INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
PREAMBLE The States Parties to the present Covenant, Considering that, in accordance…
Nongovernmental Organizations
Nongovernmental organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Doctors without Borders are…
Promotion of Human Rights by States
Perhaps the most important role of states in international human rights law…
The International Criminal Court
After countries throw off oppressive regimes or emerge from civil war they…
Regional Human Rights Systems
Regional arrangements supplement the UN system by promoting and protecting human rights…
Other United Nations Human Rights Agencies
Human Rights treaties are only one part of the UN's human rights…
International Human Rights Law and Organizations
Since 1948 an elaborate body of international human rights law has developed…
