Document ratified in 1981 by the Org. of African Unity provides a legal framework for human rights issues. Offered by the Int'l Labour Org.
Read the 1990 Organization of African Unity treaty that established guidelines for the treatment of children and child laborers.
Member states of the Organization of American States ratified the 1978 treaty to establish parameters for dealing with hemispheric rights issues.
Read the 30 articles of UN General Assembly Resolution 217A (III), approved in 1948. Link to Amnesty International pages.
Publication presents human rights violations documented in the year 2000. Browse regional summaries, or learn about the organization.
Supplies, in several languages, the international Convention on the Rights of Child and Youth. Features related news.
UNICEF provides the convention, as well as documents that explain its contents.
Center for World Indigenous Studies offers links to treaties, accords, int'l instruments and related documents concerning indigenous peoples.
Find an archive of the European governing body's reports and resolutions that pertain to global rights issues.
Extensive reports describe the state of human rights worldwide, by region and by country. Read the full text or order the print version.
Arm of the Organization of American States offers a collection of rights-related treaties, conventions and statutes.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights offers a database of treaties, statements and press releases pertaining to worldwide rights issues.
Features the full text of the international agreement, and includes a guide to its ratification and implementation. Find an involvement guide.
Human Rights Library offers an archive of pertinent human rights documents and a collection of the court's case law. Includes press releases.
Provides the history and the text of the declaration. Shares current human rights actions that need immediate support.
Network of organizations honors the seminal human rights document with a brief history, an involvement guide and a collection of resources.