Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties
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Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties are supplementary international agreements that enhance, expand, or provide enforcement and complaint mechanisms for the main UN human rights conventions.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties Context triple: [United Nations human rights system, includesInstrument, Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties]
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Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a human rights treaty that establishes complaint and inquiry mechanisms allowing individuals and groups to seek international review of alleged violations of their economic, social, and cultural rights.
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First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a treaty that allows individuals to submit complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee alleging violations of the civil and political rights protected by the Covenant.
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Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a United Nations treaty that commits its parties to abolishing the death penalty under international human rights law.
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women is a treaty that establishes procedures allowing individuals and groups to submit complaints and request inquiries regarding violations of women’s rights under the CEDAW framework.
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Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture is an international human rights treaty that establishes a system of regular, independent visits to places of detention to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties Target entity description: Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties are supplementary international agreements that enhance, expand, or provide enforcement and complaint mechanisms for the main UN human rights conventions.
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A.
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a human rights treaty that establishes complaint and inquiry mechanisms allowing individuals and groups to seek international review of alleged violations of their economic, social, and cultural rights.
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First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a treaty that allows individuals to submit complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee alleging violations of the civil and political rights protected by the Covenant.
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Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a United Nations treaty that commits its parties to abolishing the death penalty under international human rights law.
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women is a treaty that establishes procedures allowing individuals and groups to submit complaints and request inquiries regarding violations of women’s rights under the CEDAW framework.
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Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture is an international human rights treaty that establishes a system of regular, independent visits to places of detention to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations human rights instrument
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supplementary international human rights agreements ⓘ |
| adoptionBody | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| basedOn | consent of States through signature, ratification, or accession ⓘ |
| bindingOn | States parties that have ratified the relevant Optional Protocol ⓘ |
| contributeTo |
development of international human rights jurisprudence
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strengthening international accountability for human rights violations ⓘ |
| example |
Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure ⓘ Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ⓘ Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography ⓘ Optional Protocol to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance ⓘ Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty ⓘ |
| feature |
expanded substantive rights protections
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individual communications procedures ⓘ inquiry procedures for grave or systematic violations ⓘ inter-State communications procedures ⓘ preventive visit mechanisms in places of detention ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to elaborate specific substantive rights not fully detailed in the parent treaties
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to enhance and expand the protection of human rights guaranteed in core UN human rights treaties ⓘ to establish inquiry and investigation procedures for serious or systematic violations ⓘ to provide individual complaint and communications procedures ⓘ |
| language | authentic UN languages of the adopting resolution and treaty text ⓘ |
| legalNature | legally binding on States that ratify or accede to them ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Committee against Torture
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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ Committee on Enforced Disappearances ⓘ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ Committee on the Rights of the Child ⓘ Human Rights Committee ⓘ UN human rights treaty bodies ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations treaty bodies
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| notBindingOn | States that are only parties to the parent treaty and have not ratified the Optional Protocol ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations human rights treaty system
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linked to:
United Nations human rights system
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| relatedTo |
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance ⓘ International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ core UN human rights treaties ⓘ |
| requires | separate signature and ratification from the parent human rights treaty ⓘ |
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Subject: Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties Description of subject: Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties are supplementary international agreements that enhance, expand, or provide enforcement and complaint mechanisms for the main UN human rights conventions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United Nations human rights system
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includesInstrument
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Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties
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linked to: Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties
Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties
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example
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Optional Protocol to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
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linked to: Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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belongsToCategory
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United Nations optional protocols
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linked to: Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties