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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. The Committee shall elect its officers for a term of two years. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 1979 | ||
Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War 1949, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 38. With the exception of special measures authorized by the present Convention, in particularly by Article 27 and 41 thereof, the situation of protected persons shall continue to be regulated, in principle, by the provisions concerning aliens in time of peace. In any case, the following rights shall be granted to them:
(1) they shall be enabled to receive the individual or collective relief that may be sent to them.
(2) they shall, if their state of health so requires, receive medical attention and hospital treatment to the same extent as the nationals of the State concerned.
(3) they shall be allowed to practise their religion and to receive spiritual assistance from ministers of their faith.
(4) if they reside in an area particularly exposed to the dangers of war, they shall be authorized to move from that area to the same extent as the nationals of the State concerned.
(5) children under fifteen years, pregnant women and mothers of children under seven years shall benefit by any preferential treatment to the same extent as the nationals of the State concerned. | International Committee of the Red Cross | International treaty |
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| 1949 | ||
ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 5. Sentence of death shall not be imposed for crimes committed by persons below eighteen years of age and shall not be carried out on pregnant women. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 1966 | ||
CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. q | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | (q) Recognizing that women and girls with disabilities are often at greater risk, both within and outside the of violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2006 | ||
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. The present Convention shall be open for signature by all States. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 1979 | ||
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979, para. 1b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | (b) Thereafter at least every four years and further whenever the Committee so requests. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 1979 | ||
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. States Parties shall grant women equal rights with men with respect to the nationality of their children. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 1979 | ||
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979, para. f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Concerned, however, that despite these various instruments extensive discrimination against women continues to exist, | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 1979 | ||
Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention 2014, para. Preamble 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that the prohibition of forced or compulsory labour forms part of the body of fundamental rights, and that forced or compulsory labour violates the human rights and dignity of millions of women and men, girls and boys, contributes to the perpetuation of poverty and stands in the way of the achievement of decent work for all, and | International Labour Organization | International treaty |
| 2014 | |||
The Arms Trade Treaty 2013, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The exporting State Party, in making this assessment, shall take into account the risk of the conventional arms covered under Article 2 (1) or of the items covered under Article 3 or Article 4 being used to commit or facilitate serious acts of gender-based violence or serious acts of violence against women and children. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2013 | ||
CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 5. States Parties shall put in place effective legislation and policies, including women- and child-focused legislation and policies, to ensure that instances of exploitation, violence and abuse against persons with disabilities are identified, investigated and, where appropriate, prosecuted. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2006 | ||
CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the full development, advancement and empowerment of women, for the purpose of guaranteeing them the exercise and enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms set out in the present Convention. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2006 | ||
CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. States Parties recognize that women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple discrimination, and in this regard shall take measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment by them of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2006 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is designated depositary of this Protocol. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. A regional economic integration organization shall cease to be a Party to this Protocol when all of its member States have denounced it. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 3. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by States Parties. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | l. States Parties shall endeavour to settle disputes concerning the interpretation or application of this Protocol through negotiation. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 3. A State Party that receives information shall comply with any request by the State Party that transmitted the information that places restrictions on its use. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. 1a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. States Parties shall establish comprehensive policies, programmes and other measures: (a) To prevent and combat trafficking in persons; and | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | For the purposes of this Protocol: (d) "Child" shall mean any person under eighteen years of age. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The purposes of this Protocol are: (c) To promote cooperation among States Parties in order to meet those objectives. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The purposes of this Protocol are: (b) To protect and assist the victims of such trafficking, with full respect for their human rights; and | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The purposes of this Protocol are: (a) To prevent and combat trafficking in persons, paying particular attention to women and children; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. The provisions of the Convention shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Protocol unless otherwise provided herein. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Have agreed as follows : | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Convinced that supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime with an international instrument for the prevention, suppression and punishment of trafficking in | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Concerned that, in the absence of such an instrument, persons who are vulnerable to trafficking will not be sufficiently protected, | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The States Parties to this Protocol, | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 8b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 8. (b) States Parties shall also take into account the need to include judges with legal expertise on specific issues, including, but not limited to, violence against women or children. | United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court | International treaty |
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| 1998 | ||
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1998, para. 2f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. For the purpose of paragraph 1: (f) "Forced pregnancy" means the unlawful confinement of a woman forcibly made pregnant, with the intent of affecting the ethnic composition of any population or carrying out other grave violations of international law. This definition shall not in any way be interpreted as affecting national laws relating to pregnancy; | United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court | International treaty |
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| 1998 |