Regional instruments on Women's Rights: UNESCO SHS

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Regional instruments on Women's Rights


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			African Union - Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa Adopted by the Conference of Heads of State and Government Maputo – Mozambique July 2003 More...


			Arab Countries - Cairo Declaration for the Elimination of FGM, 2003 Legal tools for the prevention of female genital mutilation. More...


			Arab Countries - Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam Adopted by the Organization of the Islamic Conference in 1990, reprinted in U. N. Doc. A/Conf. 157/PC/62/Add.18 (1993) -- and Columbia University Center for the Study of Human Rights, Twenty-Five Human Rights Documents 190-193 (1994). More...


			Arab Countries - The Casablanca Declaration of the Arab Human Rights Movement, 1999 Adopted by the First International Conference of the Arab Human Rights Movement More...


			Council of Europe - Declaration on the Equality of Women and Men Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 16 November 1988 at its 83rd session More...


			Council of Europe - Declaration on the Rape of Women and Children in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 18 February 1993at the 488th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies More...


			Council of Europe - Recommendation N 1261 (1995) on the Situation of Immigrant Women in Europe Adopted by the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Assembly, on 15 March 1995 More...


			Council of Europe - Recommendation No. R (84) 17 on Equality Between Women and Men in the Media Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 25 September 1984 at the 375th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies More...


			Council of Europe - Recommendation No. R (85) 2 on Legal Protection against Sex Discrimination Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 5 February 1985at the 380th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies) More...


			Council of Europe - Recommendation N° 1146 (1991) on Equal Opportunities and Equal Treatment for women and men on the Labour-Market Adopted by the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Assembly, on 11 March 1991 More...


			Council of Europe - Recommendation N° 1229 (1994) on Equality of Rights Between Men and Women Adopted by the Assembly on 24 January 1994 at its 1st sitting More...


			Council of Europe - Recommendation N° 1269 (1995) on Achieving Real Progress in Women's Rights as from 1995 Adopted by the Assembly on 27 April 1995 at its 115th sitting More...


			Council of Europe - Recommendation N° 1271 (1995) on Discrimination Between Men and Women in the Choice of a Surname and in the Passing on of Parent's Surnames to Children Adopted by the Assembly on 28 April 1995 (16 Sitting) More...


			Council of Europe - Recommendation N° 1321 (1997) on Improving the Situation of Women in Rural Society Adopted by the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Assembly, on 19 March 1997 More...


			Council of Europe - Recommendation N° 1325 (1997) on Traffic in Women and Forced Prostitution in Council of Europe Member States Adopted by the Assembly on 23 April 1997 at its 13th sitting More...


			Council of Europe - Recommendation N° 741 (1974) on the Legal Position of Women Adopted by the Assembly on 30 September 1974 at its 15th sitting More...


			Council of Europe - Recommendation N° R (79) 10 Concerning Women Migrants Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 29 May 1979at the 305th meeting of the Ministers Deputies More...


			Council of Europe - Recommendation N° R (90) 4 on the Elimination of Sexism from Language Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 21 February 1990 at the 434th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies More...


			OAS - Convention on the Nationality of Women Signed on 26 December 1933 in Montevideo at the 7th International Conference of American States entry into force: 29 August 1934 More...


			OAS - Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Civil Rights to Women Signed at the Ninth International Conference of American States. Entry into force : 22 April 1949 More...


			OAS - Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights to Women Signed on 2 May 1948 at the 9th International Conference of American States entry into force: 22 April 1949 More...


			OAS - Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women - Convention of Belem do Para Adopted on 9 June 1994 by the General Assembly of the Organization of American States at its 24th session entry into force: 5 March 1995, in accordance with Article 21 More...


			OSCE - Concluding Document of Madrid (1983) "Questions relating to Security in Europe", par. 16 More...


			OSCE - Concluding Document of Vienna (1989) "Questions relating to Security in Europe", par. 15 More...


			OSCE - Document of the Moscow Meeting of the Conference on Human Dimension (1991) More...


			OSCE - Istanbul Document (1999) Charter for European Security, par. 23 and 24 More...


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