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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
| Date: | 1966 |
| Description: | The Convnetion promotes "the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, ... the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family, ... justice and peace in the world[.]"
The Convention further "recogniz[es] that, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ideal of free human beings enjoying civil and political freedom and freedom from fear and want can only be achieved if conditions are created whereby everyone may enjoy his civil and political rights, as well as his economic, social and cultural rights[.]
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| Regions: | Africa
Asia/Pacific
Caribbean
Latin America
Middle East
North America
Oceania
South Asia
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| Countries: | Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Cambodia
Canada
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Denmark
Egypt
France
Germany
Guatemala
India
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Mexico
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Senegal
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
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| Type: | Conventions and treaties |
| URL: | http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm |
| Date entered: | 2002-02-17 |
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