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End of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE

When

29 June 1990 (All day)

Where

Copenhagen
(OSCE)The OSCE Office in Yerevan addresses the lack of adequate protection mechanisms for children's rights in Armenia. (OSCE) Photo details
At the conclusion of the Copenhagen Meeting on the Conference on the Human Dimension, participating States signed the Copenhagen Document, which remains the most important source of OSCE commitments in the human dimension.

It established that the protection and promotion of human rights is one of the basic purposes of government and that their recognition constitutes the foundation of freedom, justice and peace.

The Document outlines a number of human rights and fundamental freedoms never before formally accepted in the CSCE context (i.e., the right of peaceful assembly and demonstration, the right to enjoy one's property peacefully, the rights of the child), introduces far-reaching provisions regarding national minorities and broadens the scope of the human dimension to include commitments in respect of elections.

The CSCE Conference on the Human Dimension was held in three stages, the first in Paris from 30 May to 23 June 1989, the second in Copenhagen 5 to 29 June 1990, and the third in Moscow from 10 September to 4 October 1991.