Fifty years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted two international treaties that would forever shape international human rights: The International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

Today, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, calls for universal ratification and respect for the ‘bedrock’ human rights treaties.

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