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This addendum is a continuation of the article Human rights.

Human Rights Declarations

The United States Declaration of Independence (1776)

The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789) [1]

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

The first two articles of the Declaration[1] are declarations of its universality. They are followed by seventeen articles that specify rights that are now generally accepted by western democracies, and two that deal with implementation by the requirement that "Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law." (article 8) and "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him"(article 10). Of the remaining articles, five (22 to 26) are additional "social articles" that specify rights to social security, employment and trade union membership, leisure, health and education.

The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam (1990)

The Cairo declaration [2] was signed by the member states of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference in 1990. Article 24 of the declaration states: "All the rights and freedoms stipulated in this Declaration are subject to the Islamic Sharia" and article 25,states that "The Islamic Sharia is the only source of reference for the explanation or clarification of any of the articles of this Declaration".

The Bangkok Declaration (1993)

The Bangkok declaration recognises that "while human rights are universal in nature, they must be considered in the context of a dynamic and evolving process of international norm-setting, bearing in mind the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical, cultural and religious backgrounds" [3].

The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action(1993)

[4].

Human Rights Instruments

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

The 1948 Genocide Convention [5]

The United Nations Core Treaties on Human Rights

(the numbers of ratifications by May 2012 are shown thus [xxx])

Countries become bound to a particular treaty through ratification or accession to it. Either of these two acts signals a country’s concrete willingness to undertake the legal rights and obligations contained in a treaty. A country that has ratified or acceded to a treaty is often referred to as being ‘party to’ the treaty. Signature of a treaty by a country is an indication that the country intends to examine the treaty to determine its position towards it before ratification. While a signature does not bind a country to a treaty, it does result in an obligation to refrain from acts which might defeat the object and purpose of the treaty. Reservations, understandings, and declarations (RUDs) allow a country to exempt itself from certain obligations with which state parties are normally expected to comply.

Status by instrument
Ratification by country

The American Convention on Human Rights

The European Convention on Human Rights

Includes qualified rights to life, liberty and security, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, expression, assembly and association; and an unqualified prohibition of torture. Guarantees remedies against abuse and creates a Court of Human Rights for that purpose.

The African Charter on Human Rights

Human rights jurisprudence

Legislation

Courts

Cases


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