Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
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The Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons is a regional human rights treaty that obligates states in the Americas to prevent, punish, and eradicate the practice of forced disappearance and to provide justice and reparations for victims.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons canonical | 2 |
| Convención Interamericana sobre Desaparición Forzada de Personas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1304257 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons Context triple: [Inter-American human rights system, coreInstrument, Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons]
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A.
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance is a United Nations human rights treaty that prohibits enforced disappearances and obliges states to prevent, investigate, and punish this practice while ensuring justice and reparations for victims and their families.
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B.
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
The Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture is a regional human rights treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that defines, prohibits, and establishes mechanisms to combat torture in the Americas.
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C.
Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is the foundational legal instrument that defines the Commission’s mandate, structure, powers, and procedures within the Inter-American human rights system.
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D.
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women
The Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (Convention of Belém do Pará) is a landmark regional human rights treaty that obligates states in the Americas to prevent, sanction, and eliminate all forms of violence against women in both public and private spheres.
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E.
Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
The Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings is a Council of Europe treaty that comprehensively addresses human trafficking through prevention, victim protection, and prosecution of traffickers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons Target entity description: The Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons is a regional human rights treaty that obligates states in the Americas to prevent, punish, and eradicate the practice of forced disappearance and to provide justice and reparations for victims.
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A.
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
The International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance is a United Nations human rights treaty that prohibits enforced disappearances and obliges states to prevent, investigate, and punish this practice while ensuring justice and reparations for victims and their families.
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B.
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
The Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture is a regional human rights treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that defines, prohibits, and establishes mechanisms to combat torture in the Americas.
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C.
Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is the foundational legal instrument that defines the Commission’s mandate, structure, powers, and procedures within the Inter-American human rights system.
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D.
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women
The Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women (Convention of Belém do Pará) is a landmark regional human rights treaty that obligates states in the Americas to prevent, sanction, and eliminate all forms of violence against women in both public and private spheres.
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E.
Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
The Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings is a Council of Europe treaty that comprehensively addresses human trafficking through prevention, victim protection, and prosecution of traffickers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human rights treaty
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international convention ⓘ regional treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
OAS General Assembly
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Organization of American States ⓘ |
| establishes |
individual criminal responsibility for forced disappearance
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international responsibility of States for forced disappearance ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legally binding ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Inter-American human rights system ⓘ |
| monitoringBody |
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights ⓘ |
| obligates | States Parties ⓘ |
| obligation |
adopt administrative measures against forced disappearance
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adopt judicial measures against forced disappearance ⓘ adopt legislative measures against forced disappearance ⓘ cooperate in preventing and punishing forced disappearance ⓘ criminalize forced disappearance in domestic law ⓘ investigate cases of forced disappearance ⓘ prosecute perpetrators of forced disappearance ⓘ provide remedies to victims of forced disappearance ⓘ provide reparations to relatives of disappeared persons ⓘ punish perpetrators of forced disappearance ⓘ |
| prohibits |
forced disappearance of persons
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invocation of exceptional circumstances to justify forced disappearance ⓘ invocation of orders from a superior to justify forced disappearance ⓘ secret detention ⓘ unacknowledged detention ⓘ |
| providesFor |
extradition for forced disappearance offenses
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mutual legal assistance among States Parties ⓘ |
| purpose |
eradicate forced disappearance of persons
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prevent forced disappearance of persons ⓘ provide justice for victims of forced disappearance ⓘ provide reparations for victims of forced disappearance ⓘ punish forced disappearance of persons ⓘ |
| recognizes |
forced disappearance as a continuous or permanent offense
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forced disappearance as a crime ⓘ right of victims to justice ⓘ right of victims to reparation ⓘ right of victims to truth ⓘ |
| region | Americas ⓘ |
| requires |
keeping official registers of detainees
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prohibition of incommunicado detention practices that facilitate disappearance ⓘ prompt judicial review of detention ⓘ |
| subject | forced disappearance ⓘ |
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Subject: Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons Description of subject: The Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons is a regional human rights treaty that obligates states in the Americas to prevent, punish, and eradicate the practice of forced disappearance and to provide justice and reparations for victims.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Inter-American human rights system
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coreInstrument
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Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
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Treaties of the Organization of American States
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hasPart
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Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
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Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos
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tieneBaseNormativa
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Convención Interamericana sobre Desaparición Forzada de Personas
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linked to: Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons