International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a key United Nations human rights treaty that legally binds its member states to respect and ensure a broad range of fundamental civil and political freedoms, such as the rights to life, fair trial, expression, assembly, and participation in public affairs.

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Generate an image of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a key United Nations human rights treaty that legally binds its member states to respect and ensure a broad range of fundamental civil and political freedoms, such as the rights to life, fair trial, expression, assembly, and participation in public affairs.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations human rights treaty ⓘ
international human rights instrument ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedAt United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate 1966-12-16 ⓘ
complements Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
contains derogation clauses for public emergencies ⓘ
non-derogable rights ⓘ
non-discrimination provisions ⓘ
depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate 1976-03-23 ⓘ
guarantees equal protection of the law ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of opinion and expression ⓘ
freedom of peaceful assembly ⓘ
freedom of thought, conscience and religion ⓘ
right to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal ⓘ
right to liberty and security of person ⓘ
right to privacy ⓘ
right to recognition as a person before the law ⓘ
right to take part in public affairs ⓘ
right to vote and to be elected ⓘ
hasOptionalProtocol First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
headquartersLocation New York City ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus legally binding on its States parties ⓘ
monitoredBy Human Rights Committee ⓘ
openedForSignatureDate 1966-12-16 ⓘ
partOf International Bill of Human Rights ⓘ
prohibits arbitrary arrest ⓘ
arbitrary detention ⓘ
cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment ⓘ
servitude ⓘ
slavery ⓘ
torture ⓘ
requires respect for freedom of assembly ⓘ
respect for freedom of expression ⓘ
respect for participation in public affairs ⓘ
respect for the right to a fair trial ⓘ
respect for the right to life ⓘ
shortName ICCPR ⓘ
subjectMatter civil rights ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
political rights ⓘ

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Referenced by (71)

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights → influenced → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees → relatedInstrument → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
A/RES/217 A (III) → relatedTo → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
United Nations system of international law → includesInstrument → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
United Nations treaty bodies → monitorsTreaty → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → complements → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → shortName → ICCPR ⓘ
linked to: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Bill of Human Rights → composedOf → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
International Bill of Human Rights → hasCoreComponent → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
United Nations Commission on Human Rights → contributedTo → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) → influenced → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly treaties → hasExample → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
United Nations human rights system → includesInstrument → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
Human Rights Committee → monitorsImplementationOf → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
Human Rights Committee → legalBasis → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
Human Rights Committee → establishedBy → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
Human Rights Committee → treatyFocus → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities → relatedTo → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) → adopted → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → relatesTo → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
Charter 77 → basedOn → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
subject linked to: Charter 77 movement
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → partOf → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → preambleRefersTo → Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
linked to: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Treaties of Mexico → hasPart → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
CRC → relatedTo → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples → relatedTo → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
Office of International Religious Freedom → usesLegalFramework → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
New Zealand law → hasInternationalObligation → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights → inspiredBy → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly resolution 34/180 → referencesInstrument → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 → relatedTo → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
ICERD → relatedTo → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties → relatedTo → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
General Comments (UN Human Rights Committee) → appliesTo → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
subject linked to: General Comments
Views on individual communications → basedOn → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
CCPR → monitorsImplementationOf → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
CCPR → treatyShortTitleMonitored → ICCPR ⓘ
linked to: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
CCPR → legalBasis → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
CCPR → establishedBy → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → definedBy → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
ICRMW → preambleReferences → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
CPED → relatedTo → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
Immigration and Protection Tribunal of New Zealand → appliesLaw → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 → influencedBy → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
General Comment No. 4 on article 3 of the Convention → linkedTo → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ
GA res. 2200A (XXI) → establishedInstrument → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ