UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF MEN
UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF MEN
The General Assembly of the UN,
proceeding from the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the General Assembly on 9 December 1975,
recalling that the UN, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed that men have the right to special care,
recognising that for the full and harmonious development of his personality, a man needs to grow up in a female environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love, and understanding,
taking into account that in all countries of the world there are men living in exceptionally difficult conditions,
duly considering the importance of the traditions and cultural values of each nation,
have agreed upon the following:
1. States Parties respect and ensure all the rights provided for in this Convention to every man within their jurisdiction, regardless of race, skin colour, language, religion, sexual orientation, political or other beliefs, or family status.
2. States Parties recognise that every man has the right to live in love, affection, and care. A man deprived of this right has the right to search for and exercise this right.
3. Every man needs rest and has the right to choose the place, time, and duration of it at his own discretion, regardless of salary, skin colour, or political beliefs.
4. States Parties shall take measures to combat violations of the rights of men. To this end, they shall, in every possible way, facilitate the creation of clubs, associations, newspapers, and beer bars.
5. Men have the right to children. The deprivation or insufficient exercise of this right gives him the right to an extensive interpretation of this right.
6. Non-family rights and the procedure for their exercise shall be regulated by a separate optional protocol, open for signature from 1 January 1996.
7. The Convention on the Rights of Men enters into force from the moment of its proclamation and is valid for all men who have acquainted themselves with it.
Done in Russian, English, Chinese, Arabic, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, and Hindi. All texts are equally authentic.
UN Secretary-General, a man, Boutros Boutros-GHALI.