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Human Rights Standards

Selected documents on Human Rights activities in the Commonwealth

  • Principle Human Rights TreatiesPrinciple Human Rights Treaties

  • Status of Ratification of Principal International Human Rights Treaties - October 2006Status of Ratification of Principal International Human Rights Treaties - October 2006

  • Excerpts from the CHOGM Report 2002Excerpts from the CHOGM Report 2002

 

News

  • Commonwealth Secretariat spokesperson's statement on Maldives

Recent Articles

  • Of Declarations and Deeds

The Commonwealth Secretariat published a range of titles on 'Human Rights'

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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.

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Contacts

For enquiries on our human rights work please contact:

Beatrice Morgan
+44(0)207 747 6423
b.morgan@commonwealth.int

For media enquiries please contact:

Geraldine Goh
+44(0)20 7747 6535
g.goh@commonwealth.int


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