Existing unintentional injury protections in international and regional human rights treaties
| Existing protection | Relevant treaties |
| Everyone has the right to safety in the workplace. This includes special considerations for persons with disabilities, migrant workers and pregnant women. | 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 |
| Society has the right to education and information about childhood accident prevention. | 2, 6 |
| Society has the right to accident prevention services (to the extent possible). | 8 |
| Children and pregnant or recently pregnant women have the right to freedom from dangerous work. | 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 |
| Children have the right to safety within institutions, services and facilities responsible for their care. | 2 |
| Children have the right to protection from injury while under the care of parents or caregivers. | 2 |
| Children have the right to special protections from physical dangers, particularly those resulting from work. | 8 |
| Individuals with disabilities have the right to safety for individuals in ‘situations of risk’. | 3 |
| Migrant workers and their families’ right to the same level of safety in their living conditions as others. | 4 |
1=International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights26; 2=Convention on the Rights of the Child27; 3=Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities28; 4=International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families29; 5=Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women30; 6=African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child31; 7=American Convention on Human Rights (Additional Protocol)32; 8=European Social Charter.33