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The Ljubljana Charter on Reforming Health Care, 1996

The purpose of this Charter is to articulate a set of principles which are an integral part of current health care systems or which…

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European Charter of Patients’ Rights (Rome, 2002)

Drawn up in 2002 by Active Citizenship Network, a European network of civic, consumer, and patient organizations, this charter provides a clear, comprehensive statement…

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Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

The member States of the Council of Europe and the other States signed the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities at Strasbourg,…

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The Revised European Social Charter (1996)

The Revised European Social Charter opens for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe on 3 May 1996 and enters into…

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European Social Charter (1961)

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UN Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment

Adopted by General Assembly resolution 43/173 of 9 December 1988.

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UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

Adopted by the First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Geneva in 1955, and approved…

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UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

On 18 December 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.…

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International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966, entry into force 23 March 1976,…

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CESCR, General Comment 15, The right to water (Twenty-ninth session, 2003)

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General Comment 15, The right to water (Twenty-ninth session, 2003), U.N. Doc. E/C.12/2002/11 (2002), reprinted in Compilation…

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Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights…

Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology…

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UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

Adopted and opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 2106 (XX) of 21 December 196, entry into force 4 January 1969, in…

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UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989, entry into force 2 September 1990, in…

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Law of RA on the Dossemination of Mass Information

This law regulates relations pertaining to the implementation of media activities, defines the guarantees of ensuring the right of freedom of speech in the…

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Law of RA on The Human Rights Defender

Law of RA “On The Human Rights Defender” defines the procedure of appointment and dismissal of the Human Rights Defender, as well as the…

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WMA Resolution on Medical Care for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (1998, 2008)

World Medical Association Resolution on Medical Care for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons was adopted by the 50th World Medical Assembly Ottawa, Canada, October…

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WMA Statement on Violence and Health (2003, 2008)

The World Medical Asssociation Statement on Violence and Health was adopted by the WMA General Assembly, Helsinki 2003 and reaffirmed by the WMA General…

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WMA Resolution on the Economic Crisis: Implications for Health (2008)

World Medical Association Resolution on the Economic Crisis: Implications for Health was adopted by the WMA General Assembly, Seoul, Korea, October 2008.

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WMA Declaration of Seoul on Professional Autonomy and Clinical Independence (2008)

World Medical Association Declaration of Seoul on Professional Autonomy and Clinical Independence was adopted by the WMA General Assembly, Seoul, Korea, October 2008

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WMA Resolution on Access of Women and Children to Health Care (1997, 2008)

World Medical Association Resolution on Access of Women and Children to Health Care and the Role of Women in the Medical Profession was adopted…

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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers (1990)

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Their Families was adopted by General Assembly resolution…

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UN Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness (1991)

UN Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Adopted by General Assembly resolution 46/119 of 17…

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WMA Declaration on the Rights of the Patient

World Medical Association Declaration on the Rights of the Patient was adopted by the 34th World Medical Assembly, Lisbon, Portugal, September/October 1981, and amended…

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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950)

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights) as amended by Protocol No. 11 was signed in…

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Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

Adopted on 28 July 1951 by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons convened under General Assembly…

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The International AIDS Conference 2010

The International AIDS Conference is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic.

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April 26-28, 2010

Palliative Medicine Curriculum

The Initiative group of Palliative Medicine/Care are pleased to invite you to apply to participate in seminar on the Palliative Medicine Curriculum, to be held in April from 26th-28th, 2010 at Conference hall of “Muratsan”…

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8 December 2009

“HIV/AIDS actual issues” international conference

The International Conference on “HIV/AIDS actual issues” dedicated to the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the National Center for AIDS Prevention of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia.…

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On 18 December 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. It entered into force as an international treaty on 3 September…

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