Status of ratifications Declarations and reservationsThe States Parties to this Convention, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the equal and inalienable rights of all...
Preamble
The States Parties to the present Convention,
(a) Recalling the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations which recognize the inherent dignity and worth and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human...
PreambleThe States Parties to this Statute, Conscious that all peoples are united by common bonds, their cultures pieced together in a shared heritage, and concerned that this delicate mosaic may be shattered at any time, Mindful that during this...
[3 July 2007] - A Northern Territory Indigenous community says it is shocked the Federal Government has rejected its funding application for a child safety program. The program from the Arnhem land community of Maningrida was recommended as a model...
[CANBERRA, 26 June 2007] - Australia's plan to crack down on Aboriginal child sex abuse has sparked fears among some Aborigines of a return to the "Stolen Generation", when their children were taken from them under old assimilation...
[25 June 2007] - WWDA has worked for a number of years on the issue of unlawful sterilisation of women and girls with disabilities. In recent months, WWDA’s advocacy on this issue has related to the draft national, uniform legislation ‘...
[21 June 2007] - Australia is to ban alcohol and pornography in Aboriginal areas in the Northern Territory in a bid to curb child sex abuse. All Aboriginal children in the territory will be medically examined. The new proposals follow a report last...
Summary: The 'Legislative History of the Convention on the Rights of the Child' is the result of ten years of work by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Save the Children Sweden.Please be aware that this document, which comes...
The General Conference of the International Labour Organization , Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office, and having met in its 87th Session on 1 June 1999, and Considering the need to adopt new...
PreambleWhereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have...