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[ Back to list of topics ]Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10 December 1948 (available in 300 languages from the OHCHR website)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner - international law section
Council of Europe: Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Rome, 1950
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 7 December 2000 (pdf file)
1975 Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Helsinki: Final Act
1990 Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Paris: Charter of Paris for a new Europe
Joint Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission concerning the protection of fundamental rights and the European Convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, 1977
Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin.
Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000, establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation.
European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Human Rights - membership and presentation - click here
European Parliament Human Rights Unit - click here
European Parliament's Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs - membership and presentation - click here
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, including a list of International Courts and Tribunals
Council of Europe's European Court of Human Rights
Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights
Council of Europe's European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE): Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
European Commission's policy of Human Rights and Democratisation and summary page on fundamental rights.
Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE): Representative on Freedom of the Media
The UK Department of Constitutional Affairs' Human Rights Unit.
International Labour Organization's databases, including ILOLEX, the database of international labour standards.
The Treaty Office of the Council of Europe.
National Human Rights Organizations (to suggest additions to the following list, please email eplondonpress@europarl.eu.int ):
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