Declarations and Conventions Contained in General Assembly Resolutions

Human rights

(66 documents retrieved)


	2008

Declaration on the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (10 December 2008)

A/RES/63/116

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (10 December 2008) Status >>

A/RES/63/117


	2007

Declaration of the commemorative high-level plenary meeting devoted to the follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children (13 December 2007)

A/RES/62/88

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (13 September 2007)

A/RES/61/295


	2006

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (13 December 2006) Status >>

A/RES/61/106

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (20 December 2006) Status >>

A/RES/61/177


	2005

2005 World Summit Outcome (16 September 2005)

A/RES/60/1

Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law (16 December 2005)

A/RES/60/147


	2002

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: Optional Protocol (18 December 2002) Status >>

A/RES/57/199


	2000

Convention on the Rights of the Child: Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (25 May 2000) Status >>

A/RES/54/263

Convention on the Rights of the Child: Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (25 May 2000) Status >>

A/RES/54/263

Political declaration (10 June 2000)

A/RES/S-23/2

United Nations Millennium Declaration (8 September 2000)

A/RES/55/2


	1999

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: Optional Protocol (6 October 1999) Status >>

A/RES/54/4


	1998

Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (9 December 1998)

A/RES/53/144


	1993

Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (20 December 1993)

A/RES/48/104

Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights ["Paris Principles"] (20 December 1993)

A/RES/48/134

Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (20 December 1993)

A/RES/48/96


	1992

Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (18 December 1992)

A/RES/47/133

Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (18 December 1992)

A/RES/47/135


	1991

Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and for the Improvement of Mental Health Care (17 December 1991)

A/RES/46/119

United Nations Principles for Older Persons (16 December 1991)

A/RES/46/91


	1990

Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners (14 December 1990)

A/RES/45/111

Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files (14 December 1990)

A/RES/45/95

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (18 December 1990) Status >>

A/RES/45/158

Model Treaty on Extradition (14 December 1990)

A/RES/45/116


	1989

Convention on the Rights of the Child (20 November 1989) Status >>

A/RES/44/25

Declaration on Apartheid and Its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa (14 December 1989)

A/RES/S-16/1

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Second Optional Protocol Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty (15 December 1989) Status >>

A/RES/44/128


	1988

Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment (9 December 1988)

A/RES/43/173


	1986

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 (3 December 1986)

A/RES/41/85

Declaration on the Right to Development (4 December 1986)

A/RES/41/128


	1985

Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power (29 November 1985)

A/RES/40/34

Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in Which They Live (13 December 1985)

A/RES/40/144

International Convention against Apartheid in Sports (10 December 1985) Status >>

A/RES/40/64


	1984

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (10 December 1984) Status >>

A/RES/39/46

Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace (12 November 1984)

A/RES/39/11


	1982

Declaration on the Participation of Women in Promoting International Peace and Cooperation (3 December 1982)

A/RES/37/63

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 (18 December 1982)

A/RES/37/194


	1981

Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (25 November 1981)

A/RES/36/55


	1979

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (18 December 1979) Status >>

A/RES/34/180

Declaration on South Africa (12 December 1979)

A/RES/34/93


	1978

Charter of Rights for Migrant Workers in Southern Africa (20 December 1978)

A/RES/33/162

Declaration on Namibia (3 May 1978)

A/RES/S-9/2


	1977

International Declaration against Apartheid in Sports (14 December 1977)

A/RES/32/105


	1975

Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (9 December 1975)

A/RES/3452 (XXX)

Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (9 December 1975)

A/RES/3447 (XXX)


	1974

Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States (12 December 1974)

A/RES/3281 (XXIX)

Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict (14 December 1974)

A/RES/3318 (XXIX)


	1973

International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (30 November 1973) Status >>

A/RES/3068 (XXVIII)


	1971

Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons (20 December 1971)

A/RES/2856 (XXVI)


	1967

Declaration on Territorial Asylum (14 December 1967)

A/RES/2312 (XXII)

Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (7 November 1967)

A/RES/2263 (XXII)


	1966

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (16 December 1966) Status >>

A/RES/2200 (XXI)

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (16 Decembre 1966) Status >>

A/RES/2200 (XXI)

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (16 December 1966) Status >>

A/RES/2200 (XXI)


	1965

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (21 December 1965) Status >>

A/RES/2106 (XX)


	1963

United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (20 November 1963)

A/RES/1904 (XVIII)


	1962

Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages (7 November 1962) Status >>

A/RES/1763 (XVII)


	1960

Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (14 December 1960)

A/RES/1514 (XV)


	1959

Declaration of the Rights of the Child (20 November 1959)

A/RES/1386 (XIV)


	1952

Convention on the International Right of Correction (16 December 1952) Status >>

A/RES/630 (VII)

Convention on the Political Rights of Women (20 December 1952) Status >>

A/RES/640 (VII)


	1950

Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (14 December 1950)

A/RES/428 (V)


	1949

Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (2 December 1949) Status >>

A/RES/317 (IV)


	1948

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (10 December 1948)

A/RES/217 (III)