Instruments overview

Abbr. Instrument Link
UNDROP UN Declaration on Rights of Peasants
UNDHRD Declaration on Human Rights Defenders
UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights
ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
ICERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
CAT Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
ICRMW International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
ICPPED International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
UNDRIP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
DEVAW Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women
UNCAC United Nations Convention against Corruption
CTOC United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
CPPCG Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
FCTC WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Nagoya Protocol The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity
ILO Protocol 29 Protocol of 2014 to the ILO Convention 29
ILO 29 Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)
ILO 81 Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81)
ILO Rec 86 Migration for Employment Recommendation (revised), 1949 (No. 86)
ILO 87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)
ILO 94 Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94)
ILO 95 Protection of Wages Convention, 1949 (No. 95)
ILO 97 Migration for Employment Convention (revised), 1949 (No. 97)
ILO 98 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)
ILO 100 Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)
ILO 102 Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102)
ILO 105 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)
ILO 111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)
ILO 118 Equality of Treatment (Social Security) Convention, 1962 (No. 118)
ILO 122 Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122)
ILO 129 Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969 (No. 129)
ILO 131 Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970 (No. 131)
ILO 138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)
ILO 142 Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142)
ILO 143 Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143)
ILO 144 Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144)
ILO Rec 151 Migrant Workers Recommendation, 1975 (No. 151)
ILO 155 Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155)
ILO 156 Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No 156)
ILO 157 Maintenance of Social Security Rights Convention, 1982 (No. 157)
ILO 159 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159)
ILO 161 Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985 (No. 161)
ILO 169 The Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169)
ILO 172 Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) Convention, 1991 (No. 172)
ILO 181 Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181)
ILO 182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182)
MLC The Maritime Labour Convention (2006)
ILO 187 Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)
ILO 188 The Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188)
ILO Rec 189 Job Creation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Recommendation, 1998 (No. 189)
ILO Rec 202 Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202)
ILO Rec 203 Forced Labour (Supplementary Measures) Recommendation, 2014 (No. 203)
Aarhus Convention Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
Kiev Protocol Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers to the Aarhus Convention
Escazú Agreement Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean
ECHR European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
ECHR Protocol Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
ECHR Protocol No. 4 Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
ECHR Protocol No. 6 Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
ECHR Protocol No. 7 Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
ECHR Protocol No. 12 Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
European Social Charter European Social Charter (Revised)
European Framework Convention on Minorities Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
ADRDM American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man
ACHR American Convention on Human Rights
Protocol of San Salvador Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural rights (Protocol of San Salvador)
Inter-American Convention on discrimination against persons with disabilities Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities
Convention of Belém do Pará Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women
ACHPR African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
ACRWC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Maputo Protocol Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Paris Agreement Paris Agreement
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
UNCCD UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Ramsar convention Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat
Basel Convention Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
UNCLOS UN Convention on the Law of the Sea