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Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 44/128 of 15 December 1989
The States Parties to the present Protocol,
Believing that abolition of the death penalty contributes to enhancement of human dignity and progressive development of human rights,
Recalling article 3 of the...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 7:09pm
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)
of 16 December 1966
entry into force 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article 9
The States Parties to the present Protocol,Considering that in order further to achieve the purposes of the...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 7:05pm
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/263
of 25 May 2000
entered into force on 18 January 2002
The States Parties to the present Protocol,
Considering that, in order further to achieve the purposes of the Convention on the Rights...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 7:00pm
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/263
of 25 May 2000
entry into force 12 February 2002
The States Parties to the present Protocol,
Encouraged by the overwhelming support for the Convention on the Rights of the Child,...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 6:57pm
Adopted by General Assembly resolution A/54/4 on 6 October 1999 and opened for signature on
10 December 1999, Human Rights Day
entry into force 22 December 2000
The States Parties to the present Protocol,
Noting that the Charter of the United Nations reaffirms faith in fundamental human rights...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 6:52pm
Adopted by General Assembly resolution S-26/2 of 27 June 2001
"GLOBAL CRISIS - GLOBAL ACTION"
1. We, heads of State and Government and representatives of States and Governments, assembled at the United Nations, from 25 to 27 June 2001, for the twenty-sixth special session of the General Assembly...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 5:59pm
Adopted on 28 July 1951 by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons convened under General Assembly resolution 429 (V) of 14 December 1950
entry into force 22 April 1954, in accordance with article 43
Preamble
The High Contracting...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 5:47pm
entry into force 9 March 1927, in accordance with article 12
Whereas the signatories of the General Act of the Brussels Conference of 1889-90 declared that they were equally animated by the firm intention of putting an end to the traffic in African slaves,
Whereas the signatories of the...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 5:38pm
Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 2542 (XXIV) of 11 December 1969
The General Assembly,
Mindful of the pledge of Members of the United Nations under the Charter to take joint and separate action in co-operation with the Organization to promote higher standards of living, full employment...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 5:27pm
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 41/128 of 4 December 1986
The General Assembly,Bearing in mind the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations relating to the achievement of international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural or...
Published: Nov 16 2006 - 5:00pm