What are the various Human Rights Instruments?

What are the various Human Rights Instruments?

The various Human Rights Instruments are:

  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
  • The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
  • The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
  • The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (OPTI)
  • The Second Optional Protocol in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (OPT2)
  • The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
  • The International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (APAR)
  • The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
  • The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)
  • The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
  • The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (MWC)

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