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Human Rights Unit III

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a UN treaty that commits parties to uphold civil and political rights, including the right to life, freedom of speech, and due process. It is monitored by the UN Human Rights Committee, which reviews state compliance and reports every four years. The ICCPR was adopted in 1966, alongside the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and emphasizes the inherent dignity and rights of individuals, promoting self-determination and equality before the law.

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Human Rights Unit III

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a UN treaty that commits parties to uphold civil and political rights, including the right to life, freedom of speech, and due process. It is monitored by the UN Human Rights Committee, which reviews state compliance and reports every four years. The ICCPR was adopted in 1966, alongside the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and emphasizes the inherent dignity and rights of individuals, promoting self-determination and equality before the law.

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Yenaissance@ Law College Subject The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty adopted by the United Nations General. Se and in o> force from 23 March 1976. aN ey It commits its parties to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, including the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, electoral rights and rights to due process and a fair trial. enant has 74 signatorie i ‘The ICCPR is monitored by the United Nations 5 Aman Rights Committee (a separate body to the United Nations Human Rights Cow 5. Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence being reviewed by ahigher tribunal according tolaw. = —~\"~\ es 6. When a person has by a final decision been convicted of a criminal offence and when subsequently his conviction has been reversed or he has been pardoned on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact shows conclusively that there has been a miscarriage of justice, the person who has suffered punishment as a result of such conviction shall be compensated according to law, unless it is proved that the non-disclosure of the unknown fact in time is wholly or partly attributable to him. 7. No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally eae or Ni in accordance with the law and penal procedure ofeach country. (vi Ow” utile > * AS 4. No one shall be held em of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed, Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time when the criminal offence was committed. If, subsequent to the commission of the offence, provision is made by law for the imposition of the lighter penalty, the offender shall benefit thereby. 2. Nothing in this article shall prejudice the trial and punishment of any person for any act or omission which, at the time when it was committed, was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of nations. drut Everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. 1. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on his honour and reputation. 2. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks. his privacy, family, home or 1. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching, 2. No one shalll be subject to coercion which would impair his freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his choice 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others. 27 Yenaissance@ Law College Class -LL.B (HONS.) IV SEM. Subject - Human Rights 4, The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to have respect for the liberty of parents and, when applicable, legal guardians to ensure the religious and moral education of their children in conformity with their own convictions. 1. Everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference. 2. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice. 3. The exercise of the rights provided for in paragraph 2 of this article carries with it special duties and responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain iene butt thee shall only be such as are provided by law and are necessary: SG) (a) For respect of the rights or reputations of others; —_ (C NG th) ERE pe rte ie i rR ESTEE morals. aa article 20 CONS 1. Any propaganda for war shall be prohibited by law.’ 2. Any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law. } ~AlO»> pee The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order (order public), the protection of a “health or morals or the RN Rts the rights and freedoms of others. FS iateat\ (“> = 1L Everyone shall have the right to freedom of association with others including the right to form and join trade unions for the protection of his interests. x 2. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right ai than those which are prescribed by law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order (order public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. This article shall not prevent the imposition of lawful restrictions on members of the armed forces and of the police in their exercise of this right. 3. Nothing in this article shall authorize States Parties to the International Labour Organisation Convention of 1948 concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize to take legislative measures which would prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the w jarantees provided for in that Convention. 1. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State. 2. The right of men and women of marriageable age to marry and to found a family shall be recognized. 3, No marriage shall be entered into without the free and full consent of the intending spouses. 4, States Parties to the present Covenant shall take appropriate steps to ensure equality of rights and responsibilities of spouses as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. In the case of dissolution, provision shall be made for the necessary protection of any children. 1. Every child shall have, without any discrimination as to race, colour, sex, language, religion, national or social origin, property or birth, the right to such measures of protection as are required by his status as a minor, on the part of his family, society and the State. 2. Every child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have a name. 3, Every child has the right to acquire a nationality. 28 Yenaissance@ Law College Class -LL.B (HONS.) IV SEM. Subject - Human Rights Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and without unreasonable restrictions: (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives; (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will ofthe electors; (c) To have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country. acleze All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social orgs property, birth or other status. (c XD oH) ‘Article27 In those States in which ethnic, religious a era belonging to such minorities shall not be denied the right, in community with the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and mete their own religion, or to use their own language. orl). (oS (2A) ail > 1. There shall be established a nee Rights Committee (hereafter referred to in the present Covenant as the Committee). It shall consist of eighteen members and shall carry out the fun hereinafter provided. —\-/,, \\>_ ok LN 2. The Committee shall be composed of nationals of the States Parties to the present Covenant who shall be persons of high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights, consideration eing given to the usefulness of the participation of some persons having legal experience.) ) \ J) * (DIVA\SY 3. The members of the Committee shall be elected and ues a \ 1. The members ofthe Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons possessing the qualifications prescribed in article 28 and nominated for the purpose by the States Parties to the present Covenant. PUN 2. Each State Party to the present Covenant may nominate not more than two persons. These persons shall be nationals of the nominating State. ~~ 3. A person shall be eligible for re-nomination. antici 20 a 1. The initial election shall be held no later than six months after the date of the entry into force of the present Covenant. 2. At least four months before the date of each election to the Committee, other than an election to fill a vacancy declared in accordance with article 34, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall address a written invitation to the States Parties to the present Covenant to submit their nominations for membership of the Committee within three months. 3, The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall prepare a list in alphabetical order of all the persons thus nominated, with an indication of the States Parties which have nominated them, and shall submit it to the States Parties to the present Covenant no later than one month before the date of each election, 4. Elections of the members of the Committee shall be held at a meeting of the States Parties to the present Covenant convened by the Secretary General of the United Nations at the Headquarters of the United Nations. At that meeting, for which two thirds of the States Parties to the present Covenant shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the Committee shall be those nominees who obtain 29 Yenaissance@ Law College Class -LL.B (HONS.) IV SEM. Subject - Human Rights the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of States Parties Ca and voting. 1. The Committee may not include more than one national of the same State. 2. In the election of the Committee, consideration shall be given to equitable geographical distribution of membership and to the representation of the different forms of civilization and of the principal legal systems. 1. The members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of four years. They shall be eligible for re- election if renominated. However, the terms of nine of the members elected at the first election shall expire at the end of two years; immediately after the first election, the names of these nine members shall be chosen by lot by the Chairman of the meeting referred to in article 30, paragraph 4. 2. Blections at the expiry of office shall be held in accordance with the preceding articles of this part of the eo ae WW) “fin the unanimous opinion ofthe other members, a member of the Committee has ceased to carry out his functions for any cause other than absence of a temporary character, the Chairman of the Committee shall notify the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall then declare the seat of that member tobe vacant. = (>. ( C7) ) al o> 2. In the event of the death or the resignation of a member of the Committee, the Chairman shall immediately notify the Secretary-General ofthe United Nations, who shall declare a seat vacant from the date of death or the date on which the resignation takes Dee SS Aa\U Ko 1, When a vacancy is declared in accordance with article ean DAEiey a of the member to be replaced does not expire within six months of the declaration of the vacancy, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall notify each of the States Parties to the present Covenant, which may within two months submit nominations in accordance with article 29 for the purpose of filling the vacancy. 2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall prepare a list in alphabetical order of the persons thus nominated and shall submit it to the States Parties to the present Covenant. The election to fill the vacancy shall then take place in accordance with the relevant provisions of this part of the present Covenant. WN \ 3. A member of the Committee elected to fill a vacancy declared in accordance with article 33 shall hold office for the remainder of the term of the member who vacated the seat on the Committee under the provisions of that article. _\ ~~ article 35, ‘The members of the Committee shall, with the approval of the General Assembly of the United Nations, receive emoluments from United Nations resources on such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may decide, having regard to the importance of the Committee's responsibilities. ‘article 36 ‘The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall provide the necessary staff and facilities for the effective performance of the functions of the Committee under the present Covenant. 1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall convene the initial meeting of the Committee at the Headquarters of the United Nations. 2. After its initial meeting, the Committee shall meet at such times as shall be provided in its rules of procedure. 3. The Committee shall normally meet at the Headquarters of the United Nations or at the United Nations Office at Geneva. Every member of the Committee shall, before taking up his duties, make a solemn declaration in open committee that he will perform his functions impartially and conscientiously. 30 Yenaissance@ Law College Class -LL.B (HONS.) IV SEM. Subject - Human Rights 1. The Committee shall elect its officers for a term of two years. They may be re-elected. 2. The Committee shall establish its own rules of procedure, but these rules shall provide, inter alia, that: (a) Twelve members shall constitute a quorum; (b) Decisions of the Committee shall be made by a maj Article 40 1. The States Parties to the present Covenant undertake to submit reports on the measures they have adopted which give effect to the rights recognized herein and on the progress made in the enjoyment of those rights: o (a) Within one year of the entry into force of the present Covenant for the States Parties concerned; (De (b) Thereafter whenever the Committee so requests. _ | C. NG) 2. All reports shall be submitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit them to the Committee for consideration. Reports shall indicate the factors and difficulties, if any, affecting the implementation of the present Covenant. \\.\\> 3. The Secretary-General of the United Nations may, after consultation with the Committee, transmit to the specialized agencies concerned copies of such parts of the reports as may fall within their field of competence. (ep) lO» 4. The Committee shall study the reports submitted by the States Parties to the present Covenant. It shall transmit its reports, and such general comments as it may consider appropriate, to the States Parties. The Committee may also transmit to the Economic and Social Council these comments along with the copies of the reports it has received from States Parties to the present Covenant. 5. The States Parties to the present Covenant may submit to the Committee observations on any Saray may ee) made in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article. m ng - Wo aia” 7 (YAS) 1. A State Party to the present Covenant may at any time declare under this article that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under the present Covenant. Communications under this article may be received and considered only if submitted by a State Party which has made a declaration recognizing in regard to itself the competence of the Committee. No communication shall be received by the Committee if it concerns a State Party which has not made such a declaration. Communications received under this article shall be dealt with in accordance with the following procedure: ~~~ (a) Ifa State Party to the present Covenant considers that another State Party is not giving effect to the ns of the present Covenant, it may, by written communication, bring the matter to the attention of that State Party. Within three months after the receipt of the communication the receiving State shall afford the State which sent the communication an explanation, or any other statement in writing clarifying the matter which should include, to the extent possible and pertinent, reference to domestic procedures and remedies taken, pending, or available in the matter; (b) Ifthe matter is not adjusted to the satisfaction of both States Parties concerned within six months after the receipt by the receiving State of the initial communication, either State shall have the right to refer the matter to the Committee, by notice given to the Committee and to the other State; (The Committee shall deal with a matter referred to it only after it has ascertained that all available domestic remedies have been invoked and exhausted in the matter, in conformity with the generally recognized principles of international law. This shall not be the rule where the application of the remedies is unreasonably prolonged; (@) The Committee shall hold closed meetings when examining communications under this article; vote of the members present. 31 Yenaissance@ Law College Class -LL.B (HONS.) IV SEM. Subject - Human Rights (©) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (c), the Committee shall make available its good offices to the States Parties concerned with a view to a friendly solution of the matter on the basis of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognized in the present Covenant; (0 In any matter referred to it, the Committee may call upon the States Parties concerned, referred to in subparagraph (b), to supply any relevant information; (g) The States Parties concerned, referred to in subparagraph (b), shall have the right to be represented when the matter is being considered in the Committee and to make submissions orally and/or in writing; (h) The Committee shall, within twelve months after the date of receipt of notice under subparagraph (b), submit a report: — i. Ifa solution within the terms of subparagraph (e) is reached, the Committee shall confine its report to a brief statement of the facts and of the solution reached;-~) fi, Ifa solution within the terms of subparagraph (e) is not reached, the Committee shall confine its report to a brief statement of the facts; the written submissions and record of the oral submissions made by the States Parties concerned shall be attached to the report. In every matter, the report shall be communicated to the States Parties concerned. 2. The provisions of this article shall come into force when ten States Parties to the present Covenant have made declarations under paragraph I of this article. Such declarations shall be deposited by the States Parties with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit copies thereof to the other States Parties. A declaration may be withdrawn at any time by notification to the Secretary- General. Such a withdrawal shall not prejudice the consideration of any matter which is the subject of a communication already transmitted under this article; no further communication by any State Party shall be received after the notification of withdrawal of the declaration has been received by the Secretary-General, unless the St State Party concerned has noe anew declaration: N/ Ve Or Oe (XY S) (IANS Fe af rr TIE TEST satisfaction of the States Parties concerned, the Committee may, with the prior consent of the States Parties concerned, appoint an ad hoc Conciliation Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission). The good offices of the Commission shall be made available to the States Parties concerned with a view to an amicable solution of the matter on the basis of respect for the present Covenant; fo (b) The Commission shall consist of five persons acceptable to the States Parties concerned. If the States Parties concerned fail to reach agreement within three months on all or part of the composition of the Commission, the members of the Commission concerning whom no agreement has been reached shall be elected by secret ballot by a two-thirds majority vote of the Committee from among its members. 2. The members of the Commission shall serve in their personal capacity. They shall not be nationals of the States Parties concerned, or of a State not Party to the present Covenant, or of a State Party which has not made a declaration under article 41. 3. The Commission shall elect its own Chairman and adopt its own rules of procedure. 4. The meetings of the Commission shall normally be held at the Headquarters of the United Nations or at the United Nations Office at Geneva. However, they may be held at such other convenient places as the Commission may determine in consultation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the States Parties concerned. 5. The secretariat provided in accordance with article 36 shall also service the commissions appointed under this article 6. The information received and collated by the Committee shall be made available to the Commission and the Commission may call upon the States Parties concerned to supply any other relevant information. 32 Yenaissance@ Law College Class -LL.B (HONS.) IV SEM. Subject - Human Rights 7. When the Commission has fully considered the matter, but in any event not later than twelve months after having been seized of the matter, it shall submit to the Chairman of the Committee a report for communication to the States Parties concerned: (a) If the Commission is unable to complete its consideration of the matter within twelve months, it shall confine its report to a brief statement of the status of its consideration of the matter; (b) If an amicable solution to the matter on tie basis of respect for human rights as recognized in the present Covenant is reached, the Commission shall confine its report to a brief statement of the facts and of the solution reached; (c) Ifa solution within the terms of subparagraph (b) is not reached, the Commission's report shall embody its findings on all questions of fact relevant to the issues between the States Parties concerned, and its views on the possibilities of an amicable solution of the matter. This report shall also contain the written submissions and a record of the oral submissions made by the States Parties concerned; ~I OK?) (@) If the Commission’s report is submitted under subparagraph (c), the States Parties concerned shall, within three months of the receipt of the report, notify the Chairman of the Committee whether or not they accept the contents of the report of the Commission. 8. The provisions of this article are without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Committee under article 41. Pa Ga i ca 9. The States Parties concerned shall share equally all the expenses of the members of the Commission in accordance with estimates to be provided by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 10. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be empowered to pay the expenses of the members of the Commission, if necessary, before reimbursement by the States Parties concerned, in accordance with paragraph 9 of this article. AYA ) ‘The members of the Committee, and of the ad hoc conciliation commissions which may be appointed under article 42, shall be entitled to the facilities, privileges and immunities of experts on mission for the United Nations as laid down in the relevant sections of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. N° SN en a eee The provisions for the implementation of the present Covenant shall apply without prejudice to the procedures prescribed in the field of human rights by or under the constituent instruments and the conventions of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies and shall not prevent the States Parties to the present Covenant from having recourse to other procedures for settling a dispute in accordance with general or special international agreements in force between them. The Committee shall submit to the General Assembly of the United Nations, through the Economic and Social Council, an annual report on its activities. PART Article 46, Nothing in the present Covenant shall be interpreted as impairing the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and of the constitutions of the specialized agencies which define the respective responsibilities of the various organs of the United Nations and of the specialized agencies in regard to the matters dealt with in the present Covenant. Article 47, Nothing in the present Covenant shall be interpreted as impairing the inherent right of all peoples to enjoy and utilize fully and freely their natural wealth and resources. PARTVI 1. The present Covenant is open for signature by any State Member of the United Nations or member of any of its specialized agencies, by any State Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, and by any other State which has been invited by the General Assembly of the United Nations to become a Party to the present Covenant. 33 Yenaissance@ Law College Class -LL.B (HONS.) IV SEM. Subject - Human Rights 2. The present Covenant is subject to ratification. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 3. The present Covenant shall be open to accession by any State referred to in paragraph 1 of this article. 4, Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 5. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all States which have signed this Covenant or acceded to it of the deposit of each instrument of ratification or accession. 1. The present Covenant shall enter into force three months after the date of the deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the thirty-fifth instrument of ratification or instrument of accession. Vaal 2. For each State ratifying the present Covenant or acceding to it after the deposit of the thirty-fifth instrument of ratification or instrument of accession, the present Covenant shall enter into force three months after the date of the deposit of its own instrument of ratification or instrument of accession. ‘The provisions of the present Covenant shall extend to all parts of federal States without any limitations or exceptions. (2 ret Oo am ONS => 1. Any State Party to the present. umreerates may propose an amendment and file it with the Secretary- General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall thereupon communicate any proposed amendments to the States Parties to the present Covenant with a request that they notify him whether they favour a conference of States Parties for the purpose of considering and voting upon the proposals. In the event that at least one third of the States Parties favours such a conference, the Secretary-General shall convene the conference under the auspices of the United Nations. Any amendment adopted by a majority of the States Parties present and voting at the conference shall be submitted to the General Assembly of the United Nations for approval. 2. Amendments shall come into force when they have been approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations and accepted by a two-thirds majority of the States Parties to the present Covenant in accordance with their respective constitutional processes. 3. When amendments come into force, they shall be binding on those States Parties which have accepted them, other States Parties still being a accepted. Z = ie ON ‘L Irrespective of the notifications made under article 48, paragraph 5, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all States referred to in paragraph I of the same article of the following particulars: a (a) Signatures, ratifications and accessions under article 48; (b) The date of the entry into force of the present Covenant under article 49 and the date of the entry into force of any amendments under article 51. 1. The present Covenant, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the United Nations. 2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit certified copies of the present Covenant toall States referred to in article 48. ny right specifically ment in (call if mental Right 34, Yenaissance@ Law College Class -LL.B (HONS.) IV SEM. Subject - Human Rights RIGHT INDIAN CONSTITUTION COVENANT ON CIVIL & POLITICAL RIGHT Equality before Law Articlel4 ‘Article14(1) Prohibition of discrimination Article15 Article26 Equality of opportunity to Article16(1) Article25(a) public service Freedom of speech and Article19(1) (a) ( @rtisle19(1)&(2) expression Mmexyn Right for peaceful assembly. Article19 (1) (b) Article21 Right to freedom of Articlel9 OR \\\ Article22(1) association OY Right to move freely within Article19(1)(@& (e) Article22(1) the territory of a state Protection inrespectof (> \ \ Article 20(1) ‘HelS Ui 7 conviction for offences -—\“/ ’) \\ aK\ (OX »\ Protection from prosecution Article20(2) Art .14(7) and punishment Not to be compelled to testify Article20(sy ) ‘Article14(3) (g) against himseif. > ) Right to life and liberty Article21 Article6(1) & 9 (1) Protection against arrest and. |” \\\ Atticle22 Article19 (2) (3)& (4) detention in certain cas LDN Ss E/OS Forced labour Article23 Article 8(3) Freedom of conscience and Article25, Article18(1) religion Right to effective and Article32 Article3, remedies 35 Yenaissance@ Law College Class -LL.B (HONS.) IV SEM. Subject - Human Rights THE CORE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS AND THEIR MONITORING BODIES ‘There are ten core international human rights instruments. Each of these instruments (9 human rights treaties and the Optional Protocol to the CAT) has established a committee of experts to monitor implementation of the treaty provisions by its States parties. Some of the treaties are supplemented by optional protocols dealing with specific concerns. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: (ueeRi \ > (~ Tmernational, Covenant on Economie, Social and__Caltral_ Rights (ICESCR) Convention on the Elimination of AlbForms of Disrimnaen airs Pp Women (CEDAW) ~\. X S S x Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or ae ‘Treatment or Punishment (CAT) Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) \, . 20 Nov CRC v \ 1989 “\ : International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant | 18 Dec cmw Workers and Members of Their Families (ICMW) 1990 International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from | 20 Dec CED Enforced Disappearance (CPEDy \—/ 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) 13 Dec CRPD 2006 Optional Protocol to the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural | 10 Dec CESCR Rights (ICESCR-OP) 2008 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political | 16 Dee CPR ts (ICCPR-OP1) 1966 Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and) 15 Dec CPR Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (ICCPR-| 1989 op2) Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of | 10Dec CEDAW Discrimination against Women (OP-CEDAW) 1999 36 Yenaissance@ Law College Class -LL.B (HONS.) IV SEM. Subject - Human Rights Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the | 25 May CRC involvement of children in armed conflict (OP-CRC-AC) 2000 Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the | 25 May CRC sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography 2000 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a) 14 Apr CRC communications procedure (OP-CRC-IC) 2014 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, 18 Dec SPT Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OP-CAT) 2002 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons-with |-“-42 Dee CRPD Disabilities (OP-CRPD) (¢c ~ /2006 A 4) > 37

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