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EQUALITY
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
Below is a set of links to general international and regional human rights instruments, followed by an indication of specific articles within instruments which may be relevant to certain areas of discrimination.
General
International
Convention Against Torture
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Convention on the Rights of the Child
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
International Labour Organization Conventions
Optional Protocol to the ICCPR
Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR
UN Human Rights Committee
UN Treaty Body Database
Africa
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Protocol on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
Americas
American Convention on Human Rights
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
Organization of American States Charter
Protocol on San Salvador
Europe
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
European Social Charter
European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights
Areas of Discrimination
Gender
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Article 18.3
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
European Social Charter: Part II: Article 20
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Articles 2.2, 3 and 7(a)(i)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Article 26
Optional Protocol to CEDAW
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
Age
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights: Article 18.4
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Article 11.1(e)
UN Principles of Older Persons
Disability
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights: Article 18.4
Convention on the Rights of the Child: Article 2.1, Article 23
Draft UN Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
European Social Charter: Part I: Article 15
European Union Disability Strategy
Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities
Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
UN Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
UN Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illnesses and the Improvement of Mental Health care
Race
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance
EU Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia
EU Race Directive
European Social Charter: Part I: Article 18
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
UN Declaration on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
UN Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice
UN Declaration on Rights of Minorities
World Conference Against Racism, Resolution 2001/11
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