International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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United Nations human rights treaty international human rights instrument multilateral treaty

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is a key United Nations human rights treaty that legally binds its member states to respect and ensure a broad range of fundamental civil and political freedoms, such as the rights to life, fair trial, expression, assembly, and participation in public affairs.

Aliases (2)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations human rights treaty → international human rights instrument → multilateral treaty →
adoptedAt	United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) →
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly →
adoptionDate	1966-12-16 →
complements	Universal Declaration of Human Rights →
contains	derogation clauses for public emergencies → non-derogable rights → non-discrimination provisions →
depositary	Secretary-General of the United Nations →
enteredIntoForceDate	1976-03-23 →
guarantees	equal protection of the law → equality before the law → freedom of association → freedom of opinion and expression → freedom of peaceful assembly → freedom of thought, conscience and religion → right to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal → right to liberty and security of person → right to privacy → right to recognition as a person before the law → right to take part in public affairs → right to vote and to be elected →
hasOptionalProtocol	First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights → Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →
headquartersLocation	New York City →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
legalStatus	legally binding on its States parties →
monitoredBy	Human Rights Committee →
openedForSignatureDate	1966-12-16 →
partOf	International Bill of Human Rights →
prohibits	arbitrary arrest → arbitrary detention → cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment → servitude → slavery → torture →
requires	respect for freedom of assembly → respect for freedom of expression → respect for participation in public affairs → respect for the right to a fair trial → respect for the right to life →
shortName	ICCPR →
subjectMatter	civil rights → human rights → political rights →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A/RES/217 A (III) → CRC → Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities → International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance →	relatedTo
United Nations human rights system → United Nations system of international law →	includesInstrument
United Nations General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) → Universal Declaration of Human Rights →	influenced
1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees → Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →	relatedInstrument
United Nations General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) →	adopted
Charter 77 →	basedOn
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights →	complements
International Bill of Human Rights →	composedOf
United Nations Commission on Human Rights →	contributedTo
Human Rights Committee →	establishedBy
International Bill of Human Rights →	hasCoreComponent
United Nations General Assembly treaties →	hasExample
Treaties of Mexico →	hasPart
Human Rights Committee →	legalBasis
Human Rights Committee →	monitorsImplementationOf
United Nations treaty bodies →	monitorsTreaty
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →	partOf
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families →	preambleReferences
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ("Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights") →	preambleRefersTo
First Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights →	relatesTo
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ("ICCPR") →	shortName
Human Rights Committee →	treatyFocus