International legal acts relating to the mental health field |
Acts signed/ratified by Georgia |
| UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), Article 25 |
Supreme Council regulation 15–09–1991 |
| International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – OHCHR (1966) |
Acts Parl/resol 03–08–94 |
| UN Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975) |
Acts |
| Declaration on the rights of mentally retarded people (1971) |
Acts |
| Beijing Declaration on the Rights of People with disabilities in the new Century (2000) |
Acts |
| UN international human rights convention on the rights of disabled people (2007) |
Not yet ratified |
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention (1983), Article 4
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Not yet ratified |
| UN Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental health care (1991) |
Acts |
| UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979), Article 3 |
Acts Parl/resol 22–09–1994 |
| Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (2000) |
Acts 1–11–02 |
| UN International Covenant on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (1966). |
Acts Parl/resol N 1899, 16-04-1999 |
| UN Body of Principles for the Protection of all Persons under any Form of Detention or Imprisonment (1988). |
Acts |
| Standard Rules on Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (1993). |
Acts |
| UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966), Article 7 |
Acts Parl/resol 25–01–1994 |
| European Convention of Human and Fundamental Rights (1950), Council of Europe |
Acts
Parl/resol N1940, 12–05–1999 N 1 (07–06–02) ,
N 4 (Parl/resol 23-02-2000),
N 6 (Parl/resol 23-02-2000), N 7 (Parl/resol 23-02-2000),
N 12 (Parl/resol N 839, 30–03–2001) |
| UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984) |
Acts Parl/resol N1493, 22–12–1994 |
| Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture –OPCAT (2003) |
Acts Parl/resol N1889-rs, 08.07.05 in force since 22–06–06 |
| European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1987) |
Acts Parl/resol N274–IIs, 03–05–2000
N 1 (Parl/resol 03-05-2000),
N 2 (Parl/resol N 272 – IIs, 03-05-2000) |
| Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (1997), Article 7 |
Ratified
Parl/resol N507–Is, 27–09–2000 |
| The European Social Charter (1996) |
Ratified partialy
Parl/resol N1876-rs, 01–07–05 |
| UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966), Article 12 |
Acts Parl/resol N 25-01-1994 |
| UN International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention on employment and occupation discrimination (1989) |
Acts Parl/resol 04- 05-95 |
| Convention concerning the Abolition of Forced Labor , adopted at Geneva (1957) |
Ratified Parl/resol N 234 16- 05-96. in force since 23–09–96 |
| Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings (2005) |
Ratified
Parl/resol N4086–rs, 22–12–06 |
| UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989), Article 25. |
Ratified Parl/resol 21–04–94 |
| Resolution concerning the United Nations convention on the rights of the child (1991) |
Acts Parl/resol N 23-02-2000 |
| Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (1980) |
Acts 01–10–97 |
| Optional Protocol on the involment of children in armed conflict (2000) |
Acts
Parl/resol N1571–11s, 21–06–02 |
| Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (2000) |
Acts
Parl/resol N1675–1s, 27–09–02 |
| Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (1999) |
Ratified
Parl/resol N1473–rs, 18–05–02 |
| The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (Hague Adoption Convention) (1993) |
Acts Parl/resol 13–11–99 |
| UN Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care (1991). |
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| UN Convention against Discrimination in Education (1960) |
Not yet ratified |
| Tallinn guidelines for Action on Human Resources Development in the Field of Disability. Adopted by the General Assembly resolution 44/70 (1990) |
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| Mental Health Declaration, Helsinki (2005) |
Signed |
| Merano Declaration on mental health in NIS countries (2008) |
Signed |
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