THE PROCLAMATION OF TEHERAN Proclamation of Teheran (1968) PROTECTION OF PERSONS SUBJECTED TO DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (1955) Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1976) Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials (1979) Caracas Declaration on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders (1980) Principles of Medical Ethics Relevant to the Role of Health Personnel (1982) THE RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (1960) General Assembly resolution 1803 (XVII) of 14 December 1962, "Permanent sovereignty over natural resources" RIGHT TO ENJOY CULTURE; INTERNATIONAL CUltural DevelOPMENT AND CO-OPERATION Declaration of the Principles of International Cultural Co-operation (1966) SLAVERY, SERVITUDE, FORCED LABOUR AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS AND PRACTICES Slavery Convention (1926) Protocol amending the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 (1953) Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery (1956) Forced Labour Convention (1930) Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (1957) Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (1949) SOCIAL WELFARE, Progress anD DEVELOPMENT Declaration on Social Progress and Development (1969) Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition (1974) Declaration on the Use of Scientific and Technological Progress in the Interests of Peace and for the Benefit of Mankind (1975) Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons (1971) Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975) WOMEN'S RIGHTS Convention on Political Rights of Women (1952) Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages (1962) Recommendation on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages (1965) Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (1979) (See Part III (4) above for text.) Declaration on the Participation of Women in Promoting International Peace and Cooperation (1982) WAR CRIMES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, INCLUDING GENOCIDE (See Part III above and Part V below.) Source: "Human Rights: A Compilation of International Instruments" (ST/HR/1/Rev.1) United Nations, New York, 1978. Second Rev. forthcoming, 1983. AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES' RIGHTS Adopted by the 18th Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, Nairobi, Kenya, June 27, 1981; not yet in force. Entry into force requires ratification by a simple majority of OAU member States Preamble The African States members of the Organization of African Unity, parties to the present convention entitled "African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights", Recalling Decision 115 (XVI) of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government at its Sixteenth Ordinary Session held in Monrovia, Liberia, from 17 to 20 July 1979 on the preparation of a “preliminary draft on an African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights providing inter alia for the establishment of bodies to promote and protect human and peoples' rights"; Considering the Charter of the Organization of African Unity, which stipulates that "freedom, equality, justice and dignity are essential objectives for the achievement of the legitimate aspirations of the African peoples"; Reaffirming the pledge they solemnly made in Article 2 of the said Charter to eradicate all forms of colonialism from Africa, to coordinate and intensify their cooperation and efforts to achieve a better life for the peoples of Africa and to promote international cooperation having due regard to the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Taking into consideration the virtues of their historical tradition and the values of African civilization which should inspire and characterize their reflection on the concept of human and peoples' rights; Recognizing on the one hand, that fundamental human rights stem from the attributes of human beings, which justifies their national and international protection and on the other hand that the reality and respect of peoples rights should necessarily guarantee human rights; Considering that the enjoyment of rights and freedoms also implies the performance of duties on the part of everyone; Convinced that it is henceforth essential to pay a particular attention to the right to development and that civil and political rights cannot be dissociated from economic, social and cultural rights in their conception as well as universality and that the satisfaction of economic, social and cultural rights is a guarantee for the enjoyment of civil and political rights; Conscious of their duty to achieve the total liberation of Africa, the peoples of which are still struggling for their dignity and genuine independence, and undertaking to eliminate colonialism, neocolonialism, apartheid, zionism and to dismantle aggressive foreign military bases and all forms of discrimination, particularly those |