The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations
United Nations
International Human Rights Treaties and Protocols
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Optional Protocols (1966, 1966, 1986)
1966
1966
1989
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Optional Protocol (1966, 2008)
1966
2008
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965)
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol (1979, 1999)
1979
1999
Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and its Optional Protocol (1984, 2002)
1984
2002
Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols (1989, 2000, 2011)
1989
2000
2011
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990)
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (1992)
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol (2006)
General Comments and Recommendations: Human rights treaty bodies publish interpretations of the provisions of its respective human rights treaty in the form of “general comments” or “general recommendations”.
The following general comments adopted by the Human Rights Committee frequently arise in the counter-terrorism context.
The following general comments adopted by the Human Rights Committee frequently arise in the counter-terrorism context.
General Comment No. 8 (Right to liberty and security of persons)
General Comment No. 13 (Administration of justice)
General Comment No. 16 (Right to privacy)
General Comment No. 18 (Non-discrimination)
General Comment No. 20 (Prohibition of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment)
General Comment No. 20 (Prohibition of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment)
General Comment No. 21 (Human treatment of persons deprived of liberty)
General Comment No. 27 (Freedom of movement)
General Comment No. 29 (Derogation during state of emergency)
General Comment No. 34 (freedom of opinion and expression)
Human Rights Instruments
Instruments & mechanisms
https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-and-mechanisms
General Comment No. 27 (Freedom of movement)
General Comment No. 29 (Derogation during state of emergency)
General Comment No. 34 (freedom of opinion and expression)
Human Rights Instruments
Instruments & mechanisms
https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-and-mechanisms
Core instruments
