inalienable rights

inalienable rights

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) : inalienable rights [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.

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) : inalienable rights [Keywords]

recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966) : inalienable rights [Keywords]

all peoples freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development; In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence.

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979) : inalienable rights [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 the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (1992) : inalienable rights [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 against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984) : inalienable rights [Keywords]

any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person

Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (1960) : inalienable rights [Keywords]

the subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights and is an impediment to the promotion of world peace and co-operation.

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) : inalienable rights [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

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris Text 1971) (1871) : inalienable rights [Keywords]

the protection of the rights of authors in their literary and artistic works