International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | OHCHR
Entry into force: 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article 49 Preamble The States Parties to the present Covenant, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world ...
Background to the International Covenant on Civil and Political …
The ICCPR aims to ensure the protection of civil and political rights including: Freedom from discrimination; Right to equality between men and women; Right to life; Freedom from torture; Freedom from slavery; Right to liberty and security of person; Right to be treated with humanity in detention; Freedom of movement
公民及政治权利国际盟约（亦称“公民权利和政治权利国际公约”）
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Human Rights Committee | OHCHR
Nov 7, 2024 · The Human Rights Committee is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by its States parties. The Committee’s work promotes the enjoyment of civil and political rights, resulting in numerous changes of law, policy and practice.
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) on 16 December 1966 and it entered into force in international law on 23 March 1976. The Covenant is one of a pair of international treaties drafted to give legal effect to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The original intention was to draft a single human
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and …
Considering that in order further to achieve the purposes of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (hereinafter referred to as the Covenant) and the implemenation of its provisions it would be appropriate to enable the Human Rights Committee set up in part IV of the Covenant (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) to ...
Fact Sheet No. 15 (Rev. 1): Civil and Political Rights: The Human ...
May 1, 2005 · This Fact Sheet provides an introduction to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its two Optional Protocols, the texts of which are annexed.
International Bill of Human Rights | OHCHR
In December 1966, the UN General Assembly adopted two international treaties that would further shape international human rights: the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). These are often referred to as “the International Covenants.”
The Royal Government of Cambodia ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in 1992. The ICCPR protects a range of important rights. Among them is the right to equality before the courts and tribunals and to a fair trial which is contained in Article 14. The Human Rights Committee is a committee of eighteen ...
Toolkit: Ratifying the International Covenants: The International ...
Sep 5, 2024 · This toolkit presents the benefits of ratifying the two International Covenants, namely, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), answers questions about their content and application, provides the simplified versions of the covenants ...