Human Rights Treaties

Online guide to the UN human rights treaty system, via Bayefsky.com

There are nine global international human rights treaties. They are legal instruments, drafted by UN bodies, but creating a system of ratification and monitoring independent from the UN's political operations. The nine treaties cover racial discrimination; civil and political rights; economic, social, and cultural rights; discrimination against women; torture; children; migrant workers; persons with disabilities; and enforced disappearances.