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 ANNEX I INTERNATIONAL 
HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS 
 
International Bill of Human Rights 
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Universal Declaration of  Human Rights 
• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 
• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 
• Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 
• Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition
of  the death penalty 
Right of self-determination •  Declaration on the Granting of  Independence to 
Colonial Countries and Peoples 
• General Assembly resolution 1803 (XVII) of 
14 December 1962, “Permanent sovereignty over natural resources” 
Prevention of Discrimination •  United Nations Declaration on the Elimination 
of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 
• International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of  Racial Discrimination 
• International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of  the Crime of Apartheid 
• International Convention against Apartheid in Sports 
• Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention 
• Convention against Discrimination in Education 
• Protocol Instituting a Conciliation and Good Offices Commission to be responsible for seeking a settlement of any
disputes which may arise between States Parties to the Convention against Discrimination in Education 
• Equal Remuneration Convention 
• Declaration on the elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or
Belief 
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