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African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter)
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1981
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 2005
- Document code
- CETS 197
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors
- Body
- Organization of American States
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 2011
- Document code
- CETS 210
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention)
- Body
- African Union
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 2009
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 2007
- Document code
- CETS 201
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
- Body
- African Union
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 2003
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
SAARC Convention on Regional Arrangements for the Promotion of Child Welfare in South Asia
- Body
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 2002
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 2000
- Document code
- CETS 177
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
European Social Charter (Revised)
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1996
- Document code
- CETS 163
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Inter-American Convention On The Prevention, Punishment And Eradication Of Violence Against Women "Convention Of Belem Do Para"
- Body
- Organization of American States
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1990
- Document code
- CAB/LEG/24.9/49
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
American Convention on Human Rights
- Body
- Organization of American States
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1969
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Protocol No. 2 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1963
- Document code
- CETS 044
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1950
- Document code
- CETS 005
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
SAARC Convention on Preventing and Combating the Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution
- Body
- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 2002
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance
- Body
- Organization of American States
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador”
- Body
- Organization of American States
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1988
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
- Body
- African Union
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
African Youth Charter
- Body
- African Union
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1984
- Document code
- CETS 117
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1952
- Document code
- CETS 009
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights to Women
- Body
- Organization of American States
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1948
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Civil Rights to Women
- Body
- Organization of American States
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Year
- 1948
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Document
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 2
- Paragraph text
- The Chairperson of the Commission shall inform all Member States of the signature, ratification, accession, entry into force, reservations, requests for amendments and approvals thereof;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 2
- Paragraph text
- Proposals for amendment or revision shall be submitted to the Chairperson of the Commission who shall transmit same to State Parties within thirty (30) days of receipt thereof;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 8
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall institutionalize good economic and corporate governance through, inter alia: Enabling legislative and regulatory framework for private sector development;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 6
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall institutionalize good economic and corporate governance through, inter alia: Equitable allocation of the nation’s wealth and natural resources;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 9
- Paragraph text
- In order to advance political, economic and social governance, State Parties shall commit themselves to: Harnessing the democratic values of the traditional institutions; and
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 3
- Paragraph text
- In order to advance political, economic and social governance, State Parties shall commit themselves to: Undertaking regular reforms of the legal and justice systems;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 10
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall encourage conclusion of bilateral extradition agreements as well as the adoption of legal instruments on extradition and mutual legal assistance.
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings 2005, para. a
- Paragraph text
- a. the competent authority considers that their stay is necessary owing to their personal situation;
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2005
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. undefined
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall ensure that citizens enjoy fundamental freedoms and human rights taking into account their universality, interdependence and indivisibility.
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 12
- Paragraph text
- The objectives of this Charter are to: Enhance cooperation between the Union, Regional Economic Communities and the International Community on democracy, elections and governance; and
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. g
- Paragraph text
- In this Charter, unless otherwise stated, the following expressions shall have the following meaning: “Charter” means the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. d
- Paragraph text
- In this Charter, unless otherwise stated, the following expressions shall have the following meaning: “Assembly” means the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. c
- Paragraph text
- In this Charter, unless otherwise stated, the following expressions shall have the following meaning: “African Peer Review Mechanism” APRM means the African Peer Review Mechanism;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. n
- 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: n) Become the vanguard of re-presenting cultural heritage in languages and in forms to which youth are able to relate;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. m
- 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: m) Promote, preserve and respect African traditions and cultural heritage and pass on this legacy to future generations;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. k
- 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: k) Encourage a culture of voluntarism and human rights protection as well as participation in civil society activities;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. a
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall take all appropriate steps to eliminate harmful social and cultural practices that affect the welfare and dignity of youth, in particular; a) Customs and practices that harm the health, life or dignity of the youth;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. d
- Paragraph text
- States Parties shall recognise the right of young people to live anywhere in the world. In this regard, they shall: d) Establish structures that encourage and assist the youth in the diaspora to return to and fully re-integrate into the social and economic life in Africa;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 2d
- Paragraph text
- 2. Recognise the right of young people to be free from hunger and shall take individual or collective measures to: d) Facilitate access to credit to promote youth participation in agricultural and other sustainable livelihood projects;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 3c
- Paragraph text
- 3. The education of young people shall be directed to: c) Preparing young people for responsible lives in free societies that promote peace, understanding, tolerance, dialogue, mutual respect and friendship among all nations and across all groupings of people;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 3b
- Paragraph text
- 3. The education of young people shall be directed to: b) Fostering respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms as set out in the provisions of the various African human and people's rights and international human rights declarations and conventions;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1j
- Paragraph text
- 1. Every State Parties shall develop a comprehensive and coherent national youth policy. j) National programmes of action shall be developed that are time bound and that are connected to an implementation and evaluation strategy for which indicators shall be outlined;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 2f
- Paragraph text
- 2. States Parties shall take the following measures to promote active youth participation in society: They shall: f) Institute measures to professionalize youth work and introduce relevant training programmes in higher education and other such training institutions;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 2e
- Paragraph text
- 2. States Parties shall take the following measures to promote active youth participation in society: They shall: e) Provide access to information such that young people become aware of their rights and of opportunities to participate in decision-making and civic life;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 2
- Paragraph text
- 2. Every young person shall have the freedom to seek, receive and disseminate information and ideas of all kinds, either orally, in writing, in print, in the form of art or through any media of the young person's choice subject to the restrictions as are prescribed by laws.
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 2
- Paragraph text
- 2. State Parties shall undertake the necessary steps, in accordance with their Constitutional processes and with the provisions of the present Charter, to adopt such legislative or other measures that may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of the Charter.
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 1d
- Paragraph text
- 1. Without prejudice to the methods of implementation foreseen in these articles the relevant provisions of Articles 1 to 31 of Part II of this Charter shall be implemented by: d. other appropriate means.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1996
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 1a
- Paragraph text
- 1. Without prejudice to the methods of implementation foreseen in these articles the relevant provisions of Articles 1 to 31 of Part II of this Charter shall be implemented by: a. laws or regulations;
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1996
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 1b
- Paragraph text
- 1. Subject to the provisions of Article B below, each of the Parties undertakes: b. to consider itself bound by at least six of the following nine articles of Part II of this Charter: Articles 1, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 16, 19 and 20;
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 1996
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. undefined
- Paragraph text
- To this end the Parties undertake to ensure that a worker who considers that his employment has been terminated without a valid reason shall have the right to appeal to an impartial body.
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1996
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
European Social Charter (Revised) 1996, para. 4
- Paragraph text
- With a view to ensuring the effective exercise of the right to a fair remuneration, the Parties undertake: 4. to recognise the right of all workers to a reasonable period of notice for termination of employment;
- Body
- Council of Europe
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 1996
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Inter-American Convention on International Traffic in Minors 1994, para. undefined
- Paragraph text
- A request for locating and returning a minor may be lodged without prejudice to the annulment and revocation actions provided for in Articles 18 and 19.
- Body
- Organization of American States
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. b
- Paragraph text
- State Parties to the present Charter shall take appropriate measures to prevent: the use of children in all forms of begging.
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 4
- Paragraph text
- There shall be a minimum age below which children shall be presumed not to have the capacity to infringe the penal law.
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3d
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall in particular: promote the dissemination of information on the hazards of child labour to all sectors of the community.
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 3c
- Paragraph text
- State Parties shall in particular: provide for appropriate penalties or other sanctions to ensure the effective enforcement of this Article;
- Body
- Organization of African Unity
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1990
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph