Covenant

1. a formal agreement to make an annual payment to charity

2. a formal sealed agreement

3. (Bible) God's promise to the Israelites and their commitment to worship him alone

2. Choose the right preposition in brackets according to the contents of the sentences (of, in, within, before, for, without, on, between, at).

1. … order to ensure that the human rights activities of the Council of Europe are known and promoted, a Human Rights Information centre has been established … the Organization.

2. … 29 June 1995 a new Human Rights Building … the Council of Europe was officially opened in Strasbourg.

3. A range of cases has come … the Strasbourg organs including the only interstate case to reach the European Court of Human Rights.

4. The UN Charter gives the Security Council primary responsibility … maintaining international peace and security.

5. The Council of Europe has taken steps... different levels in order to promote equality... women and men.

6. The International Covenants on Human Rights consist … three separate treaties.

7. Everyone … any discrimination has the right to equal pay for equal work (Art. 23 of the Universal Declaration).

8. The Covenant provides … the establishment of an international organ called the Human Rights Committee.