Alexi Val Arciaga

HUMAN RIGHTS

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CONVENTION

Universal
Declaration of
Human Rights

Charter of the
United Nations

International
Covenant On
economic, social
and cultural right

International
Covenant on Civil
and Political
Rights

International
Convention on the
Protection of the
rights of all
migrant workers
and their family
July 1, 2003

When

Dec. 10, 1948

June 26, 1945

Jan. 3, 1976

Mar. 23, 1976

Where

Paris

San Francisco, USA

UN headquarters,
New York

UN headquarters,
New York

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Description

30 articles of human
rights and duties

19 Chapters of
terms

15 articles

27 articles

93 articles

Aim

All humans have

rights which are
inherently entitled

A general call for

members for
maintenance of
peace and
international
security and respect
for human rights

The ICESCR aims

to ensure the
protection of
economic, social
and cultural rights
including: the right
to selfdetermination of
all peoples

The ICCPR ensures

the protection of
civil and political
rights. of individual
such as right to life,
speech, religion etc.

An international
agreement
protecting migrant
workers and their
families

Article 1
Purpose of the
convention as
expressly stated

All human beings

are born free and
equal in dignity and
rights. They are
endowed
with reason and
conscience and
should act towards
one another in a
spirit of
Brotherhood.

1. To maintain
international peace
and security,
and to that end
2. To develop
friendly relations
among nations
based on respect
for the principle of
equal rights
and selfdetermination of
peoples,
3. To achieve
international
cooperation in
solving international
problems of an
economic,
social, cultural, or
humanitarian
character,
4. To be a center for
harmonizing the
actions
of nations in the
attainment of these
common ends.

The right to nondiscrimination

based on
race, colour, sex,
language, religion,
political or other
opinion,
national or social
origin, property,
birth or other status

Recognises the
right of all peoples
to selfdetermination,
including the right to
"freely determine
their political
status", pursue their
economic, social
and cultural goals,
and manage and
dispose of their own
resources. It
recognises
a negative right of a
people not to be
deprived of its
means of
subsistence, and
imposes an
obligation on those
parties still
responsible for nonself governing and
trust territories
(colonies) to
encourage and
respect their selfdetermination

preparation for
migration,
departure, transit
and the entire
period of stay
and remunerated
activity in the State
of employment as
well as return to the
State of
origin or the State of
habitual residence.
The right to leave
and return to the
State if Origin

To whom the right is

entitled

Everyone is entitled
to all the rights and
freedoms without
any kind, such as
race. Colour, sex,
language, religion
political or other
opinion, national or
social origin,
property, birth or
other status
No distinction shall
be made (Art. 2)

Chapter 2 Criteria
for membership
Open to all other
peace loving states
which accept the
obligations and will
carry the Charter. A
member may be
suspended restored
or expelled by the
Security Council

the equal right of

men and women to
enjoy the rights in
the
ICESCR (Art. 2)

guarantees to all
individuals, within a
State partys
territory and subject
to its jurisdiction,
that the rights
enshrined
in the ICCPR will be
respected and
ensured without
distinction
of any kind such as
race, colour, sex,
language, religion,
political or other
opinion, national or
social origin,
property, birth or
other status; (Art. 2)

a person who is to
be engaged, is
engaged or has
been engaged in a
remunerated activity
in a State of which
he or she is not a
national.
(Art 2)
includes the
ordinary, basic or
minimum wage or
salary and
any additional
emoluments
whatsoever payable
directly or indirectly,
whether in cash or
in kind, by the
employer to the
worker and arising
out of the worker's
employment

What right?

Everyone is entitled
to a social and
international order
in which the rights
and freedoms set
forth in the
Declaration can be
fully realised. (Art.
28)

Chapter 3 Organs.
General Assembly
Principal organs,
Secretary Council,
Economic Council,
International Court
of Justice and
Secretariat

Right to
work, to join trade
unions, social
security, protection
and assistance to
the family, right to
an adequate
standard living,
health, education,
cultural freedoms,
science progress
(article 3-15)

guarantees the
equal right of men
and women to enjoy
all the civil and
political rights
contained in the
Covenant. The
rights enshrined in
the ICCPR include:
the right to life (Art.
3)

Chapter 4-15.
Discuss the organs
and institutions and
their respective
powers. Such as
Pacific Settlement
of Dispute, Actions
to aggression and
breaches, Regional
Arrangements,
Economic and
Social cooperation,
Territories and other
organs.

Limitations may be
placed on these
rights only if
compatible with the
nature of these
rights and solely for
the purpose of
promoting the
general
welfare in a
democratic society.
(Art. 4)

The covenant is
legally binding and
under article 28
Human Rights
Committee
established its
monitoring and
implementation.

No one can take

away any of this
rights in this
declaration (Art. 30)
Duties and
limitations

Everyone has
duties to the
community in which
alone the free and
full development of
his personality is
possible.
Exercise of rights
and freedoms are
subject only to such
limitaions as
determined by laws
for purpose of
securing due
recognition and
respect for the

Chapter 16 & 17.

Provisions on

Human rights of all

migrant workers
without any
distinction
of any kind such as
to sex, race, color, l
anguage, religion or
conviction, political
or other opinion, nat
ional, ethnic or soci
al origin, nationality,
age, economic posit
ion, property,
marital status, birth
or other status.
The present
Convention, does
not relieve
migrant workers fro
m complying with
the laws of countrie
s concerned,
nor does it
imply the regularizat
ion of undocumente
d migrant workers.
(Art. 34-35)
Documented
migrant workers can
enjoy the rights

rights and freedoms

of other
These rights and
freedoms may in
NO CASE be
exercised contrary
to the pueposes
and principles of the
United Nations
(Art. 29)

Other rights

Right to life liberty

and security (Art. 3)
No one shall be
held in slavery and
other forms (Art. 4)
No one shall be
subject to torture
and similar acts
(Art. 5)
Right of recognition
and are equal as a

international
arrangements for
integrating with the
UN as well as
transitional security
arrangements.
Chapter 18 & 19
provisions for
amendments and
ratification and the
need for signatures

Right to
Life and survival,
liberty and security,
arbitrary arrest,
freedom of
movement, equality
before the law,
recognized as a
person, privacy,
peaceful assembly,
marry and a family,
freedom of
association,
partipicpate in

Countries have right

to develop their own
criteria of migrants
Countries shall
protect the rights
enumerated
in the prevent
convention, and
shall not undermine
them using other
instruments.
Countries shall
provide effective
remedies for
violations even
when perpetrated
by person acting in
official capacity.
Right to of free
movement; right to
enter and remain in
country of origin
Right not to be
tortured, cruel
treatment, slave or
forced labor
Freedom of thought,
hold opinions, from
arbitrary detention,

person before the

law. Ask for legal
help and not be
unjustly imprisoned
or expelled form
ones country.
(Art. 6 -9)
Right to a fair and
public trial and be
considered innocent
until guit is proved.
(Art. 11 & 10)
Right to ask help
and not bothered in
ones home without
a good reason.
(Art. 12)

public affairs(Art. 627)

Freedom from
inhuman or
degrading
treatment, slavery,
prison due to debt,
of opinion and
expression,
(Art. 7, 8, 11 & 19)
Prohibition of
propaganda
advocating war or
national, racial or
religious hatred.
Art. 20

No jeopardy against
migrant workers, be
held liable without
trial or be imposed
a heavier penalty
Failure to
contractual
obligation shall not
be grounds for
imprisonment or
deprivation or work
permit.
It is unlawful for
anyone to destroy
passport and
equivalent
documents
Right of recognition,
equal treatment.

Right to travel, go to
another country and
ask for protection,
right not to be
prevented.
(Art. 13 - 15)
Right to a family,
own property,
religion, opinion,
join associations in
a peaceful way, rest
and leisure,
education and
share their
communitys
cultural life.
(Art. 16-27)
Work in a safe
environment with
fair wages, right to
medical help, and
adequate standard
of living take part in
the government.
(Art. 21, 23 and 25)

The right of member

of religious, ethnic
or linguistic
minorities to enjoy
their culture,
practice their
religion and use
their language. Art
27

Right to join trade

unions, recourse
protection and
assistance of the
consul or diplomatic
authorities.
Right to receive
emergency medical
care
Right of migrant
children to have the
right to a name,
registration of birth
and nationality
Rights of chid to
education
Right to culture
Right to transfer
earning/savings
upon termination of
stay.
Not be liable to
taxes higher or
more onerous than
nationals
Countries shall take

measure to ensure
living conditions of
migrant workers be
as favourable as
those nationals

CONVENTION

Convention on

Convention on

Convention on the

Convention on the

Convention of the

Torture and Other

Cruelty

When

June 26, 1987

Elimination of all
forms of
discrimination
against women
Sept. 3, 1981

Where

UN General
assembly 1984

UN General
Assembly 1981

UN General
Assembly in 1952

UN General
Assembly 1989

UN General
Assembly 2006

Aim

To prevent torture
within their borders,
and forbids states
to transport people
to any country
where there is
torture
For the purposes of
this Convention, the
term "torture"
means any act by
which severe pain
or suffering,
whether physical or
mental, is
intentionally inflicted
on a person for
such purposes as
obtaining from him
or a third person
information or a
confession,

An international bill
of rights for women

First international
legislation
protecting the equal
status of women to
exervise political
rights (art 21 of
Universal Rights)
Women shall be
entitled to vote in all
elections on equal
terms with men,
without any
discrimination.

Deals with child

specific needs and
rights and requires
the States invlolved
to act in the best
interests of the
child.
For the purposes of
the present
Convention, a child
means every
human being below
the age of eighteen
years unless under
the law applicable
to the child, majority
is attained earlier

All uman rights are

universal, indivisible
and interdependent
and interralated
including persons
with disablitites.

Purpose of the
convention as
expressly stated

For the purposes of

the present
Convention, the
term "discrimination
against women"
shall mean any
distinction,
exclusion or
restriction made on
the basis of sex
which has the effect
or purpose of
impairing or
nullifying the
recognition,

Political rights of a
women

Rights of the Child

Rights of the
Disabled

1952

Sept. 2, 1990

May 3, 2008

The purpose of the

present Convention
is to promote,
protect and ensure
the full and equal
enjoyment of all
human rights and
fundamental
freedoms by all
persons with
disabilities, and to
promote respect for
their
inherent dignity.
Persons with

To whom the right is

entitled

punishing him for

an act he or a third
person has
committed or is
suspected of having
committed, or
intimidating or
coercing him or a
third person, or for
any reason based
on discrimination of
any kind, when
such pain or
suffering is inflicted
by or at the
instigation of or with
the consent or
acquiescence of a
public official or
other person acting
in an official
capacity. It does not
include pain or
suffering arising
only from, inherent
in or incidental to
lawful sanctions.
Victims of torture
and their family

What right?

1. Right to

enjoyment or
exercise by women,
irrespective of their
marital status, on a
basis of equality of
men and women, of
human rights and
fundamental
freedoms in the
political, economic,
social, cultural, civil
or any other field.

To oppressed
women and
discriminated
people
States Parties shall

disabilities include
those who have
long-term physical,
mental, intellectual
or sensory
impairments which
in interaction with
various barriers
may hinder their full
and effective
participation in
society on an equal
basis with others.

To the oppressed
women

To the children

To persons with
disabilities

1. Desiring to

1. The best

1. State parties

Complain. In all
situations, all
victims of torture in
the United States
have the right to
bring
a complaint and to
have their case
promptly and
impartially
examined by
competent
authorities.
2. Private right of
redress and/or
compensation. A
person subjected to
torture within the
United States has a
legal right to
redress and an
enforceable
legal right to fair
and adequate
compensation from
the alleged
offender.
3. Coerced
Statements. Current
United States
law contains
stringent rules

take in all fields, in

particular in the
political, social,
economic and
cultural fields, all
appropriate
measures, including
legislation, to en
sure the full
development and
advancement of
women , for the
purpose of
guaranteeing them
the exercise and
enjoyment of
human rights and
fundamental
freedoms on a
basis of equality
with men.
(Art. 3)
Article 6
States Parties shall
take all appropriate
measures, including
legislation, to
suppress all forms
of traffic in women
and exploitation of

implement the
principle of
equality of rights for
men and women
2. Recognizing that
everyone has the
right to take part in
the government of
his country
3. Right to equal
access to public
service in his
country
4. Desiring to
equalize the status
of
men and women in
the enjoyment and
exercise of political
rights
5. Women shall be
entitled to vote in all
elections on equal
terms with men,
without any
discrimination; shall
be
eligible for election
to all publicly
elected
bodies; and shall be
entitled to hold

interests of the
child shall be a
primary
consideration,
and that States
parties ensure the
child
such protection and
care as is
necessary
for his or her wellbeing
2. Every child has
the right
to be registered
immediately after
birth
and to have a
name, the right to
acquire a
nationality and to
preserve her or his
identity and, as far
as possible, the
right
to know and be
cared for by her or
his
parents. (7&8)
3-4. The
Convention
acknowledges the

shall take all

necessary
measures to ensure
the full enjoyment
by
children with
disabilities of all
human
rights and
fundamental
freedoms on an
equal basis with
other children
2. In all actions
concerning children
with disabilities, the
best interests of the
child shall be the
primary
consideration
3. State parties
reaffirm that every
human
being has the
inherent right to life
and
shall take all
necessary
measures to ensure
its effective
enjoyment by
persons with

regarding the
exclusion of
coerced statements
and the
inadmissibility of
illegally
obtained evidence
in criminal trials.
4. Police brutality.
The excessive use
of force by law
enforcement
officers violates the
United States
Constitution
as well as federal
law.
5. Sexual abuse of
women in prison.
Federal law
prohibits
sexual conduct
between
correctional staff
and inmates
regardless of
gender. (Art 13-15)

Other Rights

prostitution of
women.

public office and to

exercise all public
functions
established by
national law, on
equal terms with
men, without any
discrimination.

primary role of
parents
or legal guardians
in the upbringing
and
development of the
child but
stresses the
obligation of the
State to
support families
through
appropriate
assistance, the
development of
institutions, facilities
and services for the
care of children
and all appropriate
measures to ensure
that children of
working parents
have the right to
benefit
from child- care
services and
facilities for
which they are
eligible. (art. 18)
The right of every
child to a standard
of living adequate

disabilities on an
equal basis with
others.
4. State parties
reaffirm that
persons with
disabilities have the
right to recognition
everywhere as
persons before the
law
5. States parties
shall recognize that
persons with
disabilities enjoy
legal
capacity on equal
basis with others in
all
aspects of life

for the childs

physical,
mental, spiritual,
moral and
social development
5.. Each child is
entitled to the
enjoyment of the
highest attainable
standard of health
and to facilities for
the treatment of
illness and
rehabilitation of
health.