Framework Name	Type	Year Established	Key Articles	Monitoring Body
Universal Declaration of Human Rights	International	1948	30 articles including right to life, liberty, and security	NaN
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	International	1966	53 articles including right to vote, freedom of expression	Human Rights Committee
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	International	1966	31 articles including right to work, right to education	Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women	International	1979	30 articles addressing women's rights	Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Convention on the Rights of the Child	International	1989	54 articles addressing the rights of children	Committee on the Rights of the Child
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	International	2006	50 articles promoting rights of persons with disabilities	Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	International	1965	25 articles promoting racial equality	Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
European Convention on Human Rights	Regional	1953	59 articles covering various human rights	European Court of Human Rights
American Convention on Human Rights	Regional	1978	29 articles including right to life and personal freedom	Inter-American Court of Human Rights
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights	Regional	1986	68 articles focused on human and peoples' rights	African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Arab Charter on Human Rights	Regional	2004	43 articles addressing various rights	Arab Commission on Human Rights
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	International	1984	34 articles prohibiting torture	Committee Against Torture
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide	International	1948	19 articles defining and addressing genocide	Ad Hoc Committees
Convention on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples	International	2007	46 articles protecting rights of indigenous peoples	No specific monitoring body yet
International Labour Organization Convention No. 87	International	1948	Articles regarding freedom of association	International Labour Organization
International Labour Organization Convention No. 98	International	1949	Articles on the right to organize and collective bargaining	International Labour Organization
Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families	International	1990	66 articles focused on migrant workers' rights	Committee on Migrant Workers
Convention on the Rights of Older Persons	Proposed	NaN	NaN	NaN
Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities	International	1992	NaN	NaN
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers	International	1990	66 articles on the rights of migrant workers	Committee on Migrant Workers
European Social Charter	Regional	1961	NaN	European Committee of Social Rights
Revised European Social Charter	Regional	1996	NaN	European Committee of Social Rights
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities	Regional	1995	NaN	Advisory Committee
Convention on Cybercrime	International	2001	NaN	No monitoring body
Paris Agreement	International	2016	NaN	Conference of the Parties
Convention on Biological Diversity	International	1992	NaN	Conference of Parties
UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education	International	1960	NaN	No specific monitoring body
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women General Recommendations	International	various	NaN	Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples	International	2007	NaN	No specific monitoring body
Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements	International	1976	NaN	No monitoring body
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development	International	1992	NaN	No monitoring body
Geneva Conventions	International	1949	Four Conventions and Additional Protocols for the protection of victims of armed conflict	International Committee of the Red Cross
Convention on the Rights of the Child Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography	International	2000	NaN	Committee on the Rights of the Child
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children	International	2000	NaN	UNODC
UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	International	2006	NaN	No specific monitoring body
Convention on Future Generations	Proposed	NaN	NaN	NaN
Convention on the Rights of Refugees	International	1951	NaN	UNHCR
UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property	International	1970	NaN	No specific monitoring body
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	International	2003	NaN	UNESCO
Convention on Biological Diversity's Nagoya Protocol	International	2010	NaN	Conference of Parties
Inter-American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man	Regional	1948	NaN	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Asian Human Rights Charter	Regional	1993	NaN	No specific monitoring body
Oslo Declaration on the Right to Peace	International	2016	NaN	NaN
Declaration of Human Rights Education and Training	International	2011	NaN	NaN
Yogyakarta Principles	International	2006	NaN	NaN
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	International	2011	NaN	NaN
International Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training	International	2011	NaN	NaN
International Labour Organization's Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy	International	1977	NaN	International Labour Organization
UN Resolution on the Human Rights of Older Persons	International	NaN	NaN	NaN
UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training	International	NaN	NaN	NaN
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Optional Protocol	International	2006	NaN	Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society	Regional	2005	NaN	No specific monitoring body
Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data	International	1981	NaN	Committee of Experts
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women	Regional	1994	NaN	Inter-American Commission of Women
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	International	1999	NaN	Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Inter-American Convention against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance	Regional	2013	NaN	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence	Regional	2011	NaN	Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons	International	2017	NaN	No specific monitoring body
World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control	International	2003	NaN	Conference of the Parties
Charter of the United Nations	International	1945	NaN	General Assembly, Security Council
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration	Regional	2012	NaN	ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
Malawi Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment Policy	National	2014	NaN	NaN
Australian Human Rights Commission Act	National	1986	NaN	Australian Human Rights Commission
South African Constitution Bill of Rights	National	1996	NaN	Constitutional Court
Constitution of India Fundamental Rights	National	1950	NaN	Supreme Court of India
Constitution of Canada Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms	National	1982	NaN	Supreme Court of Canada
US Constitution Bill of Rights	National	1791	NaN	US Supreme Court
Human Rights Act 1998	National	1998	NaN	UK Courts
Constitution of Germany Basic Law	National	1949	NaN	Federal Constitutional Court
Constitution of Brazil Bill of Rights	National	1988	NaN	Supreme Federal Court
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union	Regional	2000	NaN	Court of Justice of the European Union
Framework for Follow-Up and Review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development	International	2015	NaN	UN High-level Political Forum
Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration	International	2018	NaN	UN Member States
UN Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security	International	various	NaN	UN Security Council
UN Forum on Business and Human Rights	International	2011	NaN	UN Human Rights Council
UN Global Compact	International	2000	NaN	UN Secretary-General
Antipersonnel Mine Ban Convention	International	1997	NaN	No specific monitoring body
Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment	International	1972	NaN	NaN
UN Charter on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples	International	2007	NaN	UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
European Union Anti-Discrimination Laws	Regional	various	NaN	Court of Justice of the European Union
International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights General Comments	International	various	NaN	Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change	International	1992	NaN	Conference of the Parties
Convention on the Rights of the Child Optional Protocol on Children in Armed Conflict	International	2000	NaN	Committee on the Rights of the Child
Declaration on the Right to Development	International	1986	NaN	NaN
UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime	International	2000	NaN	Conference of the Parties
UN Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air	International	2000	NaN	UNODC
UN Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation	International	2005	NaN	No monitoring body
Council of Europe Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights	Regional	2000	NaN	European Court of Human Rights
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	Regional	2003	NaN	African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas	Regional	NaN	NaN	NaN
Declaration on the Rights of Peasants	International	2018	NaN	NaN
International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance	International	2006	NaN	Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Declaration of Indigenous Rights and Responsibilities	International	NaN	NaN	No specific monitoring body
Convention on the Rights of the Child Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict	International	2000	NaN	Committee on the Rights of the Child
Inter-American Convention on Human Rights General Assembly Resolution	Regional	1971	NaN	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples	International	2007	NaN	United Nations
Paris Agreement on Climate Change	International	2016	NaN	Conference of the Parties
Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse	Regional	2007	NaN	No specific monitoring body
International UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	International	2006	NaN	Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Convention on the Rights of the Child Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography	International	2000	NaN	Committee on the Rights of the Child
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union	Regional	2000	NaN	Court of Justice of the European Union
Resolution on the Rights of Women in Prison	International	NaN	NaN	NaN
European Union Directive on Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation	Regional	2000	NaN	Court of Justice of the European Union
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act	National	2012	NaN	National Courts
National Commission for Women Act	National	1990	NaN	National Commission for Women
International Monetary Fund Articles of Agreement	International	1944	NaN	IMF Executive Board
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances	International	2006	NaN	Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence	Regional	2011	NaN	Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Optional Protocol	International	2006	NaN	Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights	Regional	2000	NaN	Court of Justice of the European Union
Convention on the Rights of Older Persons	Proposed	NaN	NaN	NaN
Act on Promotion of Gender Equality	National	NaN	NaN	NaN
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Report on Human Rights Defenders	Regional	NaN	NaN	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
UN Resolution on Human Rights Education and Training	International	NaN	NaN	NaN
International Committee of the Red Cross Statutes	International	1863	NaN	International Committee of the Red Cross
UN Declaration on the Right to Peace	International	2016	NaN	NaN
UN Resolution on Indigenous Peoples and Global Trends	International	NaN	NaN	NaN
Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons	International	1975	NaN	NaN
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families	International	1990	NaN	Committee on Migrant Workers
UN Principles and Guidelines on Access to Effective Remedies for Victims of Human Rights Violations	International	2013	NaN	NaN
Convention on the Rights of Children in Armed Conflicts Optional Protocol	International	2000	NaN	Committee on the Rights of the Child
African Union Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa	Regional	2003	NaN	African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Regional Framework on Human Rights Recognition	Regional	NaN	NaN	NaN
Convention on the Rights of Women in Africa	Regional	2003	NaN	African Union
EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies	Regional	2011	NaN	European Commission
Framework for Cooperation on Human Rights	International	NaN	NaN	NaN
Asian Human Rights Documentation Center	Regional	NaN	NaN	NaN
Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	Regional	NaN	NaN	NaN
International Convention on the Protection of All People from Enforced Disappearance	International	2006	NaN	Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials	International	1979	NaN	NaN
Inter-American Convention on the Rights of Older Persons	Regional	NaN	NaN	Introduced but not adopted
UN Study on Violence against Children	International	2006	NaN	NaN
Multi-Party Initiative on Human Rights	NaN	NaN	NaN	NaN
Indigenous Peoples' Rights Declaration	NaN	NaN	NaN	NaN
European Framework for the Protection of Vulnerable Persons	Regional	NaN	NaN	NaN
Protocol on Establishing an International Criminal Court	International	2000	NaN	International Criminal Court
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness	International	1961	NaN	UNHCR
Entrepreneurship Readiness Assessment Framework	NaN	NaN	NaN	NaN