THE NINE CORE HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES

There are nine core international human rights treaties. The nine treaties address economic, social and cultural rights, civil and political rights, the elimination of racial and gender discrimination, protection against torture and forced disappearance and the rights of women, children, migrants, persons with disabilities. Although the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is the most important treaty from the perspective of economic and social rights, you will find references to economic and social rights in many of the other treaties as well. Each of these international human rights treaties also has a monitoring body within the UN human rights system which monitors the implementation of the treaty provisions by its States parties. Date ICERD ICCPR ICESCR CEDAW CAT CRC International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 Nov 1989 CRC 21 Dec 1965 16 Dec 1966 16 Dec 1966 18 Dec 1979 10 Dec 1984 Monitoring Body CERD CCPR CESCR CEDAW CAT

ICRMW

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and 18 Dec 1990 Members of Their Families International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 20 Dec 2006

CMW

ICRPD

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

13 Dec 2006 CRPD