Kenya Human Rights Law :International treaties

In 1966, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights(ICCPR) and The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights(ICESCR) were adopted by the United Nations, between them making the rights contained in the UDHR binding on all states that have signed this treaty, creating human-rights law.Since then numerous other treaties (pieces of legislation) have been offered atthe international level. They are generally known ashuman rights instruments.

Some of the most significant, referred to (with ICCPR and ICESCR) as "the seven core treaties", are:
*.Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women(CEDAW) (adopted 1979, entry into force: 1981)
*.Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination(CERD) (adopted 1966, entry into force: 1969)
*.Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities(CRPD) (adopted 2006, entry into force: 2008)
*.Convention on the Rights of the Child(CRC) (adopted 1989, entry into force:1989)
*.United Nations Convention Against Torture(CAT) (adopted 1984, entry into force: 1987)
*.International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families(ICRMWor more oftenMWC) (adopted 1990, entry into force: 2003)