Basic Documents in the Inter-American System

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American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man html
Table: Signatures and Current Status of Ratifications of Conventions and Protocols as of February 2012  
American Convention on Human Rights

Signatures and Current Status of Ratifications

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Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture

Signatures and Current Status of Ratifications

Documents of the 1969 Inter-American Conference on Human Rights
(travaux préparatoires) - Only available in Spanish
Where the American Convention on Human Rights was adopted

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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic,
Social and Cultural Rights "Protocol of San Salvador"

Signatures and Current Status of Ratifications

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Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty

Signatures and Current Status of Ratifications

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Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence
against Women "Convention of Belem do Pará"

Signatures and Current Status of Ratifications

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Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons

Signatures and Current Status of Ratifications

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Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Person
with Disabilities

Signatures and Current Status of Ratifications

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Charter of the Organization of American States

Signatures and Current Status of Ratifications

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Inter-American Democratic Charter html
Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression html
Principles and Best Practices on the Protection of Persons Deprived of Liberty in the Americas html
Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights html
Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights html
Rules of Procedure of the IACHR on the Legal Assistance Fund of the Inter-American Human Rights System html  
Statute of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights html
Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights html