International human rights law is governed by a series of human rights conventions and instruments. Once a country becomes a party to a convention, it is legally obligated to respect those rights, and must ensure that its national legislation is compatible with the promotion and protection of the rights specified in these conventions. Iran is a party to five of the nine “core” human rights conventions. All UN housed human rights conventions and instruments can be found here.
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a treaty that commits its parties to promoting the civil and political rights of individuals. These rights include the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, electoral rights, as well as the ...
The Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) promotes the eradication of practices that deprive individuals of their of civil, political or economic rights on the basis of their race or ethnicity. The convention also implores its parties to promote racial tolerance through education and the ...
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is a treaty that commits its parties to protect and promote respect for the economic, social, and cultural rights of individuals, including the rights to education, work, and to an adequate standard of living. The treaty was adopted by the ...
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC, CROC, or UNCRC) is a human rights treaty that defines the civil, political, cultural, social, health and economic rights of children. The Convention generally defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless an earlier age of ...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, while not a treaty binding at its inception, represents the first global expression of the rights of mankind and stands as one of the fullest sets of human rights principles to date. Iran was one of 48 UN member states voting to adopt the ...
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a international human rights treaty intended to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. The text was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 13 December 2006 and has 107 parties as of December ...