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International Treaties and HRE

Sun, 04/04/2010 - 07:45 — williaj6

Numerous treaties exist through which States have committed themselves to implement human rights education, which is provided for in one form or another by the following treaties :

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (art. 26.2)
  • International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (art. 7)
  • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (art. 13.1)
  • Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (art. 10c)
  • Convention on the Rights of the Child (art. 29.1)
  • UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education (art. 5.1 a). 3