1. Excerpts from the Charter of the United Nations
2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
5. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
6. Second Optional Protocol Aiming on the Death Penalty
7. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
8. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
9. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
10. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
11. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
12. Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees
13. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
14. Convention on the Rights of the Child
15. Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
16. Declaration on the Right to Development
17. ILO Convention Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries
18. Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
19. African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
20. American Convention on Human Rights
21. European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights as Amended by Protocol 11
22. European Social Charter [Revised]
23. The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
24. American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man
25. Final Act of the Helsinki Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
26. European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
27. Charter of Paris for a New Europe

The International Bill of Rights

1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1976)
3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1976)

   Other General Instruments

4. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1969)
5. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1987)
6. Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (1957)
7. Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (1981)
8. Declaration on the Right to Development (1986)

   Conventions Specific to Women’s Human Rights

9. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women [CEDAW] (1981)
10. Convention on the Political Rights of Women (1954)

    Reports of World Conferences

11. World Conference on Human Rights: Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (1993)
12. Programme of Action of the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development: Gender Equality and Equity (1994)
13. Fourth World Conference on Women: Human Rights of Women (1995)

    Rights of Women in Special Contexts

14. Armed Conflict
15. Disabled Women
16. Education
17. Employment
18. Health, Reproduction and Sexuality
19. Marriage
20. Refugees and Displaced Persons
21. Traffic in Persons and Prostitution
22. Violence

1. Arcot Krishnaswami: Study of Religious Discrimination

   The International Bill of Rights

2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
5. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

   The International Standards of Human Rights Related to Religion and Belief

6. General Comment No. 18 (37) on Non-Discrumination
7. General Comment No. 22 (48) on Article 18
8. General Comment No. 11 (19) on Article 20
9. General Comment No. 23 (50) on Article 27
10. Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
11. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
12. UNESCO Convention Against Discrimination in Education [Selections]
13. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination [Selections]
14. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) [Selections]
15. CEDAW General Recommendation 21 on Equality in Marriage and Family Relations [Selections]
16. Convention on the Rights of the Child [Selections]
17. Draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [Selections]
18. European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the First Protocol [Selections]
19. American Convention on Human Rights [Selections]
20. African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights [Selections]
21. Helsinki Final Act 1975 1(a) [Selections]
22. Concluding Document of the Vienna Meeting of Representatives of the Participating States of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe [Selections]
23. Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension [Selections]

    Documents on the Rights of Religious Minorities

24. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
25. Council of Europe: Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
26. Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Document on the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension [Selections]
27. Report of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe on the Meeting of Experts on National Minorities

    Selected Government and Religious Documents on Religious Freedom

28. The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam (The Organization of the Islamic Conference)
29. A Bill Establishing a Provision for Teachers of the Christian Religion (The United States of American)
30. James Madison: Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments (The United States of American)
31. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (The United States of America)
32. Document 19: The Basic Viewpoint and Policy on the Religious Question During Our Country’s Socialist Period [Selections] (The People’s Republic of China)
33. Manifesto on Religious Freedom (The Baptist World Alliance)
34. Declaration on Religious Liberty (The World Council of Churches)
35. Declaration on Religious Freedom — Dignitatis Humanae (The Catholic Church)

    Selected Documents on the Relationship Between the State and Religious Institutions

36. Fundamental Agreement Between the Holy See and the State of Israel
37. Agreement Between the Italian Republic and the Holy See
38. Agreement Between the Spanish State and the Holy See
39. Religious Liberty Law of 5 July 1980
40. Cooperation Agreement Between the Spanish State and the Islamic Commission of Spain