International and Regional Human Rights Standards and Instruments
Instruments Setting Out Internationally-Recognised Human Rights
UN, International Bill of Human Rights, comprised of:
- The Universal Declaration on Human Rights
- The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 1998
United Nations (UN) and International Labour Organization (ILO) Standards
In addition to the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work above, these include:
- C029 – Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No.29)
- C087 – Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)
- C097 – Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97) and Recommendation (No. 86)
- C098 – Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No.98)
- C100 – Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No.100)
- C105 – Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No.105)
- C111 – Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No.111)
- C138 – Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No.138)
- C143 – Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143) and Recommendation (No. 151)
- C169 - Indigenous and Tribal People’s Convention, 1989 (No. 169)
- C182 – Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No.182)
- C190 – Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)
All are available here.
International Human Rights Instruments Applying to Potentially Vulnerable or Marginalised Groups
- The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- The Convention on the Rights of the Child
- The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- The Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
All are available here.
- The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- The Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
Other UN Documents
- UN Sustainable Development Goals: 17 goals designed to serve as a "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet" with a target of 2030, emphasizing the interconnected environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainable development.
- UN Human Rights Council Resolution 48/13 (October 2021) which recognises the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.
- UN General Assembly Resolution A76/L.75 which recognises the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.