human dignity

human dignity

Keywords

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) : human dignity [Keywords]

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (1989) : human dignity [Keywords]

no one within the jurisdiction of a State Party to the protocol shall be executed

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979) : human dignity [Keywords]

any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms

Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice (1978) : human dignity [Keywords]

all human beings belong to a single species and are descended from a common stock; they are born equal in dignity and rights and all form an integral part of humanity

International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (1973) : human dignity [Keywords]

apartheid is a crime against humanity; racial segregation and discrimination are crimes constituting a serious threat to international peace and security; declare criminal those organizations, institutions and individuals committing the crime of apartheid.

Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (1992) : human dignity [Keywords]

persons are arrested, detained or abducted against their will or otherwise deprived of their liberty by officials or by groups and individuals acting on behalf of government followed by a refusal to disclose their fate which places such persons outside the protection of the law

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) : human dignity [Keywords]

a child means every human being below the age of eighteen years unless under the law applicable to the child, maturity is attained earlier

Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials (1979) : human dignity [Keywords]

all officers of the law, whether appointed or elected, who exercise police powers, especially the powers of arrest or detention

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990) : human dignity [Keywords]

all migrant workers and members of their families without distinction of any kind such as sex, race, colour, language, religion or conviction, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, nationality, age, economic position, property, marital status, birth or other status