Politics Preamble to the Declaration of the American War of Independence 4 July 1776 We hold these truths to be selfevident that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness ID: 1028259
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1. Human Rights in International Politics
2. Preamble to the Declaration of the American War of Independence, 4 July 1776.We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness.
3. French Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789Men are born free and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be founded only in the common good. (Article 1)Sovereignty resides in the nation and the authority of any individual emanates from it. (Article 4)
4. Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 10 December 1948“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” (Article 1)“ Everyone is entitled to all rights and freedoms in this Declaration without distinction of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status”. (Article 2)
5. The four pillars of the UDHRThe right of everyone to life, liberty and personal security. (Articles 3- 11).Social and civil rights: right to free movement, to own property, to marry. (Articles 12-17). Political rights: right to peaceful assembly, to freedom of expression, participation in government through elections. (Articles 18-21).Economic rights: right to social security, to leisure, to employment, to equal pay for equal work, to health care, to education. (Articles 22-27).
6. Country-specific Special ProceduresBelarusCambodia Central African Republic Cote d’Ivoire Eritrea DPR KoreaHaiti Iran Mali Myanmar Occupied Palestinian Territory SomaliaSudan Syria.
7. Nine Core Human Rights TreatiesName of ConventionName of Treaty BodyYear of Adoption/ Entry into Force Total number of RatificationsInternational Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial DiscriminationCERD1966/1969175International Covenant of Civil and Political RightsHuman Rights Committee1966/1976167International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsCESCR1966/1976160Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenCEDAW1979/1981187Convention on the Rights of the ChildCRC1989/1990193Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentCAT1984/1987150International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their FamiliesCMW1990/200391Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesCRPD2006/2008112International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced DisappearanceCED2006/201034
8. Nine Core Human Rights Treaties Ratified by Select CountriesBrazil8All except CMWGermany8All except CMWFrance8All except CMWJapan7All except CMW & CRPDUnited Kingdom7All except CMW & CEDIndia6All except CMW, CED & CATRussia6All except CMW, CRPD & CEDSouth Africa6All except CMW, CED & CESCRChina6All except CMW, CED & ICCPRUnited States3Only CERD, ICCPR & CAT