African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter)
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
American Convention on Human Rights
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man
Arab Charter on Human Rights
Basic principles for the treatment of prisoners
Basic principles on the role of lawyers
Basic principles on the use of force and firearms by law enforcement officials
Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment
Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Charter of Paris for a New Europe
Charter of the United Nations
Charter 77 (Czechoslovakia)
Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials
Commission on Human Rights
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Convention against Discrimination in Education
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Convention Concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Way of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Convention on the International Right of Correction
Convention on the Political Rights of Women
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
Declaration of Alma Ata (Asian Press)
Declaration of Alma Ata (health)
Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power
Declaration of Independence (United States)
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (France)
Declaration of the Rights of the Child
Declaration on Fundamental Principles Concerning the Contribution of the Mass Media to Strengthening Peace and International Understanding, to the Promotion of Human Rights and to Countering Racialism, Apartheid and Incitement to War
Declaration on Principles of International Law Concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in Accordance with the Charter of the United Nations
Declaration on Social and Legal Principles Relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally
Declaration on Social Progress and Development
Declaration on Territorial Asylum
Declaration on the Control of Drug Trafficking and Drug Abuse
Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women
Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples
Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in which They Live
Declaration on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear and Thermo-Nuclear Weapons
Declaration on the Promotion among Youth of the Ideals of Peace, Mutual Respect and Understanding between Peoples
Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict
Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace
Declaration on the Right to Development
Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind
Defenders of human rights
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
European Commission of Human Rights
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
European Court of Human Rights
Guidelines for Action on Human Resources Development in the Field of Disability (Tallinn guidelines)
Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (Riyadh guidelines)
High Commissioner for Human Rights
High Commissioner for Refugees
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention
Institute for Global Communications
Inter-American Charter of Social Guarantees
Inter-American Commission of Women
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Civil Rights to Women
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights to Women
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
International Bill of Human Rights
International Commission of Jurists
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
International Court of Justice (World Court)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, First Optional Protocol
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Second Optional Protocol, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Criminal Court
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights
International human rights instruments
International Labor Organization
International League for Human Rights
International Peace Bureau
Kampala Declaration on Human Rights
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
Limburg Principles on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Monitoring compliance movement
Nongovernmental organizations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Pax Christi International
Peace Brigades International
Physicians for Human Rights
Principles of Medical Ethics Relevant to the Role of Health Personnel, Particularly Physicians, in the Protection of Prisoners and Detainees against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions
Red Cross and Red Crescent
Regional human rights systems
Resolution 1503 procedure
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of Their Liberty.
Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of Those Facing the Death Penalty
Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
Separation of church and state
Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (Beijing rules)
Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Program of Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights
Universal Copyright Convention
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition
Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights
Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements
Vienna Declaration and Program of Action
World Council of Churches
World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children
World Health Organization