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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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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 50. Grave breaches to which the preceding Article relates shall be those involving any of the following acts, if committed against persons or property protected by the Convention: wilful killing, torture or inhuman treatment, including biological experiments, wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health, and extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 27. A recognized Society of a neutral country can only lend the assistance of its medical personnel and units to a Party to the conflict with the previous consent of its own Government and the authorization of the Party to the conflict concerned. That personnel and those units shall be placed under the control of that Party to the conflict. The neutral Government shall notify this consent to the adversary of the State which accepts such assistance. The Party to the conflict who accepts such assistance is bound to notify the adverse Party thereof before making any use of it. In no circumstances shall this assistance be considered as interference in the conflict. The members of the personnel named in the first paragraph shall be duly furnished with the identity cards provided for in Article 40 before leaving the neutral country to which they belong. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 39. Under the direction of the competent military authority, the emblem shall be displayed on the flags, armlets and on all equipment employed in the Medical Service. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 34. The real and personal property of aid societies which are admitted to the privileges of the Convention shall be regarded as private property. The right of requisition recognized for belligerents by the laws and customs of war shall not be exercised except in case of urgent necessity, and only after the welfare of the wounded and sick has been ensured. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 49. The High Contracting Parties undertake to enact any legislation necessary to provide effective penal sanctions for persons committing, or ordering to be committed, any of the grave breaches of the present Convention defined in the following Article. Each High Contracting Party shall be under the obligation to search for persons alleged to have committed, or to have ordered to be committed, such grave breaches, and shall bring such persons, regardless of their nationality, before its own courts. It may also, if it prefers, and in accordance with the provisions of its own legislation, hand such persons over for trial to another High Contracting Party concerned, provided such High Contracting Party has made out a prima facie case. Each High Contracting Party shall take measures necessary for the suppression of all acts contrary to the provisions of the present Convention other than the grave breaches defined in the following Article. In all circumstances, the accused persons shall benefit by safeguards of proper trial and defence, which shall not be less favourable than those provided by Article 105 and those following, of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of 12 August 1949. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 22. The following conditions shall not be considered as depriving a medical unit or establishment of the protection guaranteed by Article 19: (4) That personnel and material of the veterinary service are found in the unit or establishment, without forming an integral part thereof. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 22. The following conditions shall not be considered as depriving a medical unit or establishment of the protection guaranteed by Article 19: (5) That the humanitarian activities of medical units and establishments or of their personnel extend to the care of civilian wounded or sick. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 22. The following conditions shall not be considered as depriving a medical unit or establishment of the protection guaranteed by Article 19: (3) That small arms and ammunition taken from the wounded and sick and not yet handed to the proper service, are found in the unit or establishment. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 40. The personnel designated in Article 24 and in Articles 26 and 27 shall wear, affixed to the left arm, a water-resistant armlet bearing the distinctive emblem, issued and stamped by the military authority. Such personnel, in addition to wearing the identity disc mentioned in Article 16, shall also carry a special identity card bearing the distinctive emblem. This card shall be water-resistant and of such size that it can be carried in the pocket. It shall be worded in the national language, shall mention at least the surname and first names, the date of birth, the rank and the service number of the bearer, and shall state in what capacity he is entitled to the protection of the present Convention. The card shall bear the photograph of the owner and also either his signature or his finger-prints or both. It shall be embossed with the stamp of the military authority. The identity card shall be uniform throughout the same armed forces and, as far as possible, of a similar type in the armed forces of the High Contracting Parties. The Parties to the conflict may be guided by the model which is annexed, by way of example, to the present Convention. They shall inform each other, at the outbreak of hostilities, of the model they are using. Identity cards should be made out, if possible, at least in duplicate, one copy being kept by the home country. In no circumstances may the said personnel be deprived of their insignia or identity cards nor of the right to wear the armlet. In case of loss, they shall be entitled to receive duplicates of the cards and to have the insignia replaced. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 22. The following conditions shall not be considered as depriving a medical unit or establishment of the protection guaranteed by Article 19: (1) That the personnel of the unit or establishment are armed, and that they use the arms in their own defence, or in that of the wounded and sick in their charge. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 22. The following conditions shall not be considered as depriving a medical unit or establishment of the protection guaranteed by Article 19: (2) That in the absence of armed orderlies, the unit or establishment is protected by a picket or by sentries or by an escort. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art 1. The High Contracting Parties undertake to respect and to ensure respect for the present Convention in all circumstances. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic 2018, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Art. 41. The personnel designated in Article 25 shall wear, but only while carrying out medical duties, a white armlet bearing in its centre the distinctive sign in miniature; the armlet shall be issued and stamped by the military authority. Military identity documents to be carried by this type of personnel shall specify what special training they have received, the temporary character of the duties they are engaged upon, and their authority for wearing the armlet. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The Arms Trade Treaty 2013, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The States Parties shall make every effort to achieve consensus on each amendment. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement reached, the amendment shall, as a last resort, be adopted by a three-quarters majority vote of the States Parties present and voting at the meeting of the Conference of States Parties. For the purposes of this Article, States Parties present and voting means States Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote. The Depositary shall communicate any adopted amendment to all States Parties. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. ii | 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:
ii. Publication, circulation or dissemination, by any form and/or means of communication, including the Internet, of any materials that:
a. advocate, promote, or incite hatred, discrimination, and intolerance;
b. condone, justify, or defend acts that constitute or have constituted genocide or crimes against humanity as defined in international law, or promote or incite the commission of such acts; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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| 2013 | ||
Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | For purposes of this Convention:
3. Multiple or aggravated discrimination is any preference, distinction, exclusion, or restriction based simultaneously on two or more of the criteria set forth in Article 1.1, or others recognized in international instruments, the objective or result of which is to nullify or curtail, the equal recognition, enjoyment, or exercise of one or more human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the international instruments applicable to the States Parties, in any area of public or private life. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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The Arms Trade Treaty 2013, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Each State Party shall, in exercising its national sovereignty, have the right to withdraw from this Treaty. It shall give notification of such withdrawal to the Depositary, which shall notify all other States Parties. The notification of withdrawal may include an explanation of the reasons for its withdrawal. The notice of withdrawal shall take effect ninety days after the receipt of the notification of withdrawal by the Depositary, unless the notification of withdrawal specifies a later date. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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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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Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. No provision of this Convention shall be interpreted as restricting or limiting a domestic law of any State Party that affords protections and guarantees equal to or greater than those established in this Convention. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Every human being is equal under the law and has a right to equal protection against any form of discrimination and intolerance in any sphere of life, public or private. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Every human being has the right to the equal recognition, enjoyment, exercise, and protection, at both the individual and collective levels, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in their domestic law and in the international instruments applicable to the States Parties. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. iii | 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:
iii. Violence motivated by any of the criteria set forth in Article 1.1; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The States Parties undertake to ensure that the adoption of measures of any kind, including those on security matters, does not discriminate directly or indirectly against persons or groups on the basis of any of the criteria mentioned in Article 1.1 of this Convention. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The States Parties undertake to ensure that their political and legal systems appropriately reflect the diversity within their societies in order meet the legitimate special needs of each sector of the population, in accordance with the scope of this Convention. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The States Parties undertake to conduct research on the nature, causes, and manifestations of discrimination or intolerance in their respective countries, at the local, regional, and national levels, and to collect, compile, and disseminate data on the situation of groups or individuals that are victims of discrimination and intolerance. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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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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Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The States Parties undertake to adopt the special policies and affirmative actions needed to ensure the enjoyment or exercise of rights and fundamental freedoms of persons or groups that are subject to discrimination or intolerance for the purpose of promoting equitable conditions for equal opportunity, inclusion, and progress for such persons or groups. Such measures or policies shall not be considered discriminatory or incompatible with the purpose or intent of this Convention, shall not lead to maintaining separate rights for different groups, and shall not be continued beyond a reasonable period or after their objective has been achieved. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The States Parties undertake to adopt legislation that clearly defines and prohibits discrimination and intolerance, applicable to all public authorities as well as to all individuals or natural and legal persons, both in the public and in the private sectors, particularly in the areas of employment; participation in professional organizations; education; training; housing; health; social protection; exercise of economic activity; access to public services and other areas; and to repeal or amend any legislation that constitutes or produces discrimination and intolerance. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance 2013, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | For purposes of this Convention:
2. Indirect discrimination shall be taken to occur, in any realm of public and private life, when a seemingly neutral provision, criterion, or practice has the capacity to entail a particular disadvantage for persons belonging to a specific group, or puts them at a disadvantage, unless said provision, criterion, or practice has some reasonable and legitimate objective or justification under international human rights law. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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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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