There are seven core international human rights treaties. Each of these treaties has established a committee of experts to monitor implementation of the treaty provisions by its States parties. Some of the treaties are supplemented by optional protocols dealing with specific concerns.
| Treaty | Date |
|---|---|
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) |
1965 |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) |
1966 |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) |
1966 |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) |
1979 |
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) |
1984 |
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) |
1989 |
International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICMRW) |
1990 |
There are seven human rights treaty bodies that monitor implementation of the core international human rights treaties :
| Consensus Document/Meeting | Date |
|---|---|
Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women |
1993 |
World Conference on Human Rights, Declaration and Programme of Action (‘Vienna Declaration') |
1993 |
International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD or Cairo Consensus) |
1994 |
Fourth World Conference on Women (Also, FWCW or ‘Beijing'), Declaration and Platform for Action |
1995 |
Glen Cove Meeting: Human rights approaches to women's health with a focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights |
1996 |
United Nations Programme for Reform |
1997 |
International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights (last revised 2002) |
1998 |
Millennium Declaration and Development Goals |
2000 |
UN World Conference Against Racism |
2001 |
An Agenda for Further Change (Followup to the 1997 UN Programme for Reform) |
2001 |
Glen Cove + 5: Application of Human Rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health |
2001 |
The Second Interagency Workshop on Implementing a Human Rights-based Approach in the Context of UN Reform |
2003 |