9 Core Instruments

There are  9 core international human rights instruments. Each of these  instruments has established a committee of experts to monitor implementation of the treaty provisions by its States parties. All of these core instruments are important for persons affected by disability.

The 9 core international human rights instruments are:

Abrv. Read More… Title Date Extended to Guernsey
CERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 21 Dec 1965 18 Mar 1969
CCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 16 Dec 1966 20 Aug 1976
ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 16 Dec 1966 1976
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 18 Dec 1979 Not Extended
CAT Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 10 Dec 1984 ?
CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 Nov 1989 11 Nov 2020
ICMW International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 18 Dec 1990 ?
CPED International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 20 Dec 2006 ?
CRPD Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 13 Dec 2006 Not Extended

Optional Protocols

Some of the treaties are supplemented by optional protocols dealing with specific concerns whereas the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture establishes a committee of experts.

The optional protocols are as follows:

Abrv. Read More… Title Date Extended to Guernsey
ICESCR – OP Optional Protocol to the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 10 Dec 2008
CCPR – OP1 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 16 Dec 1966
CCPR – OP2 Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty 15 Dec 1989
OP – CEDAW Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 10 Dec 1999 Not Extended
OP – CRC – AC Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict 25 May 2000
OP – CRC – SC Optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography 25 May 2000
OP – CRC – IC Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure 19 Dec 2011
OP – CAT Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 18 Dec 2002
OP – CRPD Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 12 Dec 2006 Not Extended

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