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Law-ref.org | Proclamation of Teheran, Final Act of the International Conference on Human Rights, Teheran, 22 April to 13 May 1968 |
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... It is imperative that the members of the international community
fulfil their solemn obligations to promote and encourage respect
for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinctions
of any kind such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political
or other opinions; ...
... The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states a common
understanding of the peoples of the world concerning the inalienable
and inviolable rights of all members of the human family and constitutes
an obligation for the members of the international community; ...
... The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries
and Peoples, the International Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Racial Discrimination as well as other conventions
and declarations in the field of human rights adopted under the
auspices of the United Nations, the specialized agencies and the
regional intergovernmental organizations, have created new standards
and obligations to which States should conform; ...
... Massive denials of human rights, arising out of aggression
or any armed conflict with their tragic consequences, and resulting
in untold human misery, engender reactions which could engulf
the world in ever growing hostilities. It is the obligation of
the international community to co-operate in eradicating such
scourges; ...