Historical documents on democracy in Arabic and other languages, including Constitutions, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Universal Declaration of Human Rights The most important international document describing the basic rights of all human beings,   recognizing that the they are the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. English and Arabic Constitutions from the Middle East A collection of constitutions from Arab countries compiled by the United Nations Program of Governance in the Arab Region (POGAR). POGAR is dedicated to the promotion and development of good governance practices and related reforms in the Arab states. Arabic and English  Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights Translations of key United States documents in Arabic. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, this is the international bill of rights for women that defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination. Arabic Version Related documents •  Iraq ratified the CEDAW declaration in June 1986.     View the Country Report on Iraq •  CEDAW's implementation in Iraq can be read in a     report by National Strategy for the Advancement of     Iraqi Women: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide This UN Treaty recognizes that genocide, whether committed in time of peace or in time of war, is a crime under international law which they undertake to prevent and to punish. Iraq signed became a party to this treaty on the 20th of January 1959 English and Arabic Alexandria Statement This statement was issued by a group of Arab organizations at the end of the conference, "Arab Reform Issues: Vision and Implementation", held March 12-14, 2004 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt. English and Arabic 1925 Constitution of the Kingdom of Iraq Constitution that was used   to govern Iraq until the series of military, then Baathist, coups began in 1958. Engish Transitional Administrative Law (TAL) Signed by the Iraqi Governing Council on March 8, 2004, and the acting constitution of Iraq English and Arabic Text of the Draft Iraqi Constitution The complete text of the final draft Iraqi Constitution, as translated from the Arabic by The Associated Press. English and Arabic Ahad al-Iraq: Iraq Promise Campaign The complete text of the final draft Iraqi Constitution, as translated from the Arabic by The Associated Press. Arabic