September 27, 2022

Relevant Legal Instruments Categorized by Thematic Area

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations

Foreign (Terrorist) Fighters

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), arts. 24(3)

1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, art. 8(1)

Human Rights Committee General Comment No. 27 (Freedom of movement)

Security Council Resolution 2178 (2014) (foreign terrorist fighters)

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Security Council Resolution 2396 (2017) (foreign terrorist fighters)

Information and Communications Technologies

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), art. 17


Convention on the Rights of the Child, art. 16

Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies

UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

EU General Data Protection Regulation

Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to the Processing of Personal Data (Convention 108+), art. 6

International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (1999)

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), arts. 19, 22


Security Council Resolution 2178 (2014) (foreign terrorist fighters)

Security Council Resolution 2195 (2014) (financing of terrorism)

Security Council Resolution 2199 (2015) (sanctions)

Security Council Resolution 2253 (2015) (sanctions)

Security Council Resolution 2331 (2016) (human trafficking)

Security Council Resolution 2462 (2019) (financing of terrorism)

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), art. 2


General Assembly Resolution 72/165

General Assembly Resolution 73/305

Declaration on the Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, General Assembly Resolution 40/34 (1985)

Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law, General Assembly Resolution 60/147 (2005)

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), arts. 2, 3

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), arts. 2, 3, 4, 26


Yogyakarta Principles on the application of international human rights law in relation to sexual orientation and gender identity



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