United nations reference guide in the field of human rights
- New York United Nations 1993
- ix,124p. 30*21 cm
I. SELF-DETERMINATION II. ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Rights relating to adequate standard of living, food, housing, social security, etc. Rights relating to education, culture, scientific progress, etc. Right to work (includes just conditions of employment, trade unionism, etc.) Right to health Realization of economic, social and cultural rights CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS Right to life (including capital punishment, summary/arbitrary executions, enforced/ involuntary disappearances, genocide, etc.) Administration of justice (including fair trial, independence of the judiciary, law enforcement, the rule of law, treatment of detained persons, prevention of torture, etc.) Freedom of association and assembly Freedom of expression (includes freedom of opinion, the press, information, etc.) Freedom of movement Political participation Right to privacy Freedom of religion IV. EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION Racial discrimination Apartheid Indigenous peoples National, ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities Women (including gender discrimination, harmful traditional practices, violence against women, etc.) Other forms of racism and discrimination V. RIGHTS OF OTHER GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS Rights of the child (including the sale of children, prostitution, pornography, etc.) Other vulnerable groups/persons (including aliens, aged persons, migrant workers, mentally and physically disabled persons, refugees, displaced/stateless persons) VI. OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES Human Rights and the environment Right to development Popular participation Peace, international security and human rights Human rights, science and technology Trade union rights Rights and responsibilities of individuals and groups to promote and protect human rights VII. THREATS AND VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS Political violence, terrorism, drug trafficking, mercenaries, etc. Weapons of mass destruction, genocide, war crimes, crimes against peace and humanity Slavery and contemporary forms of slavery VIII. THE UNITED NATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS Institutional arrangements (including the Centre for Human Rights, the Commission on Human Rights, the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, roles, functions, effective functioning, etc.) Implementation procedures (including reporting obligations, communications, special procedures, good offices, etc.) Technical assistance and advisory services, promotion, education, public information IX. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS Specialized Agencies Regional arrangements National institutions
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