International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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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.

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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 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights self-linksurface differs
surface form: ICCPR
subjectMatter civil rights
human rights
political rights

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Treaties of Belgium hasPart International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
United Nations General Assembly resolution 44/128 relatesTo International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
1968 International Conference on Human Rights (in terms of humanitarian law development context) relatedTo International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
subject surface form: 1968 International Conference on Human Rights