International Standard-setting Instruments on Women's Rights

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International Standard-setting Instruments on Women's Rights


		Legal Instruments


			Against discrimination: Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women - CEDAW Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 34/180 of 18 December 1979 entry into force: 3 September 1981, in accordance with Article 27(1) More...


			Against discrimination: Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - UN Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 2263(XXII) of 7 November 1967 More...


			Against discrimination: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - CEDAW Adopted by General Assembly resolution A/54/4 on 6 October 1999 and opened for signature on 10 December 1999, Human Rights Day; entry into force 22 December 2000 More...


			Education: Convention against Discrimination in Education - UNESCO Adopted on 14 December 1960 by the General Conference of UNESCO at its 11th session, held in Paris More...


			Family: Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 - ILO Formally entitled Convention (No. 156) concerning Equal Opportunities and Equal Treatment for Men and Women Workers with Family Responsibilities, the Convention was adopted by the International Labour Conference on 23 June 1981 entry into force: 11 August 1983, in accordance with Article 13 More...


			Human trafficking: Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others - UN Approved by General Assembly resolution 317(IV) of 2 December 1949 entry into force: 25 July 1951, in accordance with Article 24 More...


			Labour: Convention (N° 45) Concerning the Employment of Women on Underground Work in Mines of all Kinds - ILO Adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation on 21 June 1935 at its 19th session entry into force: 30 May 1937, in accordance with Article 6. More...


			Labour: Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 - ILO Formally entitled Convention (No. 100) concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value, the convention was adopted on 29June 1951 by the International Labour Conference (34th session. Entry into force: 23 May 1953. More...


			Labour: Night Work of Women Convention Revised 1948 - ILO Adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation on 9 July 1948 at its 31st session entry into force : 27 February 1951, in accordance with Article 14 More...


			Labour: Protocol of 1990 to the Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948 - ILO Adopted by the International Labour Conference on 26 June 1990 at its 77th session More...


			Labour: Recommendation ( N° 13) Concerning Night Work of Women in Agriculture - ILO Convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its Third Session on 25 October 1921 More...


			Labour: Recommendation (N° 4) Concerning the Protection of Women and Children Against Lead Poisoning - ILO Convened at Washington by the Government of the United States of America on the 29th day of October 1919 More...


			Labour: Recommendation concerning Equal Opportunities and Equal Treatment for Men and Women Workers: Workers with Family Responsibilities - ILO Adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation on 23 June 1981 at its 67th session More...


			Labour: Recommendation concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value - ILO Adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation on 29 June 1951 at its 34th session More...


			Marriage: Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage - UN Opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 1763 A (XVII) of 7 November 1962; entry into force 9 December 1964, in accordance with article 6 More...


			Marriage: Recommendation on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages - UN General Assembly resolution 2018 (XX) of 1 November 1965 More...


			Maternity: Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 - ILO Convention concerning the revision of the Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952. Entered into force in 2002 More...


			Maternity: Recommendation (N° 95) Concerning Maternity Protection - ILO Adopted on 28 June 1952 by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation at its 35th session More...


			Nationality: Convention on the Nationality of Married Women - UN Opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 1040 (XI) of 29 January 1957; entry into force 11 August 1958, in accordance with article 6 More...


			Political Rights: Convention on the Political Rights of Women - UN Opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 640(VII) of 20 December 1952; entry into force 7 July 1954, in accordance with article VI More...


			Violence: Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women - UN General Assembly resolution 48/104 of 20 December 1993 More...


			War situations: Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict - UN Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 3318(XXIX) of 14 December 1974 More...


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