First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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United Nations treaty international human rights treaty optional protocol

The First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a treaty that allows individuals to submit complaints to the UN Human Rights Committee alleging violations of the civil and political rights protected by the Covenant.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations treaty → international human rights treaty → optional protocol →
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly →
adoptionDate	1966-12-16 →
adoptionInstrument	United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) → surface form: "UN General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)"
adoptionPlace	New York City →
aimsTo	strengthen enforcement of civil and political rights →
allows	States parties to recognize competence of the Human Rights Committee →
appliesTo	alleged violations of rights in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →
articleCount	14 →
bindingOn	States parties that have ratified it →
category	UN human rights instruments →
concludedUnder	United Nations →
depositedWith	Secretary-General of the United Nations →
enables	individual communications to the UN Human Rights Committee →
enteredIntoForce	1976-03-23 →
establishes	procedure for individual complaints →
excludes	anonymous communications → communications already examined under another international procedure →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
legalNature	optional procedure for implementation of ICCPR →
monitoredBy	Human Rights Committee → surface form: "UN Human Rights Committee"
openedForSignature	1966-12-19 →
partOf	International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights treaty system →
partyEligibility	States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →
providesFor	views of the Human Rights Committee on alleged violations → written communications by individuals or groups of individuals →
region	global →
registrationNumber	UN Treaty Series, vol. 999, p. 171 →
relatesTo	International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →
requires	exhaustion of domestic remedies before submitting a communication →
scope	individuals subject to the jurisdiction of a State party →
shortName	First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → surface form: "First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR"
subject	civil and political rights → human rights →
typeOfObligation	treaty-based international legal obligation →

Referenced by (6)

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

United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) → adopted → First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →

this entity surface form: "Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights"

International Bill of Human Rights → composedOf → First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →

this entity surface form: "Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights"

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → hasOptionalProtocol → First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →

Human Rights Committee → monitorsImplementationOf → First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → relatedInstrument → First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →

First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → shortName → First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →

this entity surface form: "First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR"