Inter-American Convention on Human Rights

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The Inter-American Convention on Human Rights is a key regional human rights treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that establishes civil and political rights standards and creates the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to oversee their protection.

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Label Occurrences
Inter-American Convention on Human Rights canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf OAS treaty ⓘ
human rights treaty ⓘ
multilateral treaty ⓘ
regional human rights instrument ⓘ
adoptedAt San José, Costa Rica ⓘ
adoptedBy Organization of American States ⓘ
adoptionDate 1969-11-22 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs American Convention on Human Rights ⓘ
belongsToSystem Inter-American human rights system ⓘ
containsProvision compatibility of domestic law with the Convention ⓘ
derogation in states of emergency ⓘ
duty to ensure rights ⓘ
duty to respect rights ⓘ
federal clause ⓘ
progressive development clause ⓘ
suspension of guarantees ⓘ
creates Inter-American Court of Human Rights ⓘ
depositary General Secretariat of the Organization of American States ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1978-07-18 ⓘ
establishes Inter-American Commission on Human Rights functions ⓘ
individual petition system ⓘ
state-to-state complaint mechanism ⓘ
establishesBody Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (treaty-based role) ⓘ
Inter-American Court of Human Rights ⓘ
geopoliticalScope member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ
guaranteesRight fair trial ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of conscience and religion ⓘ
freedom of thought and expression ⓘ
personal liberty ⓘ
political rights ⓘ
prohibition of torture ⓘ
right to judicial protection ⓘ
right to life ⓘ
right to personal integrity ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus binding on ratifying states ⓘ
monitoredBy Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
Inter-American Court of Human Rights ⓘ
openedForSignature 1969-11-22 ⓘ
preambleReferences American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man ⓘ
Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
region Americas ⓘ
shortName ACHR ⓘ
subjectMatter civil and political rights ⓘ
human rights protection ⓘ

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Treaties of Mexico → hasPart → Inter-American Convention on Human Rights ⓘ