The Yogyakarta Principles
Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
The aim of this Convention is to protect and promote the rights of migrant workers.
Text of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
This is the text of General Comment 18, on the right to non-discrimination under Article 26 of the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights.
Article 1 states that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." Article 2 provides that no one shall be discriminated against in the enjoyment of the rights laid down in the Declaration on the grounds of "race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status." Article 7 provides that "All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law.
This treaty is part of the international bill of human rights. It guarantees several rights, including the right to work, the right to social security and the right to education.
Text of the United Nations Convention.
This is the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities it was adopted on 13 December 2006 and entered into force on 3 May 2008.