Core international human rights conventions

This term refers to the group of UN human rights conventions. A committee of experts has been established to monitor the implementation of each one. There are currently nine such core conventions.

The core conventions are:

• International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination;

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;

• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

• Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Punishment;

• Convention of the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women;

• Convention on the Rights of the Child;

• International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families;

• International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance;

• Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

More information on some of the conventions can be found in our section on 'Requirements of international frameworks'.