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Universal Human Rights Instruments

Knowledge Platform

In addition to the International Bill of Rights and the core human rights treaties, there are many other universal instruments relating to human rights. This page provides an non-exhaustive selection.

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Target Audience
Academia
Civil Society
General Public
Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Migrant Association
Source / Publisher
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Language
Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
Cross Cutting Theme
International cooperation
National sovereignty
Rule of law and due process
Human rights
Keywords
Human rights
Migrant rights
Status
Published

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).