The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations by its resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989. This was the end of a process that had begun with the preparations for… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2015
The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1989. It entered into force in September 1990 following ratification by the twentieth state party. This led to the establishment of… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2015
Although there is no formal procedure calling for periodic reports from the State parties on measures implementing their obligations under the Convention, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights can ask parties to report on the human rights situation in their… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2015
Specific: American Convention on Human Rights “Pact of San José, Costa Rica” Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights Protocol of San Salvador: Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic,… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2015
Canada has not signed or ratified the Convention or the optional protocols. (Ratification of the optional protocols is only open to States that have ratified the Convention.) Canada, however, is party to several Inter-American legal instruments including the: Inter-American Convention… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2015
As a general obligation, the States Parties to the Convention undertake to respect the rights and freedoms recognized in the Convention and “to ensure to all persons subject to their jurisdiction the free and full exercise of those rights and… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2015
In April 1948, the OAS adopted both its Charter and the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man. The Declaration was the first international document listing universal human rights and proclaiming the need to protect these rights and… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2015
The Convention affirms the intention of State parties to consolidate “within the framework of democratic institutions, a system of personal liberty and social justice based on respect for the essential rights of man” and focuses mainly on civil and political… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2015
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights WHO Factsheet on the ICCPR United Nations Commission on… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2015
The implementation of the Covenant and its Optional Protocols is monitored by the Human Rights Committee. The Committee was established by the Covenant and first met in 1977. It normally holds three plenary sessions for its full membership each year…. Continue Reading…