Rights for specific vulnerable persons

Women

www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CEDAW.aspx - This link goes to the text of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

https://www.un.org/en/africa/osaa/pdf/au/protocol_rights_women_africa_2003.pdf - The text of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa

http://www.oas.org/juridico/english/sigs/a-61.html - This link goes to the text of the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women

https://www.unwomen.org - United Nations Women's site

www.coe.int/equality - Council of Europe's Equality site

Refugees

www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/StatusOfRefugees.aspx - This link goes to the text of the Convention relating to Status of Refugees

https://au.int/sites/default/files/treaties/36400-treaty-0005_-_oau_convention_governing_the_specific_aspects_of_refugee_problems_in_africa_e.pdf - The text of the African convention Concerning Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa

www.unhcr.ch - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Children

www.unicef.org.uk/Documents/Publication-pdfs/UNCRC_PRESS200910web.pdf - This link goes to the text of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

http://www.african-court.org/en/images/Basic%20Documents/African%20Charter%20on%20the%20Rights%20of%20Child.pdf - From this link, the text of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child can be obtained

www.unicef.org - United Nations Children's Fund

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