Human Rights Standards

Selected documents on Human Rights activities in the Commonwealth

Principle Human Rights Treaties
Status of Ratification of Principal International Human Rights Treaties - October 2006
Excerpts from the CHOGM Report 2002

News

Civil efforts key to true reconciliation, says Lord Alderdice
Commonwealth Secretary-General meets Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka delegation

Documents

International Human Rights Day 2010 - Message by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Human Rights Treaties

The ratification table focuses on the eight core international human rights treaties in force that set out international human rights standards and provide a comprehensive legal framework for states to meet their commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights.