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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a key international human rights treaty that elaborates on many of the civil and political rights found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was opened for signature in 1966 and entered into force in 1976.1

The ICCPR includes rights such as the right to self-determination and protections for ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities. It also establishes a Human Rights Committee to review reports from state parties on their implementation of these rights. The covenant's First Optional Protocol allows the committee to consider complaints from individuals alleging covenant violations, provided domestic remedies have been exhausted. The Second Optional Protocol aims to abolish the death penalty worldwide.1

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  1. human rights - The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Its Optional Protocols
  2. human rights - The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
  3. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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