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It was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 16 December 1966, and entered into force on 23 March 1976. As of July 2024, it had 116 state parties and 35 signatories. [ 1 ] Three of the ratifying states ( Belarus , Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago ) have denounced the protocol.
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty that commits nations to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, including the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, electoral rights and rights to due process and a fair trial. [4]
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment (CIDT) is treatment of persons which is contrary to human rights or dignity, but is not classified as torture.It is forbidden by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the United Nations Convention against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The right of return is part of the broader human rights concept of freedom of movement and is also related to the legal concept of nationality. [1] While many states afford their citizens the right of abode, the right of return is not restricted to citizenship or nationality in the formal sense. [2]
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) addresses hate speech and contains the right to freedom of expression in Article 19 [23] and the prohibition of advocacy to hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence in Article 20. [23]
Freedom of peaceful assembly, sometimes used interchangeably with the freedom of association, is the individual right or ability of people to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue, and defend their collective or shared ideas. [2]
The right to housing (occasionally right to shelter [1]) is the economic, social and cultural right to adequate housing and shelter.It is recognized in some national constitutions and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. [2]
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