Reducing Discrimination Initiative

Human rights instruments related to discrimination - further resources

Race and Ethnic Origin

• United Nations
  • List of major international human rights instruments related to Prevention of Discrimination
    
• European Union
• European Parliament resolution on racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism and on further steps to combat racial discrimination (1998)
• European Union Declaration against racism and xenophobia (1986)
• European Union anti-racism legislation and activities

Discrimination against women

• United Nations:
  • Major international legal instruments concerning the rights of women
• European Union
• European legislation on Gender Equality

Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and asylum seekeers:

• United Nations
• List of major International Legal Instruments concerning Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Asylum Seekers
• European Union
• Summary page on the free movement of workers
• Council of Europe
• European Convention On Nationality
• European Convention On The Legal Status Of Migrant Workers

Religion and belief

• United Nations
• Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
• Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious or Linguistic Minorities

Disability

• United Nations
• Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
  
• European Union
• Collection of main texts about people with disabilities
  
• European Parliament
• Resolution on the human rights of disabled people
  

• European Union ageing policy page

People living with HIV/AIDS:

• Documentation available from UNHCHR