DO YOU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS?
MY HUMAN RIGHTS is an educational website which aims to provide information about women's rights and international human rights laws in a simple and accessible way.
Knowledge it's power!
LEARN ABOUT SOME ORGANIZATIONS
THE UN
THE OAS
The United Nations
Created in 1945, with the diplomatic and multilateral objective of maintaining good relations between countries and verifying respect for the human rights inherent to all, the UN is the largest international human rights organization and has several agencies and mechanisms in the most diverse countries. .
WOMEN'S RIGHTS
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
THE UN CHARTER
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTS
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an important document issued by the United Nations in 1948, in which 30 universal rights of all human beings are listed.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the basis that supports the elaboration of several documents, treaties and conventions that aim to regularize and expand global access to human rights.
Eliminating violence against women, among other forms of gender discrimination such as; denial of access to education for girls and institutional gender discrimination, including the lack of job opportunities for women in different areas and in different countries, are constant concerns of international human rights bodies and agencies. Check below which are some of the international mechanisms that deal with the subject, stablishing the responsibilities of the countries that participate and sign documents that guarantee the rights of women and girls.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic violence has been a constant concern of the different groups and international organizations that try to maintain respect for human rights.
See below some international documents that establish criteria and standards for the protection of women and children in situations of domestic violence.