inherent dignity

inherent dignity

Keywords

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) : inherent 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.

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) : inherent dignity [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) : inherent dignity [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.

Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance (1992) : inherent 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 against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984) : inherent dignity [Keywords]

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

Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe - Final Act - Helsinki 1975 (1975) : inherent dignity [Keywords]

Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) : inherent 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

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990) : inherent 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