Sources for Human Rights Standards
and Practice
The summaries of human rights standards and practice
contained in this guide are based on the human rights
sources listed below. For the full text of any of these
instruments, please contact:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights
Palais des Nations
8-14 avenue de la Paix
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 917 9159
Sources
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman
or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Convention on the Rights of the Child
International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women
Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials
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