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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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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 | ||
The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 12. Members of the armed forces and other persons mentioned in the following Article, who are wounded or sick, shall be respected and protected in all circumstances. They shall be treated humanely and cared for by the Party to the conflict in whose power they may be, without any adverse distinction founded on sex, race, nationality, religion, political opinions, or any other similar criteria. Any attempts upon their lives, or violence to their persons, shall be strictly prohibited; in particular, they shall not be murdered or exterminated, subjected to torture or to biological experiments; they shall not wilfully be left without medical assistance and care, nor shall conditions exposing them to contagion or infection be created. Only urgent medical reasons will authorize priority in the order of treatment to be administered. Women shall be treated with all consideration due to their sex. The Party to the conflict which is compelled to abandon wounded or sick to the enemy shall, as far as military considerations permit, leave with them a part of its medical personnel and material to assist in their care. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the following intentional conducts are criminalised:
(a) performing an abortion on a woman without her prior and informed consent; | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 2011 | ||
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2 Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that victims have access to health care and social services and that services are adequately resourced and professionals are trained to assist victims and refer them to the appropriate services. | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 2011 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The States Parties undertake to: b) ensure the right of pregnant or nursing women or women in detention by providing them with an environment which is suitable to their condition and the right to be treated with dignity. | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The States Parties undertake to: a) provide protection to elderly women and take specific measures commensurate with their physical, economic and social needs as well as their access to employment and professional training; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | a) provide women with access to clean drinking water, sources of domestic fuel, land, and the means of producing nutritious food; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 2b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to: b) establish and strengthen existing pre-natal, delivery and post-natal health and nutritional services for women during pregnancy and while they are breast-feeding; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 2a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to: a) provide adequate, affordable and accessible health services, including information, education and communication programmes to women especially those in rural areas; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 1f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. States Parties shall ensure that the right to health of women, including sexual and reproductive health is respected and promoted. This includes: f) the right to have family planning education. | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 1d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. States Parties shall ensure that the right to health of women, including sexual and reproductive health is respected and promoted. This includes: d) the right to self protection and to be protected against sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 1c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. States Parties shall ensure that the right to health of women, including sexual and reproductive health is respected and promoted. This includes: c) the right to choose any method of contraception; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 1b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. States Parties shall ensure that the right to health of women, including sexual and reproductive health is respected and promoted. This includes: b) the right to decide whether to have children, the number of children and the spacing of children; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 1a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. States Parties shall ensure that the right to health of women, including sexual and reproductive health is respected and promoted. This includes: a) the right to control their fertility; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1n | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: n) Secure the right for young women to maternity leave. | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2006 | ||
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1h | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: h) Take steps to provide equal access to health care services and nutrition for girls and young women; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2006 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 2j | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. States Parties shall take appropriate and effective measures to: j) ensure that, in those countries where the death penalty still exists, not to carry out death sentences on pregnant or nursing women. | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 2h | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. States Parties shall take appropriate and effective measures to: h) prohibit all medical or scientific experiments on women without their informed consent; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. g | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | For the purpose of the present Protocol: g) Harmful Practices means all behaviour, attitudes and/or practices which negatively affect the fundamental rights of women and girls, such as their right to life, health, dignity, education and physical integrity; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 3f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 3. The education of young people shall be directed to: f) The development of life skills to function effectively in society and include issues such as HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, substance abuse prevention and cultural practices that are harmful to the health of young girls and women as part of the education curricula; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2006 | ||
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of employed women to the protection of maternity, the Parties undertake:
4. to regulate the employment in night work of pregnant women, women who have recently given birth and women nursing their infants; | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 1996 | ||
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of employed women to the protection of maternity, the Parties undertake:
3. to provide that mothers who are nursing their infants shall be entitled to sufficient time off for this purpose; | 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 of employed women to the protection of maternity, the Parties undertake:
1. to provide either by paid leave, by adequate social security benefits or by benefits from public funds for employed women to take leave before and after childbirth up to a total of at least fourteen weeks; | Council of Europe | Regional treaty |
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| 1996 | ||
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I of this article, States Parties shall ensure to women appropriate services in connection with pregnancy, confinement and the post-natal period, granting free services where necessary, as well as adequate nutrition during pregnancy and lactation. | 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. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the field of health care in order to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women, access to health care services, including those related to family planning. | 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. Adoption by States Parties of special measures, including those measures contained in the present Convention, aimed at protecting maternity shall not be considered discriminatory. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 1979 | ||
Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea 1949, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art 12. Members of the armed forces and other persons mentioned in the following Article, who are at sea and who are wounded, sick or shipwrecked, shall be respected and protected in all circumstances, it being understood that the term "shipwreck" means shipwreck from any cause and includes forced landings at sea by or from aircraft. Such persons shall be treated humanely and cared for by the Parties to the conflict in whose power they may be, without any adverse distinction founded on sex, race, nationality, religion, political opinions, or any other similar criteria. Any attempts upon their lives, or violence to their persons, shall be strictly prohibited; in particular, they shall not be murdered or exterminated, subjected to torture or to biological experiments; they shall not wilfully be left without medical assistance and care, nor shall conditions exposing them to contagion or infection be created. Only urgent medical reasons will authorize priority in the order of treatment to be administered. Women shall be treated with all consideration due to their sex. | International Committee of the Red Cross | International treaty |
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| 1949 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 2c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to: c) protect the reproductive rights of women by authorising medical abortion in cases of sexual assault, rape, incest, and where the continued pregnancy endangers the mental and physical health of the mother or the life of the mother or the foetus. | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 | ||
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. i | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | States Parties shall adopt and enforce legislative and other measures to guarantee women equal opportunities in work and career advancement and other economic opportunities. In this respect, they shall: i) guarantee adequate and paid pre and post-natal maternity leave in both the private and public sectors; | African Union | Regional treaty |
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| 2003 |