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Note to users of the Compilation ....................................................
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Section I.
THE INTERNATIONAL BILL OF HUMAN RIGHTS....
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights ..............................
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights [excerpt] ................................................................ 11
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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
[excerpt]............................................................................ 21
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(a)
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Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights [excerpt]............................... 35
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(b)
Second Optional Protocol to the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the
abolition of the death penalty [excerpt] .................... 39
Section II.
OTHER UNITED NATIONS TREATIES ..................... 41
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International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination [excerpt]............................. 43
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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment [excerpt] ................... 49
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(a)
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women [excerpt] .......................................... 63
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment [excerpt] ................................................ 55
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