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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. undefined

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
Every person has the right to a given name and to the surnames of his parents or that of one of them. The law shall regulate the manner in which this right shall be ensured for all, by the use of assumed names if necessary.
Body
Regional bodies: Organization of American States
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Families
Year
1969
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

African Youth Charter 2006, para. c

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
Every young person shall have responsibilities towards his family and society, the State, and the international community. Youth shall have the duty to: c) Have full respect for parents and elders and assist them anytime in cases of need in the context of positive African values;
Body
Regional bodies: African Union
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Youth
Year
2006
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 1

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to a fair remuneration, the Parties undertake: 1. to recognise the right of workers to a remuneration such as will give them and their families a decent standard of living;
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Families
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
Any child who is permanently or temporarily deprived of his family environment for any reason shall be entitled to special protection and assistance;
Body
Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
1990
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 4

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
Where a child is apprehended by a State Party, his parents or guardians shall, as soon as possible, be notified of such apprehension by that State Party.
Body
Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
1990
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
Every child who is separated from one or both parents shall have the right to maintain personal relations and direct contact with both parents on a regular basis.
Body
Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
1990
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 1

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
The family shall be the natural unit and basis of society. It shall enjoy the protection and support of the State for its establishment and development.
Body
Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
1990
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. undefined

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
Men and women of marriageable age have the right to marry and to found a family, according to the national laws governing the exercise of this right.
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Men
  • Women
Year
1950
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
1. Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence.
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Families
Year
1950
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. o

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
Recognising that children are victims of domestic violence, including as witnesses of violence in the family;
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
  • Women
Year
2011
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse 2007, para. 1

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
1 Each Party shall establish effective social programmes and set up multidisciplinary structures to provide the necessary support for victims, their close relatives and for any person who is responsible for their care.
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
2007
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings 2005, para. 4c

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
4. As soon as an unaccompanied child is identified as a victim, each Party shall: c. make every effort to locate his/her family when this is in the best interests of the child.
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
2005
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. a

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
The States Parties undertake to: a) ensure the protection of poor women and women heads of families including women from marginalized population groups and provide the an environment suitable to their condition and their special physical, economic and social needs;
Body
Regional bodies: African Union
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Poverty
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Women
Year
2003
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. 2

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
2. Women and men shall have the right to inherit, in equitable shares, their parents' properties.
Body
Regional bodies: African Union
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Men
  • Women
Year
2003
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia 2002, para. undefined

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
Recognising, therefore, that the family, as the fundamental unit of society and also as the ideal nurturing environment for the growth and well-being of children, should be afforded the necessary protection and assistance so that it can fully assume and fulfill responsibility for its children and community;
Body
Regional bodies: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
2002
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia 2002, para. undefined

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
Bearing in mind that parents or legal guardians, as the case may be, have the primary responsibility for the upbringing and development of the child;
Body
Regional bodies: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
2002
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia 2002, para. undefined

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
Noting that a quarter of the world's children live in South Asia and many of them require assistance and protection to secure and fully enjoy their rights, and to develop to their full potential and lead a responsible life in family and society;
Body
Regional bodies: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
2002
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 3

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
With a view to ensuring the exercise of the right to equality of opportunity and treatment for men and women workers with family responsibilities and between such workers and other workers, the Parties undertake: 3. to ensure that family responsibilities shall not, as such, constitute a valid reason for termination of employment.
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Men
  • Women
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 1b

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
With a view to ensuring the exercise of the right to equality of opportunity and treatment for men and women workers with family responsibilities and between such workers and other workers, the Parties undertake: 1. to take appropriate measures: b. to take account of their needs in terms of conditions of employment and social security;
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Men
  • Women
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 12

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of migrant workers and their families to protection and assistance in the territory of any other Party, the Parties undertake: 12. to promote and facilitate, as far as practicable, the teaching of the migrant worker's mother tongue to the children of the migrant worker.
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
  • Persons on the move
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 10

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of migrant workers and their families to protection and assistance in the territory of any other Party, the Parties undertake: 10. to extend the protection and assistance provided for in this article to self-employed migrants insofar as such measures apply;
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Persons on the move
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 9

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of migrant workers and their families to protection and assistance in the territory of any other Party, the Parties undertake: 9. to permit, within legal limits, the transfer of such parts of the earnings and savings of such workers as they may desire;
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Persons on the move
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 8

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of migrant workers and their families to protection and assistance in the territory of any other Party, the Parties undertake: 8. to secure that such workers lawfully residing within their territories are not expelled unless they endanger national security or offend against public interest or morality;
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Persons on the move
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 6

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of migrant workers and their families to protection and assistance in the territory of any other Party, the Parties undertake: 6. to facilitate as far as possible the reunion of the family of a foreign worker permitted to establish himself in the territory;
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Persons on the move
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 3

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right of migrant workers and their families to protection and assistance in the territory of any other Party, the Parties undertake: 3. to promote co-operation, as appropriate, between social services, public and private, in emigration and immigration countries;
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Persons on the move
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. undefined

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
With a view to ensuring the necessary conditions for the full development of the family, which is a fundamental unit of society, the Parties undertake to promote the economic, legal and social protection of family life by such means as social and family benefits, fiscal arrangements, provision of family housing, benefits for the newly married and other appropriate means.
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Families
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 3

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to social and medical assistance, the Parties undertake: 3. to provide that everyone may receive by appropriate public or private services such advice and personal help as may be required to prevent, to remove, or to alleviate personal or family want;
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Families
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 19

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
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: 19. Migrant workers who are nationals of a Party and their families have the right to protection and assistance in the territory of any other Party.
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Families
  • Persons on the move
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 4

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
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: 4. All workers have the right to a fair remuneration sufficient for a decent standard of living for themselves and their families.
Body
Regional bodies: Council of Europe
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Families
Year
1996
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. e

Document type
Regional treaty
Paragraph text
Every child shall have responsibilities towards his family and society, the State and other legally recognized communities and the international community. The child, subject to his age and ability, and such limitations as may be contained in the present Charter, shall have the duty: to preserve and strengthen the independence and the integrity of his country;
Body
Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Families
Year
1990
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

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