United Nations human rights system

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global governance framework international human rights regime

The United Nations human rights system is the global framework of UN institutions, treaties, and monitoring mechanisms dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
United Nations human rights mechanisms	5
United Nations human rights bodies	2
United Nations human rights agenda	1
United Nations human rights framework	1
United Nations human rights treaty system	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	global governance framework ⓘ international human rights regime ⓘ
administeredBy	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
basedOn	Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
cooperatesWith	civil society organizations ⓘ member states of the United Nations ⓘ national human rights institutions ⓘ regional human rights mechanisms ⓘ
focusesOn	civil and political rights ⓘ collective and group rights ⓘ economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ
guidedBy	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: UN Charter Universal human rights norms ⓘ
hasPurpose	promotion of human rights ⓘ protection of human rights ⓘ
hasScope	worldwide ⓘ
includesBody	United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ surface form: Commission on Human Rights (historical) Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council ⓘ United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ Universal Periodic Review mechanism ⓘ
includesInstrument	Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment ⓘ Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ⓘ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ Convention on the Rights of the Child ⓘ International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance ⓘ International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ⓘ International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties ⓘ
monitoredBy	Committee against Torture ⓘ Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ Committee on Enforced Disappearances ⓘ Committee on Migrant Workers ⓘ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women ⓘ Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ⓘ Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ Committee on the Rights of the Child ⓘ Human Rights Committee ⓘ United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ surface form: UN human rights treaty bodies
partOf	United Nations ⓘ
usesMechanism	Universal Periodic Review mechanism ⓘ surface form: Universal Periodic Review independent experts ⓘ individual communications procedures ⓘ inquiry procedures ⓘ special rapporteurs ⓘ state reporting procedures ⓘ working groups ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Committee against Torture → affiliation → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

Council of Europe treaty monitoring system → cooperatesWith → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations human rights mechanisms

Inter-American human rights system → cooperatesWith → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

Ombudsman of Portugal → cooperatesWith → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations human rights mechanisms

Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture → cooperatesWith → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations human rights mechanisms

The Independent Commission for Human Rights (Palestine) (co-founder) → cooperatesWith → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

subject surface form: The Independent Commission for Human Rights (Palestine)

this entity surface form: United Nations human rights bodies

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities → isPartOf → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

United Nations debates on children and armed conflict → isPartOf → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations human rights agenda

The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights → linkedTo → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations human rights framework

Romani organizations → oftenCooperateWith → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations human rights mechanisms

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → partOf → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture → partOf → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations human rights treaty system

Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture → partOf → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

United Nations Commission on Human Rights → partOf → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

United Nations treaty bodies → partOf → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

Universal Periodic Review mechanism → partOf → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

Ryukyuan people → recognizedAsIndigenousBy → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations human rights bodies

United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights → relatedTo → United Nations human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations human rights mechanisms