| Human Rights Protected | International Treaties and Conventions | Conference Documents | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Declaration |
Pact of Civil and Political Rights | Pact of Economic and Social Rights | CEDAW †† |
Convention on the Rights of the Child | *†Vienna | Cairo | Beijing | |
| The right to life, freedom and safety. | Art. 3 | Art. 6.1 Art. 9.1 |
Art. 6.1 Art. 6.2 |
Prin. 1 Par. 7.3 Par. 7.17 Par. 8.34 |
Par. 96 Par. 106 Par. 108 |
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| The right not to be subjected to torture or other cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment. | Art. 5 | Art. 7 | Art. 37 | †Par. 56 | ||||
| The right to be free from gender discrimination. | Art. 2 | Art. 2.1 | Art. 2.2 | Art. 1 Art. 3 |
*Par. 18 | Prin. 1 Prin. 4 |
Par. 214 | |
| The right to change customs that discriminate against women. | Art. 2 Art. 5 |
Art. 24.3 | *Par. 18 †Par. 38 †Par. 49 |
Par. 5.5 | Par. 224 | |||
| The right to health, reproductive health and family planning. | Art. 10.2 Art. 12.1 Art. 12.2 |
Art. 10 Art. 11.2 Art. 11.3 Art. 2.1 Art. 14.2 |
Art. 24.1 Art. 24.2 |
†Par. 41 | Prin. 8 Par. 7.45 |
Par. 89 Par. 92 Par. 267 |
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| The right to privacy | Art. 17.1 | Art. 16.1 Art. 16.2 |
Par. 7.45 | Par. 106 Par. 107 |
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| The right to marriage and to start a family. | Art. 16.1 | Art. 17.1 Art. 17.2 Art. 23.2 Art. 23.3 |
Art. 10.1 | Art. 16.1 Art. 6.2 |
Prin. 9 | Par. 274 | ||
| The right to decide on the number and spacing of children. | Art. 16.1 | Prin. 8 | Par. 223 | |||||
| The right to be free of sexual assault and exploitation. | Art. 6 | Art. 19.1 Art. 34 |
*Par. 21 †Par. 38 †Par. 48 |
Prin. 11 Par.4.10 |
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Source: Center for Reproductive Law and Policy (2001);
Centro de derechos reproductivos (1999).
*Declaration of Vienna,
†Vienna Program of Action.
††CEDAW -Convention for the Elimination
of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Convención para la
Eliminación de Todas las Formas de Discriminación en contra
de la Mujer