9.PUT.2002 10:06 DEPUTY OHCHR GVP) +4122 9179004 N2935 P. 1/1 NATIONS UNIES UNITED NATIONS HAUT COMMISSARIAT AUX DROITS DE L'HOMME IGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS MEMORANDUM Mr, Kofi Annan AlB » 9 200? Secretary-General United Nations Headquarters A/TO: New York, N.Y 10017 REP. DE/FROM: Mary Robinson DATE: 8 August 2002 High Commissioner for Human Rights OBJET: SUBJECT; Human Rights a Compilation of International Instruments Dear Secretary General, My Office has been preparing a new edition of Human Rights-;a Compilation of International Instruments, a UN best seller and last produced in 1993. DPI in Geneva and OHCHR think it would be fitting given that this is the official UN compilation of human rights instruments, and given your own commitment to human rights, that the Compilation should carry a short preface from you. The volume will be translated into the other five languages and is a source book which will be found in every university library, UN agency and Government mission. I would be grateful if you could review the proposal and hope that you will agree that a preface from you also makes a statement about the mainstreaming of human rights in UN activities, My team hopes for an early response as the old edition is now completely out of stock and we are ready to publish. The volume should be available by November if given to the printers in the next week. ————i I am enclosing the prelims of the compilation for background. 09/08 '02 FRI 04:02 [TX/RX NO 9797] @]001 9.ftUT.2002 10=13 DEPUTY OHCHR GVfl +4122 9179004 N2936 P.1/16 NATIONS UNIES UNITED NATIONS HAUT COMMISSARIAT AUX DROITS DE L'HOMME mOH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN HKJHTS $18'-9 2002 Mr, Kofi Annan Secretary-General United Nations Headquarters A/TO; New York, N.Y 10017 REF: DE/FROM; Mary Robinson (^ f**—\ DATEr 8 AUgUSt 2002 High Commissioner for Human Rights OBJETi SUBJECT; Human Rights a Compilation of International Instruments Dear Secretary General, My Office has been preparing a new edition of Human Rights^a Compilation of International Instruments, a UN best seller and last produced in 1993, DPI in Geneva and OHCHR thick it would be fitting given that this is the official UN compilation of human rights instruments, and given your own coinmitment to human rights, that the Compilation should carry a short preface from you. ' "~ The volume will be translated into the other five languages and is a source book which will be found in every university library, UN agency and Government mission. I would be grateful if you could review the proposal and hope that you will agree that a preface from you also makes a statement abouttheimainstreaming of human rights in UN activities. My team hopes for an early response as the old edition is now completely out of stock and we are ready to publish. The volume should be available by November if given to the printers in the next week, I am enclosing the prelims of the compilation for background. 09/08 '02 FRI 04:09 [TX/RX NO 9798] iJOOl 9.flLJT.2002 10=14 DEPUTY OHCHR GVfl +41S2 9179004 NS936 P.2/16 ST/HR/1/Rev. 6(Vol. I/Part 1) Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva [OHCHR logo] Human Rights A Compilation of International Instruments Volume I (First Part) Universal Instruments [UN logo] United Nations New York and Geneva, 2002 09/08 '02 FRI 04:09 [TX/RX NO 9798] 0002 9.PIUT.2002 10=14 DEPUTY OHCHR GVP +4122 9179004 N2936 P.3/16 NOTE Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mentions of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. ST/HR/l/Rev.6 (Vol. Ia Part 1) A fourth revision of Volume I (First and Second Parts) of this publication (ST/HR/l/Rev.4) was issued in English only UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATIONS Sales No. E.02-XIV-4 (Vol. I, Part 1) ISBN 92-1-154142-5 ISSN 0251-7035 Complete set of two volumes: ISBN 92-1-154144-1 First and Second Parts of Volume I not to be sold separately Copyright © United Nations, 2002 All rights reserved u 09/08 '02 FRI 04:09 [TX/RX NO 9798] @]003 9.flLJT.2002 10:14 DEPUTY OHCHR GVPl +4122 9179004 NS936 P. 4/16 111 09/08 '02 FRI 04:09 [TX/RX NO 9798] i|004 9.PUT.2002 10:14 DEPUTY OHCHR GVfl +4122 3179004 N2936 P.5/16 Foreword XIV 09/08 '02 FRI 04:09 [TX/RX NO 9798] i]005 9.F1UT.2002 10:14 DEPUTY OHCHR GVfl +4122 9179004 NS936 P.6/16 XV 09/08 '02 FRI 04:09 [TX/RX NO 9798] 9.flUT.2002 10=14 DEPUTY OHCHR GVfl +4122 9179004 N2936 P.7/16 Introduction This revised compilation of universal human rights instruments is issued in two parts. It replaces volume I of the two-volume compilation of international instalments published by the United Nations in 1993. It has been prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Volume II of the compilation, published in 1997, contains regional instruments, The compilation is not a comprehensive collection of all international human rights instruments. However, the opportunity has been taken in this new edition of volume I to broaden as well as to update the selection^ which contains documents adopted up to 31 July 2002. The first part now includes the Declaration and Plan of Action of the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights and the United Nations Millennium Declaration. Instruments on the rights of persons with disabilities have been brought together in a single section. In the second part of volume I a new section is added that contains the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders and the Paris Principles on National Human Rights Institutions. There is also a new section on the Right to Health, and the International Convention on Hie Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families is included in me section on the Rights of Migrants. The Statute of the International Criminal Court and those of the International Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda are included in the second part, The compilation includes instruments adopted by the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization and Hie Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Complete listings can be found on the relevant web sites (www.ilo.org.. www.uneflco.org. The legal status of the instruments contained in the compilation varies. Declarations, principles, guidelines, standard rules and recommendations have no binding legal effect. Nevertheless, such instruments have an undeniable moral force and provide practical guidance to States in their conduct. The value of such instruments rests on their recognition and acceptance by a large number of States and, even without binding effect, they may be seen as declaratory of broadly accepted goals and principles within the international community. International treaties, referred to variously as covenants* statutes, protocols or conventions, are legally binding for those States that ratify or accede to them. Treaties adopted within the United Nations are open for signature and ratification by all States, while those adopted by regional organizations are normally open only to members of the organization concerned. 09/08 '02 FRI 04:09 [TX/RI NO 9798] 9.flUT.2002 10=15 DEPUTY OHCHR GVfl +4122 9179004 ISQ936 P.S/16 Up to date information on ratifications and the status of the United Nations treaties contained in the first volume of the Compilation, is to be found at the Office of the High Commissioner's web site, (www.ohcbr.prg). It is hoped that the compilation will contribute to a wider knowledge and awareness of international human rights standards and will be a valuable resource for all involved in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. 09/08 '02 FRI 04:09 [TX/RI NO 9798] i]008 9.RUT.2002 10=15 DEPUTY OHCHR GVft +4122 9179004 NS936 P.9/16 Compilation blurb In addition to the core United Nations human rights treaties, this revised edition of volume 1 of a Compilation of human rights treaties contains many new texts including the Millennium Declaration, the Statue of the International Criminal Court, the Human Rights Defenders' Declaration and the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights. The sections on women's rights have been updated, as has the section on children's rights. There are separate up to date sections on the rights of people with disabilities, the rights of migrants, as well as the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities. A wide range of instruments covers the administration of justice and the rights of those subject to detention or imprisonment. The compilation also has a section on international humanitarian law. This is an essential publication for all international human rights professionals and activists as well as scholars and students. 09/08 '02 FRI 04:09 [TX/RX NO 9798] i]009 9.flUT.2002 10:15 DEPUTY OHCHR GVP +4122 9179004 NS936 P.10/16 SUMMARY CONTENTS VOLUME I: Universal instruments First Part Page INTRODUCTION FOREWORD A. THE INTERNATIONAL BILL OF HUMAN RIGHTS B. WORLD CONFERENCE AND MILLENNIUM ASSEMBLY c. THE RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION D. RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND MINORITIES E. PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION F. RIGHTS OF WOMEN G. RIGHTS OF THE CHILD H. RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS I. RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES L HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: PROTECTION OF PERSONS SUBJECTED TO DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT K.