Human Rights Documents

​Constitution of the United States of America (1787)
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979)
​Convention Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries (1989)
​Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
Convention on the Rights of Peoples with Disabilities (2007)
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)​
​​Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources (2011)
     Addresses the issue of property rights in general by providing a framework in which the definition of Intellectual Property Rights can be expanded to include and protect Collective Intellectual Rights (CIRs) for biodiverse nations regarding content developed through the intellectual commons of villages, farms, forests, and universities. 
​Nuremburg Code (1947)
​United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007)
​Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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Tom Uttech: "Enassamishhinjijweian", (Inspired by the language of the Anishinabe tribe and translates to, “Hope of Good Things to Come”) 2009.