I. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is an international treaty that requires countries to respect the civil and political rights of individuals. The United Nations General Assembly adopted the treaty in 1966, and the treaty went into effect in 1976. The United States ratified the treaty in 1992. Article 27 of the treaty holds that people who belong to an ethnic, religious, and linguistic minority group can’t be...