Human Rights
6.0 The denial of human rights and freedoms goes hand in hand with poverty and lack of political power. Millions suffer discrimination, intimidation, arbitrary detention, violence and death. Three quarters of the world's governments used torture in the past three years.
The Greens
6.1 Endorse the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International
Labour Organisation and other international instruments for the
protection of rights and freedoms. We believe that these rights are universal and indivisible and that national governments are responsible to support them.
6.2 Condemn all dictatorships and regimes that deny human rights, regardless of their political demands.
6.3 work with local communities to promote awareness of human rights
and to ensure that the UN Commission on Human Rights and other
institutions are adequately trained.
6.4 Require an amendment in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
to include rights to a healthy and natural environment and the right of
future generations to natural and cultural.
6.5 Uphold the right of women to make their own decisions, including
control over their fertility by means they deem appropriate, free from
discrimination or coercion, and will work to have the "Convention on the
Elimination of Discrimination Against Women" ratified, and to remove
reservations to require the "Optional Protocol".
6.6 Support the right of indigenous peoples to self-determination, land
rights and access to traditional hunting and fishing for subsistence,
using sustainable techniques and to establish themselves and work
through their own corporations.
6.7 Require the immediate adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples 1993 as acceptable minimum standard of protection for
indigenous peoples.
6.8 Require that torturers are held accountable and will campaign for
them to be brought to justice in their own countries or elsewhere, under
the command of an International Court of Justice.
6.9 If oppose any violation of the physical integrity of an individual
for torture, punishment or other practices including mutilations
religious order or tradition.
6:10 require the abolition of the death penalty around the world.
6:11 They call on governments to ensure that all asylum seekers victims
of political violence or armed groups independent state, are treated
correctly according to the Convention on the Rights of Asylum 1951
Geneva.
They have access to due process, are not arbitrarily arrested and not
sent to a country where they may suffer violations of their fundamental
human rights or at risk of death, torture or other inhuman treatment.
6:12 Require the prohibition of collective expulsion.
6:13 Support the right of workers to secure employment, to fair remuneration and freedom of association.
6:14 Support the right of children to grow up free without work and the
establishment of a minimum age for the employment of children and
adolescents.
6:15 They demand the decriminalization of homosexuality and support the
right of gays and lesbians to your lifestyle and equal rights to
homosexual unions.
6:16 Will work in society to equate the opportunity of living and
working with disabilities, including a real political participation.
6:17 Support the right of linguistic minorities to use their own languages.
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