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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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African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | In order to advance political, economic and social governance, State Parties shall commit themselves to: Harnessing the democratic values of the traditional institutions; and | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2007 | ||
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | In order to advance political, economic and social governance, State Parties shall commit themselves to: Fostering popular participation and partnership with civil society organizations; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2007 | ||
American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 3. Freedom to manifest one's religion and beliefs may be subject only to the limitations prescribed by law that are necessary to protect public safety, order, health, or morals, or the rights or freedoms of others. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1969 | ||
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The individual shall also have the duty:] To preserve and strengthen positive African cultural values in his relations with other members of the society, in the spirit of tolerance, dialogue and consultation and, in general, to contribute to the promotion of the moral well being of society; | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1981 | ||
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | All peoples shall have the right to existence. They shall have the unquestionable and inalienable right to self-determination. They shall freely determine their political status and shall pursue their economic and social development according to the policy they have freely chosen. | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1981 | ||
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Every individual shall be entitled to the enjoyment of the rights and freedoms recognised and guaranteed in the present Charter without distinction of any kind such as race, ethnic group, colour, sex, language, religion, political or any other opinion, national and social origin, fortune, birth or any status. | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1981 | ||
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter) 1981, para. h | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Convinced that it is henceforth essential to pay particular attention to the right to development and that civil and political rights cannot be dissociated from economic, social and cultural rights in their conception as well as universality and that the satisfaction of economic, social and cultural rights is a guarantee for the enjoyment of civil and political rights; | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1981 | ||
Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. i | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | TAKING INTO ACCOUNT that a pluralistic and democratic society must respect the cultural, linguistic, religious, gender and sexual identity of every person, whether belonging to a minority or not, and create the conditions that will enable that person to express, preserve, and develop his or her identity; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 2013 | ||
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Given the enduring and vital role of traditional authorities, particularly in rural communities, the State Parties shall strive to find appropriate ways and means to increase their integration and effectiveness within the larger democratic system. | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2007 | ||
Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 2000, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 4. A declaration made in accordance with this article shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 56 of the Convention. | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The enjoyment of the rights set forth in this Charter shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national extraction or social origin, health, association with a national minority, birth or other status. | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 1996 | ||
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to benefit from social welfare services, the Parties undertake:
2. to encourage the participation of individuals and voluntary or other organisations in the establishment and maintenance of such services. | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 1996 | ||
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to benefit from social welfare services, the Parties undertake:
1. to promote or provide services which, by using methods of social work, would contribute to the welfare and development of both individuals and groups in the community, and to their adjustment to the social environment; | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 1996 | ||
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to social security, the Parties undertake:
2. to maintain the social security system at a satisfactory level at least equal to that necessary for the ratification of the European Code of Social Security; | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 1996 | ||
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 31 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Parties accept as the aim of their policy, to be pursued by all appropriate means both national and international in character, the attainment of conditions in which the following rights and principles may be effectively realised:
31. Everyone has the right to housing. | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 1996 | ||
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Parties accept as the aim of their policy, to be pursued by all appropriate means both national and international in character, the attainment of conditions in which the following rights and principles may be effectively realised:
14. Everyone has the right to benefit from social welfare services. | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 1996 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Every report made under this Article shall: contain sufficient information on the implementation of the present Charter to provide the Committee with comprehensive understanding of the implementation of the Charter in the relevant country; and | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | State Parties shall respect and promote the right of the child to fully participate in cultural and artistic life and shall encourage the provision of appropriate and equal opportunities for cultural, artistic, recreational and leisure activity. | Organization of African Unity | Regional treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 1a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. The States Parties to this Protocol recognize the right of everyone: a. To take part in the cultural and artistic life of the community; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1988 | ||
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. The States Parties shall promote the protection, preservation, and improvement of the environment. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1988 | ||
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming their intention to consolidate in this hemisphere, within the framework of democratic institutions, a system of personal liberty and social justice based on respect for the essential rights of man; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1988 | ||
Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1984, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 4. A declaration made in accordance with this article shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 56 of the Convention. | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 1984 | ||
American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of conscience and of religion. This right includes freedom to maintain or to change one's religion or beliefs, and freedom to profess or disseminate one's religion or beliefs, either individually or together with others, in public or in private. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 1969 | ||
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance. | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 1950 | ||
Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. ix | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The states undertake to prevent, eliminate, prohibit, and punish, in accordance with their constitutional norms and the provisions of this Convention, all acts and manifestations of discrimination and intolerance, including:
ix. Any restriction or limitation on the use of the language, traditions, customs, and culture of persons in public or private activities; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 2013 | ||
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of workers to the protection of their claims in the event of the insolvency of their employer, the Parties undertake to provide that workers' claims arising from contracts of employment or employment relationships be guaranteed by a guarantee institution or by any other effective form of protection. | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 1996 | ||
Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. xii | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The states undertake to prevent, eliminate, prohibit, and punish, in accordance with their constitutional norms and the provisions of this Convention, all acts and manifestations of discrimination and intolerance, including:
xii. Denying access to any social, economic, and cultural rights, based on any of the criteria set forth in Article 1.1 of this Convention; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 2013 | ||
Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. vi | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The states undertake to prevent, eliminate, prohibit, and punish, in accordance with their constitutional norms and the provisions of this Convention, all acts and manifestations of discrimination and intolerance, including:
vi. Restricting, in an undue or unreasonable manner, the exercise of the individual rights of ownership, administration, and disposal of property of any kind based on any of the criteria set forth in Article 1.1; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 2013 | ||
Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | For purposes of this Convention:
5. Intolerance is an action or set of actions or expressions that denote disrespect, rejection, or contempt for the dignity, characteristics, convictions, or opinions of persons for being different or contrary. It may manifest itself as marginalization and exclusion of groups in conditions of vulnerability from participation in any sphere of public or private life or violence against them. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 2013 | ||
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings 2005, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 4. Each Party shall adopt such legislative or other measures as may be necessary to guarantee compensation for victims in accordance with the conditions under its internal law, for instance through the establishment of a fund for victim compensation or measures or programmes aimed at social assistance and social integration of victims, which could be funded by the assets resulting from the application of measures provided in Article 23. | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 2005 |