Human rights

This topic speaks about human rights, what it is, how human rights are related to us and how to protect them

Bibliography

Code of Hammurabi (1772 BC)

http://www.general-intelligence.com/library/hr.pdf
Ancient Egypt laws (2925 BC)

http://history-world.org/egyptian_law.htm
Cyrus Charter of Human Rights (539 BC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_Cylinder
TEDx video on the Cyrus Charter

http://www.ted.com/talks/neil_macgregor_2600_years_of_history_in_one_object.html
Magna Charta Libertatum (1215, England)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Edw1cc1929/25/9/contents
United States Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights (1791)
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789, France)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen
Geneva Conventions (1864 and 1929)

http://www.icrc.org/eng/war-and-law/treaties-customary-law/geneva-conventions
Bill of Rights (1689)

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.asp
Antislavery Pact (1890)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_Conference_Act_of_1890
Slavery Convention (1926)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926_Slavery_Convention
Charta 77 (1977)

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/czechoslovakia/cs_appnd.html
Declaration of the Rights of the Child 1923

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_the_Child
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UN, 1948)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man (OAS, 1948)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Declaration_of_the_Rights_and_Duties_of_Man
Dohovor o odstránení v_etk_ch foriem rasovej diskriminácie (1965)

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cerd.htm
Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (UN, 1975)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Disabled_Persons
Declaration on the Right to Development (UN, 1986)
The Constitution Of The Slovak Republic

http://www.slovakia.org/sk-constitution.htm
Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam (OIC,1990)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Declaration_of_Human_Rights_in_Islam
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cerd
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (World Conference on Human Rights, 1993)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Declaration_and_Programme_of_Action
Declaration of Human Duties and Responsibilities (UNESCO, 1998)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Human_Duties_and_Responsibilities
Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (UNESCO, 2001)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_on_Cultural_Diversity
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN, 2007)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_on_the_Rights_of_Indigenous_Peoples
UN declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity (UN, 2008)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_at_the_United_Nations
UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (1992)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICCPR
International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid (ICSPCA)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Convention_on_the_Suppression_and_Punishment_of_the_Crime_of_Apartheid
International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICESCR
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49da0e466.html
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child
Convention Against Torture (CAT)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_Against_Torture
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_the_Elimination_of_All_Forms_of_Racial_Discrimination
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_the_Elimination_of_All_Forms_of_Discrimination_Against_Women
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (MWC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Convention_on_the_Protection_of_the_Rights_of_All_Migrant_Workers_and_Members_of_Their_Families
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_the_Prevention_and_Punishment_of_the_Crime_of_Genocide
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_the_Rights_of_Persons_with_Disabilities
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_All_Persons_from_Enforced_Disappearance
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (ILO 169)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_and_Tribal_Peoples_Convention,_1989
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (1981)

http://www.hrcr.org/docs/Banjul/afrhr.html
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Charter_on_the_Rights_and_Welfare_of_the_Child
Maputo Protocol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maputo_Protocol
Africa Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugees (1969)
American Convention on Human Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Convention_on_Human_Rights
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-American_Convention_to_Prevent_and_Punish_Torture
Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-American_Convention_on_Forced_Disappearance_of_Persons
Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-American_Convention_on_the_Elimination_of_All_Forms_of_Discrimination_against_Persons_with_Disabilities
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_of_Fundamental_Rights_of_the_European_Union
Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_Action_against_Trafficking_in_Human_Beings
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Charter_for_Regional_or_Minority_Languages
European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Convention_for_the_Prevention_of_Torture_and_Inhuman_or_Degrading_Treatment_or_Punishment
European Social Charter (ESC)

http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/socialcharter/Presentation/ESCRBooklet/English.pdf, and Revised Social Charter
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM)

http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html/157.htm
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) (1953)

http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html/005.htm
Arab Charter on Human Rights: Collective Rights of Arab People (2004)

http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/loas2005.html?msource=UNWDEC19001&tr=y&auid=3337655
ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)

http://www.who.int/hhr/Economic_social_cultural.pdf
Human Rights Council

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/HRCIndex.aspx
Commission on Human Rights

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/chr/index.htm
Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/SP/Pages/Welcomepage.aspx
Human Rights Council Complaint Procedure

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/ComplaintProcedure/Pages/HRCComplaintProcedureIndex.aspx
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CCPR/Pages/CCPRIndex.aspx
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

http://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/cescr/pages/cescrindex.aspx
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CERD/Pages/CERDIndex.aspx
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

http://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/cedaw/pages/cedawindex.aspx
Committee against Torture (CAT)

http://www.ohchr.org/en/hrbodies/cat/pages/catindex.aspx
Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT)

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/OPCAT/Pages/OPCATIndex.aspx
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRC/Pages/CRCIndex.aspx
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CMW/Pages/CMWIndex.aspx
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/CRPDIndex.aspx
Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CED/Pages/CEDIndex.aspx
Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Commission_on_the_Promotion_and_Protection_of_Human_Rights
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Commission_on_Human_and_Peoples'_Rights
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Court_on_Human_and_Peoples'_Rights
Arab Organization for Human Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Organization_for_Human_Rights
Commissioner for Human Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioner_for_Human_Rights
Committee for the Prevention of Torture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_for_the_Prevention_of_Torture
Europen Court of Human Rights

http://www.echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=home
Commonwealth of Nations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations
International Court of Justice

http://www.icj-cij.org
European Court of Human Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Court_of_Human_Rights
OAS Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OAS_Special_Rapporteur_for_Freedom_of_Expression
Subcommittee on Human Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subcommittee_on_Human_Rights
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-American_Commission_on_Human_Rights
Inter-American Court of Human Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-American_Court_of_Human_Rights
International Human Rights Administration

http://www.ihra.org.in
XIAOBING, X.; WILSON, G.: On Conflict of Human Rights; University of New Hampshire; School of Law; In Pierce Law Review, Vol. 5, No. 1, pgs. 31-57; 2006

http://law.unh.edu/assets/images/uploads/publications/pierce-law-review-vol05-no1-xu-wilson.pdf
UN: United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights; 10.12.1948

http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr
GOMES, R. (eds.): Compass: A manual on human rights education with young people; Council of Europe; 2002

http://www.european-citizenship.org/repository/1_Compass_HRE_Manual.pdf
DONNELLY, J.: Human Dignity and Human Rights; University of Denver; 2009

http://www.udhr60.ch/report/donnelly-HumanDignity_0609.pdf
VASAK, K.: Human Rights: A Thirty-Year Struggle: the Sustained Efforts to give Force of law to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; UNESCO Courier 30:11; 1977; pg. 29

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0007/000748/074816eo.pdf#48063
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia
2011 military intervention in Libya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_military_intervention_in_Libya
UNDP: Human rights and the Millenium Development Goals: Making the link

http://www.undp.org/content/dam/aplaws/publication/en/publications/poverty-reduction/poverty-website/human-rights-and-the-millennium-development-goals/Human%20Rights%20and%20the%20MDGs.pdf
CoE: Activism and the role of NGOs

http://eycb.coe.int/compass/en/chapter_4/4_4.html
CoE: Mandate of Council of Europe commissioner for human rights

http://www.coe.int/web/commissioner/mandate;jsessionid=751BDAECC7CDBDB10887D26B4B08674B
VACULČIAKOVÁ, M.: Media and development; PDCS and Slovak NGDO Platform; 2013
PINTO, A.: Human rights and media; Dept of Media Studies, Christ College (Autonomous), Bangalore; 2007

http://www.academia.edu/1784974/Human_Rights_and_Media
KABIR, MONJURUL, A.H.: Can social media help protect human rights?; UNDP Europe and CIS; 2011

http://europeandcis.undp.org/blog/author/a-h-monjurul-kabir
JOSEPH, S.: Social Media, Political Change, and Human Rights; In Boston College International and Comparative Law Review; Vol. 35, Issue 1, article 3

http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1667&context=iclr
OHCHR: A new world record: Universal Declaration in 370 languages; 2010

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/AnewworldrecordUDHR.aspx
UNICEF Institute for Statistics: Schooling for Millions of Children Jeopardised by Reduction in Aid; UIS fact sheet; June 2013; no. 25

http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Documents/fs-25-out-of-school-children-en.pdf
Constitution of Belize; Preamble

http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Belize/belize81.html
Constitution of South Africa; Chapter 2; Article 29

http://www.constitutionalcourt.org.za/site/constitution/english-web/ch2.html
Constitution of India; Article 45

http://lawmin.nic.in/coi/coiason29july08.pdf
UNFPA: Human rights principles

http://www.unfpa.org/rights/principles.htm
REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS: Biggest rises and falls in the 2014 World Press Freedom Index

http://rsf.org/index2014/en-index2014.php
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Venezuela: Violence Against Protesters, Journalists; February 2014

http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/02/21/venezuela-violence-against-protesters-journalists
Analysis of media outputs on Roma in Slovakia
KARIKARE, K.: African media breaks ‘culture of silence’; In Africa Renewal online; 2010

http://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/august-2010/african-media-breaks-%E2%80%98culture-silence%E2%80%99-0
World Conference on Human Rights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Conference_on_Human_Rights
Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa (1969)

http://www.unhcr.org/45dc1a682.html