International
Humans have rights which are set out in international law. These include, but are not limited to:
  • right to life, liberty and security;
    right to health;
    right to education;
    right to be recognised as a person;
    right to equal pay;
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The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948.

Following this was the adoption of a number of human rights treaties and declarations which makes up the international standards for human rights.

The main United Nations declarations on indigenous peoples is the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

 

 

 

United Nations system protecting human rights

The United Nations system protecting human rights includes a number of different treaties, declarations, charter bodies, and UN specialised agencies and programmes. Please click below for more information on them.

 

Treaties and declarations

 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

International Covenants on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CROC)

Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

Convention against Torture (CAT)

Convention on Migrant Workers

 Convention on Disabilities (CRPD)

 

 Charter bodies

Human Rights Council
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Special Procedures

Universal Periodic Review

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)

 

UN Specialised Agenices and Programmes

International Labour Organisation (ILO)

World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)

UNEP

 Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) (link to this page

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (link to this page)

 

 How can I participate and get active?

You can participate with the treaty bodies. You could:

 

  • provide information for parallel reports
    provide a follow-up report to the committee
    give oral statements during the treaty body session
    hold a breakfast or lunch sessions during the session.
    lodge an individual complaint to the treaty bodies with provision for complaints.


For those treaty bodies with provisions, there is also an option of providing individual communications:

  • Providing information to victims
    Helping victims present with complaints
    Representing victims before Committees
    Follow-up on ‘views’
    General comments

    Please click for more information on how to Get Active.

 

 
 
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