At the international level, a range of rights and freedoms are protected to varying degrees. Links to some of the major conventions and declarations are provided below.

	International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights– includes available Human Rights Committee General Comments on articles implementation.
	Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty.
	International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
	International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
	Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
	Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
	Convention on the Rights of the Child.
	Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.
	United Nations Principles for Older Persons.
	United Nations Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in which They Live.
	United Nations Draft International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities – includes report of the Working Group to the Ad Hoc Committee and a summary of discussions regarding the issue of international co-operation.
	United Nations Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
	World Health Organisation International Conference on Primary Care, Declaration of Alma-Ata.

For a discussion on whether economic, social and cultural should be included in a Charter, see:

 James Abbott, ‘Should we protect economic, social and cultural rights?’