Office and Functions of United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) International Protection of Human Rights under: Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966 SECTION- II International Convention on Prevention and Punishment of Genocide 1948 International Convention on suppression and Punishment of Crime of Apartheid 1973 International Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984 International Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1965 International Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979 International Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 alongwith Opt.ional Protocols The Millennium Development Goals Suggested Readings: Alston, Phillip, The United Nations and Human Rights: A Critical Appraisal, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992. Baehr, Peter R., Human Rights: Universality in Practice, New York: Palgrave, 1999.
Office and Functions of United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) International Protection of Human Rights under: Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966 SECTION- II International Convention on Prevention and Punishment of Genocide 1948 International Convention on suppression and Punishment of Crime of Apartheid 1973 International Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984 International Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1965 International Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979 International Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 alongwith Opt.ional Protocols The Millennium Development Goals Suggested Readings: Alston, Phillip, The United Nations and Human Rights: A Critical Appraisal, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992. Baehr, Peter R., Human Rights: Universality in Practice, New York: Palgrave, 1999.