Easy-to-read versions of human rights documents
The authorities are responsible for informing the general public about human rights. Because human rights conventions and other agreements are long texts with complex language, adapted simplified versions are available and are easier to work with.
Documents
- Charter of the United Nations (UN)
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Amnesty USA)
- Illustrated Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations)
- Easy-to-read version of the Human Rights Covenants. The International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN Enable)
- Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities (UN)
- The European Convention on Human Rights and its protocols (Council of Europe)
- Climate change and the rights of people with disabilities (UN Human Rights Council)
- The Convention on the Rights of the Child: The child-friendly version.
Audio
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights in different languages (#StandUp4HumanRights campaign)
Translations of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in different languages (United Nations)
Two hands pointing to a text in a human rights document in Eritrean languagePhoto: HRA