Resources.Human Rights Instruments On-Line Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Human Rights Instruments International human rights instruments can be classified into two categories: declarations, adopted by bodies such as the United Nations General Assembly, which are not legally binding although they may be politically so; and conventions http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm American Convention on Human Rights The American Convention on Human Rights (also known as the Pact of San José) is an International human rights instrument. It was adopted by the nations of the Americas meeting in San José, Costa Rica, in 1969. Adopted at the Inter-American Specialized Conference on Human Rights, San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. , November 22, 1969. http://www.cidh.oas.org/ Basicos/basic3.htm Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women, "Convention of Belem do Para" Adopted in Belem do Para, Brazil, on June 9, 1994, at the twenty-fourth regular session of the OAS General Assembly. http://www.cidh.oas.org/ Basicos/basic13.htm Convention on the Rights of the Child The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, often referred to as CRC or UNCRC, is an international convention setting out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children. Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by UN General Assembly resolution 44/25 of November 20, 1989. Entry into force: September 2, 1990. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm Convention on the Political Rights of Women Opened for signature and ratification by UN General Assembly resolution 640 (VII) of December 20, 1952. Entry into force: July 7, 1954. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW CEDAW Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (United Nations) CEDAW Component Explosives Damage Assessment Workbook (reference for blast effects software modeling) Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by UN General Assembly resolution 34/180 of December 18, 1979. Entry into force: September 3, 1981. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm Equal Remuneration Convention--Convention (No. 100) Concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value Adopted on June 29, 1951 by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation at its thirty-fourth session. Entry into force: May 23, 1953. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention--Convention (No. 111) concerning Discrimination in respect of Employment and Occupation Adopted on June 25, 1958 by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation at its forty-second session. Entry into force: June 15, 1960. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man Approved by the Ninth International Conference of American States Began in 1889 under the initiative of U.S. Secretary of State James G. Blaine, the International Conference of American States served as the main international discussion forum for the nations of the American continent. , Bogota, Colombia, 1948. http://www.cidh.oas.org/ Basicos/basic2.htm Declaration on the Rights of the Child Proclaimed by UN General Assembly resolution 1386 (XIV) of November 20, 1959. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Proclaimed by UN General Assembly resolution 2263 (XXII) of November 7, 1967. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women Proclaimed by UN General Assembly resolution 48/104 of December 20, 1993. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Proclaimed by UN General Assembly resolution 1904 (XVIII) of November 20, 1963. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict Proclaimed by UN General Assembly resolution 3318 (XXIX) of December 14, 1974. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm Universal Declaration of Human Rights Universal Declaration of Human Rights Declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Drafted by a committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, it was adopted without dissent but with eight abstentions. Adopted and proclaimed by UN General Assembly resolution 217A (III) of December 10, 1948. http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/ eng.htm International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a United Nations treaty based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, created in 1966 and entered into force on 23 March 1976. Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by UN General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of December 16, 1966. Entry into force: March 23, 1976. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 16, 1966, and in force from January 3, 1976. Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by UN General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of December 16, 1966. Entry into force: January 3, 1976. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm Proclamation of Teheran Proclaimed by the International Conference on Human Rights at Teheran on May 13, 1968. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW Adopted by UN General Assembly resolution N54/4 on October 6, 1999 and opened for signature on December 10, 1999, Human Rights Day. Entry into force: December 10, 2000. http://www.unhchr.ch/html/ intlinst.htm Documents from UN World Conferences on the Status of Women and Women's Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Women's Rights The effort to secure equal rights for women and to remove gender discrimination from laws, institutions, and behavioral patterns. The women's rights movement began in the nineteenth century with the demand by some women reformers for the right to vote, known as suffrage, and Division http://www.unhchr.ch/women/ United Nations Population Fund The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) began funding population programs in 1969. It was renamed the United Nations Population Fund in 1987, but kept its original abbreviation. http://www.unfp.org UN Division for the Advancement of Women, DAW http://www.un.org/womenwatch/ daw Other On-line Resources on Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is an autonomous judicial institution based in the city of San José, Costa Rica. Together with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, it makes up the human rights protection system of the Organization of American States (OAS), , http://www.corteidh.or.cr/indexingles.html Inter-American Commission on Human Rights The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the IACHR or, in the three other official languages – Spanish, French, and Portuguese – CIDH) is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States (OAS). , Organization of American States Organization of American States (OAS), international organization, created Apr. 30, 1948, at Bogotá, Colombia, by agreement of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, http://www.cidh.oas.org/ Contributing Authors and Organizations Doris M. Acevedo doris_acevedo@icnet.com.ve Mabel Bianco feim@ciudad.com.ar Montserrat Boix boix@nodo50.org Maria Ysabel Cedano Garcia oficina@cladem.org Lidia Casas Becerra lidia.casas@udp.cl Martha Colorado fasacol@shaw.ca Gabriela De Cicco, Irene Ocampo rima@citynet.net.ar Angela Freitas angelatf@uol.com.br Red Latinoamericana y Caribena de Jovenes por los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos, REDLAC correa_feim@ciudad.com.ar Lucy Garrido Igarrido@chasque.apc.org Nelly nel·ly or nel·lie n. pl. nel·lies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an effeminate homosexual man. [Probably from the name Nelly, nickname for Helen.] Jitsuya, Rebeca Sevilla galf@terra.com.pr rebecas@xs4all.nl Irene Leon mujeres@alai.ecuanex.net.ec Maria Jose Maria Jose is a well-known Mexican singer. She was a member of the successful Pop group Kabah for twelve years and launched her solo career on 2007 after the group's disbandment. 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