodies, supported by the United Nations, to monitor compliance with ...

What Global Human Rights Obligations Do We Have?

by states, other global actors, and the international community as a whole. It is important to add that the results of this political consensus are not only ...

Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and ...

Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations · Members · More Content · The Goldman Act Turns 10: Holding Hague Convention ...

The Global Human Rights Regime | Council on Foreign Relations

In the long term, strengthening the human rights regime will require a broadened and elevated UN human rights architecture. A steady coalition between the ...

Human Rights Watch | Defending Human Rights Worldwide

Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 100 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - State Department

The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, also known as the Human Rights Reports, cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and ...

Fund for Global Human Rights | Local Activism. Global Change.

The Fund for Global Human Rights identifies and invests in the world's most innovative and effective human rights activists, organizations, and movements.

Human rights - World Health Organization (WHO)

All WHO Member States have ratified at least one international human rights treaty that includes the right to the highest attainable standard of ...

International Service for Human Rights

The International Service for Human Rights is an independent, non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights.

What's Happening with International Human Rights - YouTube

On December 10th, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will turn 75 years old. Marti Flacks, Director of the CSIS Human Rights ...

How the Global South shaped the international human rights system

The adoption of the International Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination was a key moment in this story, as were the ...