International Human Rights Lexicon

International Human Rights Lexicon

Online Companion

Racism

Core Documents

African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

American Convention on Human Rights

American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man

Arab Charter of Human Rights

European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Documents

Treaties

Convention Concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation (ILO Convention 111)

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Instruments

Durban Declaration and Programme of Action on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance

UN Reports and Recommendations

International Law Commission Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts

UN Treaty Body General Comments & Recommendations

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination General Recommendation 20 on Non-Discriminatory Implementation of Rights and Freedoms

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination General Recommendation 30 on Discrimination against Non-Citizens

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination General Recommendation 29 on Descent

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination General Recommendation 14 on the Definition of Discrimination

Human Rights Committee General Comment 15 on the Position of Aliens Under the Covenant

UN Treaty Body Views

Ziad Ben Ahmed Habassi v Denmark (Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Views on Communication 10/1997)

Faurisson vi France (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 550/1993)

Judgments of International Courts

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

Prosecutor v Kupre�kic and Others

Regional Documents

Regional Treaties

Twelfth Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (not yet in force)

Explanatory Memorandum on the Twelfth Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

Regional Instruments

European Union

Directive on the Equal Treatment Between Persons Irrespective of Racial or Ethnic Origin

Judgements and Decisions by Regional Courts and Bodies

European Court of Human Rights

Anguelova v Bulgaria

Velikova v Bulgaria

Nachova and Others v Bulgaria

Other Documents

National Level Documents

The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry 1999