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INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
JUDGE ANTÔNIO AUGUSTO CANÇADO TRINDADE
REQUIRED READINGS (printed format)
Legal instruments and documents
1. The Core International Human Rights Treaties (United Nations publication, Sales No.
E.14.XIV.1)
2. American Convention on Human Rights, “Pact of San José, Costa Rica”, 1969
3. Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador”, 1988
4. Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty,
1990
5. Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons, 1994
American Convention on Human Rights, “Pact of San José,
Costa Rica”, 1969
UNTS, vol. 1144, p. 144
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human
Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
“Protocol of San Salvador”, 1988
San Salvador, 17 November 1988
AD
DIT
ION
AL
PRO
TOCO
L TO
TH
E A
ME
RICA
N C
ON
VE
NTI
ON
ON
HU
MA
N R
IGH
TS I
N T
HE
ARE
A
OF
ECO
NO
MIC
, SO
CIA
L A
ND
CU
LTU
RAL
RIG
HTS
“PR
OTO
COL
OF
SAN
SA
LVA
DO
R”
Add
ition
al Pr
otoc
ol to
the
Am
eric
an C
onve
ntio
n on
Hum
an R
ight
s in
the
Are
a of
E
cono
mic
, Soc
ial a
nd C
ultu
ral R
ight
s "Pr
otoc
ol o
f San
Salv
ador
" A
dopt
ed in
San
Salv
ador
on
Nov
embe
r 17
, 19
88 (n
ot y
et in
forc
e)
Prea
mbl
e Th
e St
ates
Par
ties
to th
e A
mer
ican
Conv
en-
tion
on H
uman
Rig
hts
"Pac
t of
San
Jos
é, Co
sta
Rica
," Re
affir
min
g th
eir
inte
ntio
n to
con
solid
ate
in
this
hem
isphe
re,
with
in t
he f
ram
ewor
k of
de
moc
ratic
inst
itutio
ns, a
sys
tem
of p
erso
nal
liber
ty a
nd so
cial j
ustic
e ba
sed
on re
spec
t for
th
e es
sent
ial ri
ghts
of m
an;
Reco
gniz
ing
that
the
esse
ntial
rig
hts
of m
an
are
not
deriv
ed f
rom
one
's be
ing
a na
tiona
l of
a c
erta
in S
tate
, but
are
bas
ed u
pon
attri
b-ut
es o
f the
hum
an p
erso
n, fo
r w
hich
rea
son
they
mer
it in
tern
atio
nal
prot
ectio
n in
the
fo
rm o
f a
conv
entio
n re
info
rcin
g or
com
-pl
emen
ting
the
prot
ectio
n pr
ovid
ed b
y th
e do
mes
tic la
w o
f the
Am
erica
n St
ates
; Co
nsid
erin
g th
e clo
se re
latio
nshi
p th
at e
xist
s be
twee
n ec
onom
ic, so
cial a
nd c
ultu
ral r
ight
s, an
d civ
il an
d po
litica
l rig
hts,
in th
at th
e di
f-fe
rent
cat
egor
ies
of ri
ghts
con
stitu
te a
n in
di-
visib
le w
hole
base
d on
the
reco
gniti
on o
f the
di
gnity
of t
he h
uman
per
son,
for
whi
ch r
ea-
son
both
req
uire
per
man
ent
prot
ectio
n an
d pr
omot
ion
if th
ey a
re t
o be
ful
ly re
alize
d,
and
the
viol
atio
n of
som
e rig
hts i
n fa
vour
of
the
reali
zatio
n of
oth
ers
can
neve
r be
just
i-fie
d;
Reco
gniz
ing
the
bene
fits
that
ste
m fr
om th
e pr
omot
ion
and
deve
lopm
ent o
f co
oper
atio
n am
ong
Stat
es a
nd in
tern
atio
nal r
elatio
ns;
Reca
lling
tha
t, in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
Uni
-ve
rsal
Dec
larat
ion
of H
uman
Rig
hts
and
the
Am
erica
n Co
nven
tion
on H
uman
Rig
hts,
the
idea
l of
fre
e hu
man
bein
gs e
njoy
ing
free
dom
fro
m f
ear
and
wan
t ca
n on
ly be
ac
hiev
ed i
f co
nditi
ons
are
crea
ted
whe
reby
ev
eryo
ne m
ay e
njoy
his
econ
omic,
socia
l and
cu
ltura
l rig
hts a
s wel
l as h
is ci
vil a
nd p
oliti
cal
right
s; Be
arin
g in
min
d th
at, a
lthou
gh f
unda
men
tal
econ
omic,
soc
ial a
nd c
ultu
ral
right
s ha
ve
been
rec
ogni
zed
in e
arlie
r in
tern
atio
nal
in-
stru
men
ts o
f bot
h w
orld
and
regi
onal
scop
e,
it is
esse
ntial
that
thos
e rig
hts b
e re
affir
med
, de
velo
ped,
per
fect
ed a
nd p
rote
cted
in o
rder
to
con
solid
ate
in A
mer
ica,
on t
he b
asis
of
full
resp
ect
for
the
right
s of
the
indi
vidu
al,
the
dem
ocra
tic r
epre
sent
ativ
e fo
rm o
f go
v-er
nmen
t as
well
as
the
right
of i
ts p
eopl
es to
de
velo
pmen
t, se
lf-de
term
inat
ion,
an
d th
e fr
ee d
ispos
al of
the
ir w
ealth
and
nat
ural
re-
sour
ces;
and
Cons
ider
ing
that
the
Am
erica
n Co
nven
tion
on H
uman
Rig
hts
prov
ides
tha
t dr
aft
addi
-tio
nal p
roto
cols
to t
hat
Conv
entio
n m
ay b
e su
bmitt
ed f
or c
onsid
erat
ion
to t
he S
tate
s Pa
rties
, mee
ting
toge
ther
on
the
occa
sion
of
the
Gen
eral
Ass
embl
y of
the
Org
aniz
atio
n of
A
mer
ican
Stat
es,
for
the
purp
ose
of
grad
ually
in
corp
orat
ing
othe
r rig
hts
and
free
dom
s in
to th
e pr
otec
tive
syst
em th
ereo
f, H
ave
agre
ed u
pon
the
follo
win
g A
dditi
onal
Prot
ocol
to
the
Am
eric
an C
onve
ntio
n on
H
uman
Rig
hts "
Prot
ocol
of S
an S
alvad
or:"
Arti
cle 1
Obli
gatio
n to
Ado
pt M
easu
res
The
Stat
es P
artie
s to
thi
s A
dditi
onal
Prot
o-co
l to
the
Am
erica
n Co
nven
tion
on H
uman
Ri
ghts
un
derta
ke
to
adop
t th
e ne
cess
ary
mea
sure
s, bo
th d
omes
ticall
y an
d th
roug
h in
tern
atio
nal
coop
erat
ion,
es
pecia
lly
eco-
nom
ic a
nd t
echn
ical,
to
the
exte
nt a
llow
ed
by t
heir
avail
able
reso
urce
s, an
d ta
king
into
ac
coun
t the
ir de
gree
of d
evel
opm
ent,
for t
he
purp
ose
of a
chiev
ing
prog
ress
ively
and
pur
-su
ant
to t
heir
inte
rnal
legi
slatio
ns,
the
full
obse
rvan
ce o
f th
e rig
hts
reco
gniz
ed in
thi
s Pr
otoc
ol.
Arti
cle 2
Obli
gatio
n to
Ena
ct D
omest
ic Le
gislat
ion
If th
e ex
erci
se o
f th
e rig
hts
set f
orth
in th
is Pr
otoc
ol is
not
alre
ady
guar
ante
ed b
y leg
isla-
tive
or o
ther
pro
visio
ns,
the
Stat
es P
artie
s un
derta
ke to
ado
pt, i
n ac
cord
ance
with
their
co
nstit
utio
nal
proc
esse
s an
d th
e pr
ovisi
ons
of t
his
Prot
ocol
, su
ch l
egisl
ativ
e or
oth
er
mea
sure
s as
may
be
nece
ssar
y fo
r m
akin
g th
ose
right
s a re
ality
.
AD
DIT
ION
AL
PRO
TOCO
L TO
TH
E A
ME
RICA
N C
ON
VE
NTI
ON
ON
HU
MA
N R
IGH
TS I
N T
HE
ARE
A
OF
ECO
NO
MIC
, SO
CIA
L A
ND
CU
LTU
RAL
RIG
HTS
“PR
OTO
COL
OF
SAN
SA
LVA
DO
R”
Arti
cle 3
Obli
gatio
n of
non-
discri
mina
tion
Th
e St
ate
Parti
es to
this
Prot
ocol
und
erta
ke
to g
uara
ntee
the
exe
rcise
of
the
right
s se
t fo
rth h
erein
with
out
disc
rimin
atio
n of
any
ki
nd f
or r
easo
ns r
elat
ed to
rac
e, co
lour
, sex
, lan
guag
e, re
ligio
n, p
oliti
cal
or o
ther
opi
n-io
ns,
natio
nal
or
socia
l or
igin
, ec
onom
ic st
atus
, birt
h or
any
oth
er so
cial c
ondi
tion.
A
rticle
4 In
admi
ssibil
ity of
Rest
rictio
ns
A r
ight
whi
ch is
rec
ogni
zed
or in
effe
ct in
a
Stat
e by
virt
ue o
f its
int
erna
l leg
islat
ion
or
inte
rnat
iona
l co
nven
tions
may
not
be
re-
stric
ted
or c
urta
iled
on t
he p
rete
xt t
hat
this
Prot
ocol
doe
s no
t re
cogn
ize
the
right
or
reco
gniz
es it
to a
less
er d
egre
e. A
rticle
5 S
cope o
f Rest
rictio
ns a
nd L
imita
tions
Th
e St
ate
Parti
es m
ay e
stab
lish
rest
rictio
ns
and
limita
tions
on
the
enjo
ymen
t an
d ex
er-
cise
of
the
right
s es
tabl
ished
he
rein
by
m
eans
of
laws
prom
ulga
ted
for
the
purp
ose
of p
rese
rvin
g th
e ge
nera
l w
elfar
e in
a d
e-m
ocra
tic s
ociet
y on
ly to
the
exte
nt th
at th
ey
are
not
inco
mpa
tible
with
the
pur
pose
and
re
ason
und
erlyi
ng th
ose
right
s. A
rticle
6 R
ight t
o Wor
k 1.
Eve
ryon
e ha
s th
e rig
ht t
o w
ork,
whi
ch
incl
udes
the
opp
ortu
nity
to
secu
re t
he
mea
ns f
or l
ivin
g a
dign
ified
and
dec
ent
exist
ence
by
perf
orm
ing
a fr
eely
ele
cted
or
acc
epte
d law
ful a
ctiv
ity.
2. T
he S
tate
Par
ties
unde
rtake
to
adop
t m
easu
res t
hat w
ill m
ake
the
right
to w
ork
fully
effe
ctiv
e, es
pecia
lly w
ith r
egar
d to
th
e ac
hiev
emen
t of
full
empl
oym
ent,
vo-
catio
nal
guid
ance
, an
d th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
tec
hnica
l and
voc
atio
nal t
rain
ing
pro-
ject
s, in
par
ticul
ar t
hose
dire
cted
to
the
disa
bled
. Th
e St
ates
Par
ties
also
unde
r-ta
ke t
o im
plem
ent
and
stre
ngth
en p
ro-
gram
s th
at h
elp
to e
nsur
e su
itabl
e fa
mily
ca
re, s
o th
at w
omen
may
enj
oy a
real
op-
portu
nity
to e
xerc
ise th
e rig
ht to
wor
k.
Arti
cle 7
Jus
t, E
quita
ble, a
nd S
atisf
actor
y Co
ndi-
tions
of W
ork
The
Stat
es P
artie
s to
this
Prot
ocol
reco
gniz
e th
at th
e rig
ht to
wor
k to
whi
ch th
e fo
rego
ing
artic
le re
fers
pre
supp
oses
that
eve
ryon
e sh
all
enjo
y th
at r
ight
und
er j
ust,
equi
tabl
e, an
d sa
tisfa
ctor
y co
nditi
ons,
whi
ch
the
Stat
es
Parti
es u
nder
take
to g
uara
ntee
in th
eir i
nter
-na
l leg
islat
ion,
par
ticul
arly
with
resp
ect t
o:
a. Re
mun
erat
ion
whi
ch
guar
ante
es,
as
a m
inim
um,
to a
ll w
orke
rs d
igni
fied
and
dece
nt l
ivin
g co
nditi
ons
for
them
and
th
eir fa
mili
es a
nd fa
ir an
d eq
ual w
ages
for
equa
l wor
k, w
ithou
t dist
inct
ion;
b.
The
rig
ht o
f ev
ery
wor
ker
to f
ollo
w h
is vo
catio
n an
d to
dev
ote
him
self
to th
e ac
-tiv
ity th
at b
est f
ulfil
s hi
s ex
pect
atio
ns a
nd
to
chan
ge
empl
oym
ent
in
acco
rdan
ce
with
the
perti
nent
nat
iona
l reg
ulat
ions
; c.
The
right
of e
very
wor
ker t
o pr
omot
ion
or
upw
ard
mob
ility
in h
is em
ploy
men
t, fo
r w
hich
pur
pose
acc
ount
sha
ll be
tak
en o
f hi
s qu
alific
atio
ns,
com
pete
nce,
inte
grity
an
d se
nior
ity;
d. S
tabi
lity
of e
mpl
oym
ent,
subj
ect
to t
he
natu
re o
f ea
ch i
ndus
try a
nd o
ccup
atio
n an
d th
e ca
uses
for
jus
t se
para
tion.
In
case
s of
unj
ustif
ied d
ismiss
al, th
e w
orke
r sh
all h
ave
the
right
to in
dem
nity
or t
o re
-in
stat
emen
t on
the
job
or a
ny o
ther
ben
e-fit
s pro
vide
d by
dom
estic
legi
slatio
n;
e. Sa
fety
and
hyg
iene
at w
ork;
f.
The
proh
ibiti
on o
f ni
ght
wor
k or
un-
healt
hy o
r da
nger
ous
wor
king
con
ditio
ns
and,
in g
ener
al, o
f all
wor
k w
hich
jeop
-ar
dize
s he
alth,
saf
ety,
or m
orals
, for
per
-so
ns u
nder
18
year
s of
age
. A
s re
gard
s m
inor
s un
der t
he a
ge o
f 16,
the
wor
k da
y sh
all b
e su
bord
inat
ed t
o th
e pr
ovisi
ons
rega
rdin
g co
mpu
lsory
edu
catio
n an
d in
no
cas
e sh
all w
ork
cons
titut
e an
impe
di-
men
t to
scho
ol a
ttend
ance
or a
lim
itatio
n on
ben
efiti
ng fr
om e
duca
tion
rece
ived
; g.
A re
ason
able
limita
tion
of w
orki
ng h
ours
, bo
th d
aily
and
wee
kly.
The
days
sha
ll be
sh
orte
r in
the
cas
e of
dan
gero
us o
r un
-he
althy
wor
k or
of n
ight
wor
k;
h. R
est,
leisu
re a
nd p
aid v
acat
ions
as
well
as
rem
uner
atio
n fo
r nat
iona
l hol
iday
s. A
rticle
8 T
rade
Uni
on R
ights
1. T
he S
tate
s Par
ties s
hall
ensu
re:
a. Th
e rig
ht o
f w
orke
rs to
org
aniz
e tra
de
unio
ns a
nd t
o jo
in t
he u
nion
of
thei
r ch
oice
for
the
pur
pose
of
prot
ectin
g an
d pr
omot
ing
their
int
eres
ts.
As
an
AD
DIT
ION
AL
PRO
TOCO
L TO
TH
E A
ME
RICA
N C
ON
VE
NTI
ON
ON
HU
MA
N R
IGH
TS I
N T
HE
ARE
A
OF
ECO
NO
MIC
, SO
CIA
L A
ND
CU
LTU
RAL
RIG
HTS
“PR
OTO
COL
OF
SAN
SA
LVA
DO
R”
ex
tens
ion
of th
at r
ight
, the
Sta
tes
Par-
ties
shall
per
mit
trade
uni
ons
to e
stab
-lis
h na
tiona
l fed
erat
ions
or
conf
eder
a-tio
ns, o
r to
affi
liate
with
thos
e th
at a
l-re
ady
exist
, as
well
as
to fo
rm in
tern
a-tio
nal t
rade
uni
on o
rgan
izat
ions
and
to
affil
iate
with
tha
t of
the
ir ch
oice
. The
St
ates
Par
ties
shall
also
per
mit
trade
un
ions
, fed
erat
ions
and
con
fede
ratio
ns
to fu
nctio
n fr
eely;
b.
The
righ
t to
strik
e. 2.
The
exe
rcise
of t
he r
ight
s se
t for
th a
bove
m
ay b
e su
bjec
t onl
y to
res
trict
ions
est
ab-
lishe
d by
law
, pro
vide
d th
at s
uch
rest
ric-
tions
are
cha
ract
erist
ic of
a d
emoc
ratic
so
ciety
and
nec
essa
ry f
or s
afeg
uard
ing
publ
ic or
der
or
for
prot
ectin
g pu
blic
healt
h or
mor
als o
r th
e rig
hts
and
free
-do
ms
of o
ther
s. M
embe
rs o
f th
e ar
med
fo
rces
and
the
polic
e an
d of
oth
er e
ssen
-tia
l pu
blic
serv
ices
shall
be
subj
ect
to
limita
tions
and
res
trict
ions
est
ablis
hed
by
law.
3. N
o on
e m
ay b
e co
mpe
lled
to b
elong
to a
tra
de u
nion
. A
rticle
9 R
ight t
o Soci
al Se
curit
y 1.
Eve
ryon
e sh
all h
ave
the
right
to
socia
l se
curit
y pr
otec
ting
him
fro
m t
he c
onse
-qu
ence
s of o
ld a
ge a
nd o
f disa
bilit
y w
hich
pr
even
ts
him
, ph
ysica
lly
or
men
tally
, fr
om s
ecur
ing
the
mea
ns f
or a
dig
nifie
d an
d de
cent
exi
sten
ce. I
n th
e ev
ent o
f th
e de
ath
of
a be
nefic
iary,
socia
l se
curit
y be
nefit
s sh
all b
e ap
plied
to
his
depe
nd-
ents
. 2.
In
the
case
of p
erso
ns w
ho a
re e
mpl
oyed
, th
e rig
ht t
o so
cial s
ecur
ity s
hall
cove
r at
lea
st m
edica
l car
e an
d an
allo
wan
ce o
r re-
tirem
ent b
enef
it in
the
case
of w
ork
acci-
dent
s or
occ
upat
iona
l dise
ase
and,
in th
e ca
se o
f w
omen
, paid
mat
erni
ty le
ave
be-
fore
and
afte
r chi
ldbi
rth.
Arti
cle 1
0 Ri
ght t
o Hea
lth
1. E
very
one
shall
hav
e th
e rig
ht t
o he
alth,
un
ders
tood
to m
ean
the
enjo
ymen
t of t
he
high
est
level
of p
hysic
al, m
enta
l and
so-
cial
wel
l-bei
ng.
2. In
ord
er to
ens
ure
the
exer
cise
of t
he ri
ght
to h
ealth
, the
Sta
tes
Parti
es a
gree
to
rec-
ogni
ze h
ealth
as
a pu
blic
good
and
, par
-tic
ular
ly, to
ado
pt th
e fo
llow
ing
mea
sure
s to
ens
ure
that
righ
t: a.
Prim
ary
healt
h ca
re,
that
is,
esse
ntial
he
alth
care
mad
e av
ailab
le to
all
indi
-vi
duals
and
fam
ilies
in th
e co
mm
unity
; b.
Ext
ensio
n of
the
ben
efits
of
healt
h se
rvice
s to
all
indi
vidu
als s
ubjec
t to
th
e St
ate's
juris
dict
ion;
c.
Uni
vers
al im
mun
izat
ion
again
st
the
prin
cipal
infe
ctio
us d
iseas
es;
d. P
reve
ntio
n an
d tre
atm
ent
of e
ndem
ic,
occu
patio
nal a
nd o
ther
dise
ases
; e.
Edu
catio
n of
the
pop
ulat
ion
on t
he
prev
entio
n an
d tre
atm
ent
of h
ealth
pr
oblem
s, an
d f.
Satis
fact
ion
of t
he h
ealth
nee
ds o
f th
e hi
ghes
t ris
k gr
oups
an
d of
th
ose
who
se p
over
ty m
akes
the
m t
he m
ost
vuln
erab
le.
Arti
cle 1
1 Ri
ght t
o a H
ealth
y Env
ironm
ent
1. E
very
one
shall
hav
e th
e rig
ht to
live
in a
he
althy
env
ironm
ent
and
to h
ave
acce
ss
to b
asic
publ
ic se
rvice
s. 2.
The
Sta
tes
Parti
es s
hall
prom
ote
the
pro-
tect
ion,
pre
serv
atio
n, a
nd i
mpr
ovem
ent
of th
e en
viro
nmen
t. A
rticle
12
Righ
t to F
ood
1. E
very
one
has
the
right
to a
dequ
ate
nutri
-tio
n w
hich
gua
rant
ees
the
poss
ibili
ty o
f en
joyin
g th
e hi
ghes
t lev
el of
phy
sical,
em
otio
nal a
nd in
telle
ctua
l dev
elopm
ent.
2. I
n or
der
to p
rom
ote
the
exer
cise
of
this
right
an
d er
adica
te
maln
utrit
ion,
th
e St
ates
Pa
rties
un
derta
ke
to
impr
ove
met
hods
of
prod
uctio
n, s
uppl
y an
d di
s-tri
butio
n of
foo
d, a
nd t
o th
is en
d, a
gree
to
pro
mot
e gr
eate
r int
erna
tiona
l coo
pera
-tio
n in
sup
port
of t
he r
eleva
nt n
atio
nal
polic
ies.
Arti
cle 1
3 Ri
ght t
o Edu
catio
n 1.
Eve
ryon
e ha
s the
righ
t to
educ
atio
n.
2. T
he S
tate
s Pa
rties
to
this
Prot
ocol
agr
ee
that
edu
catio
n sh
ould
be
dire
cted
tow
ards
th
e fu
ll de
velo
pmen
t of
the
hum
an p
er-
sona
lity
and
hum
an d
igni
ty a
nd s
houl
d st
reng
then
re
spec
t fo
r hu
man
rig
hts,
ideo
logi
cal
plur
alism
, fu
ndam
enta
l fr
ee-
AD
DIT
ION
AL
PRO
TOCO
L TO
TH
E A
ME
RICA
N C
ON
VE
NTI
ON
ON
HU
MA
N R
IGH
TS I
N T
HE
ARE
A
OF
ECO
NO
MIC
, SO
CIA
L A
ND
CU
LTU
RAL
RIG
HTS
“PR
OTO
COL
OF
SAN
SA
LVA
DO
R”
do
ms,
just
ice
and
peac
e. Th
ey f
urth
er
agre
e th
at e
duca
tion
ough
t to
enab
le ev
e-ry
one
to p
artic
ipat
e ef
fect
ively
in
a de
-m
ocra
tic
and
plur
alist
ic
soci
ety
and
achi
eve
a de
cent
exi
sten
ce a
nd s
houl
d fo
ster
un
ders
tand
ing,
to
lera
nce
and
frien
dshi
p am
ong
all n
atio
ns a
nd a
ll ra
-cia
l, et
hnic
or r
eligi
ous
grou
ps a
nd p
ro-
mot
e ac
tiviti
es f
or t
he m
ainte
nanc
e of
pe
ace.
3. T
he S
tate
s Pa
rties
to th
is Pr
otoc
ol r
ecog
-ni
ze th
at in
ord
er to
ach
ieve
the
full
exer
-cis
e of
the
right
to e
duca
tion:
a.
Prim
ary
educ
atio
n sh
ould
be
com
pul-
sory
and
acc
essib
le to
all
with
out c
ost;
b. S
econ
dary
edu
catio
n in
its
diff
eren
t fo
rms,
inclu
ding
tec
hnica
l an
d vo
ca-
tiona
l sec
onda
ry e
duca
tion,
sho
uld
be
mad
e ge
nera
lly a
vaila
ble
and
acce
ssib
le
to a
ll by
eve
ry a
ppro
priat
e m
eans
, and
in
par
ticul
ar, b
y th
e pr
ogre
ssiv
e in
tro-
duct
ion
of fr
ee e
duca
tion;
c.
Hig
her
educ
atio
n sh
ould
be
m
ade
equa
lly a
cces
sible
to al
l, on
the
basis
of
indi
vidu
al ca
pacit
y, by
eve
ry a
ppro
pri-
ate
mea
ns,
and
in p
artic
ular
, by
the
pr
ogre
ssiv
e in
trodu
ctio
n of
fre
e ed
u-ca
tion;
d.
Bas
ic ed
ucat
ion
shou
ld b
e en
cour
aged
or
int
ensif
ied a
s fa
r as
pos
sible
for
thos
e pe
rson
s w
ho h
ave
not
rece
ived
or
com
plet
ed t
he w
hole
cyc
le o
f pr
i-m
ary
inst
ruct
ion;
e.
Prog
ram
s of
spe
cial
educ
atio
n sh
ould
be
est
ablis
hed
for t
he h
andi
capp
ed, s
o as
to
prov
ide
spec
ial i
nstru
ctio
n an
d tra
inin
g to
per
sons
with
phy
sical
dis-
abili
ties o
r men
tal d
efic
ienc
ies.
4. I
n co
nfor
mity
with
the
dom
estic
leg
isla-
tion
of t
he S
tate
s Pa
rties
, par
ents
sho
uld
have
the
right
to se
lect
the
type
of e
duca
-tio
n to
be
give
n to
the
ir ch
ildre
n, p
ro-
vide
d th
at i
t co
nfor
ms
to t
he p
rincip
les
set f
orth
abo
ve.
5. N
othi
ng i
n th
is Pr
otoc
ol s
hall
be i
nter
-pr
eted
as
a re
stric
tion
of t
he f
reed
om o
f in
divi
duals
and
ent
ities
to
esta
blish
and
di
rect
edu
catio
nal
inst
itutio
ns i
n ac
cor-
danc
e w
ith th
e do
mes
tic le
gisla
tion
of th
e St
ates
Par
ties.
Arti
cle 1
4Righ
t to t
he B
enefi
ts of
Cultu
re 1.
The
Sta
tes
Parti
es to
this
Prot
ocol
rec
og-
nize
the
right
of e
very
one:
a. To
take
par
t in
the
cultu
ral a
nd a
rtist
ic lif
e of
the
com
mun
ity;
b. T
o en
joy
the
bene
fits
of s
cien
tific
and
te
chno
logi
cal p
rogr
ess;
c. To
ben
efit
from
the
pro
tect
ion
of
mor
al an
d m
ater
ial i
nter
ests
der
ivin
g fr
om a
ny s
cient
ific,
liter
ary
or a
rtist
ic pr
oduc
tion
of w
hich
he
is th
e au
thor
. 2.
The
step
s to
be ta
ken
by th
e St
ates
Par
ties
to th
is Pr
otoc
ol to
ens
ure
the
full
exer
cise
of th
is rig
ht s
hall
inclu
de th
ose
nece
ssar
y fo
r th
e co
nser
vatio
n, d
evelo
pmen
t an
d di
ssem
inat
ion
of sc
ience
, cul
ture
and
art.
3.
The
Sta
tes
Parti
es to
this
Prot
ocol
und
er-
take
to re
spec
t the
free
dom
indi
spen
sabl
e fo
r sc
ient
ific
rese
arch
and
cre
ativ
e ac
tiv-
ity.
4. T
he S
tate
s Pa
rties
to th
is Pr
otoc
ol r
ecog
-ni
ze t
he b
enef
its t
o be
der
ived
fro
m t
he
enco
urag
emen
t an
d de
velo
pmen
t of
in-
tern
atio
nal
coop
erat
ion
and
relat
ions
in
the
field
s of
scie
nce,
arts
and
cul
ture
, and
ac
cord
ingl
y ag
ree
to f
oste
r gr
eate
r in
ter-
natio
nal c
oope
ratio
n in
thes
e fie
lds.
Arti
cle 1
5 Ri
ght t
o th
e For
matio
n an
d th
e Pro
tec-
tion
of Fa
milie
s 1.
The
fam
ily is
the
natu
ral a
nd fu
ndam
enta
l ele
men
t of
soc
iety
and
ough
t to
be
pro-
tect
ed b
y th
e St
ate,
whi
ch s
houl
d se
e to
th
e im
prov
emen
t of
its s
pirit
ual a
nd m
a-te
rial c
ondi
tions
. 2.
Eve
ryon
e ha
s th
e rig
ht t
o fo
rm a
fam
ily,
whi
ch s
hall
be e
xerc
ised
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith t
he p
rovi
sions
of
the
perti
nent
do-
mes
tic le
gisla
tion.
3.
The
Sta
tes
Parti
es h
ereb
y un
derta
ke t
o ac
cord
ade
quat
e pr
otec
tion
to t
he f
amily
un
it an
d in
par
ticul
ar:
a. To
pro
vide
spe
cial
care
and
ass
istan
ce
to m
othe
rs d
urin
g a
reas
onab
le pe
riod
befo
re a
nd a
fter c
hild
birth
; b.
To
guar
ante
e ad
equa
te n
utrit
ion
for
child
ren
at t
he n
ursin
g st
age
and
dur-
ing
scho
ol a
ttend
ance
yea
rs;
c. To
ado
pt s
pecia
l mea
sure
s fo
r the
pro
-te
ctio
n of
ado
lesce
nts
in o
rder
to
en-
sure
th
e fu
ll de
velo
pmen
t of
th
eir
AD
DIT
ION
AL
PRO
TOCO
L TO
TH
E A
ME
RICA
N C
ON
VE
NTI
ON
ON
HU
MA
N R
IGH
TS I
N T
HE
ARE
A
OF
ECO
NO
MIC
, SO
CIA
L A
ND
CU
LTU
RAL
RIG
HTS
“PR
OTO
COL
OF
SAN
SA
LVA
DO
R”
ph
ysica
l, in
telle
ctua
l and
mor
al ca
paci
-tie
s; d.
To
unde
rtake
spec
ial p
rogr
ams o
f fam
-ily
train
ing
so a
s to
help
cre
ate
a st
able
an
d po
sitiv
e en
viro
nmen
t in
w
hich
ch
ildre
n w
ill r
ecei
ve a
nd d
evel
op t
he
valu
es o
f un
ders
tand
ing,
sol
idar
ity, r
e-sp
ect a
nd re
spon
sibili
ty.
Arti
cle 1
6 Ri
ghts
of Ch
ildren
E
very
chi
ld, w
hate
ver
his
pare
ntag
e, ha
s th
e rig
ht t
o th
e pr
otec
tion
that
his
stat
us a
s a
min
or r
equi
res
from
his
fam
ily, s
ociet
y an
d th
e St
ate.
Eve
ry c
hild
has
the
rig
ht t
o gr
ow
unde
r th
e pr
otec
tion
and
resp
onsib
ility
of
his
pare
nts;
save
in
exce
ptio
nal,
judi
cially
-re
cogn
ized
circ
umst
ance
s, a
child
of
youn
g ag
e ou
ght
not
to b
e se
para
ted
from
his
mot
her.
Eve
ry c
hild
has
the
right
to fr
ee a
nd
com
pulso
ry e
duca
tion,
at
least
in
the
ele-
men
tary
pha
se, a
nd t
o co
ntin
ue h
is tra
inin
g at
hig
her l
evels
of t
he e
duca
tiona
l sys
tem
. A
rticle
17
Prote
ction
of th
e Elde
rly
Eve
ryon
e ha
s th
e rig
ht to
spe
cial
prot
ectio
n in
old
age
. With
this
in v
iew th
e St
ates
Par
-tie
s ag
ree
to ta
ke p
rogr
essiv
ely
the
nece
ssar
y st
eps t
o m
ake
this
right
a re
ality
and
, par
ticu-
larly
, to:
a.
Prov
ide
suita
ble
faci
litie
s, as
wel
l as
food
an
d sp
ecial
ized
med
ical
care
, fo
r eld
erly
indi
vidu
als w
ho la
ck th
em a
nd a
re u
nabl
e to
pro
vide
them
for t
hem
selv
es;
b.
Und
erta
ke
wor
k pr
ogra
ms
spec
ifica
lly
desig
ned
to g
ive
the
elder
ly th
e op
portu
-ni
ty t
o en
gage
in
a pr
oduc
tive
activ
ity
suite
d to
the
ir ab
ilitie
s an
d co
nsist
ent
with
their
voc
atio
ns o
r des
ires;
c. Fo
ster
the
esta
blish
men
t of
soci
al or
gani
-za
tions
aim
ed a
t im
prov
ing
the
quali
ty o
f lif
e fo
r the
eld
erly.
A
rticle
18
Prote
ction
of th
e Han
dicap
ped
Eve
ryon
e af
fect
ed b
y a
dim
inut
ion
of h
is ph
ysica
l or
men
tal
capa
cities
is
entit
led t
o re
ceiv
e sp
ecial
atte
ntio
n de
signe
d to
help
hi
m a
chiev
e th
e gr
eate
st p
ossib
le de
velo
p-m
ent
of h
is pe
rson
ality
. Th
e St
ates
Par
ties
agre
e to
ado
pt s
uch
mea
sure
s as
may
be
nece
ssar
y fo
r thi
s pur
pose
and
, esp
ecial
ly, to
: a.
Und
erta
ke p
rogr
ams
spec
ifica
lly a
imed
at
prov
idin
g th
e ha
ndica
pped
with
the
re-
sour
ces
and
envi
ronm
ent
need
ed f
or a
t-ta
inin
g th
is go
al, i
nclu
ding
wor
k pr
o-gr
ams
cons
isten
t w
ith t
heir
poss
ibili
ties
and
free
ly ac
cept
ed b
y th
em o
r the
ir leg
al re
pres
enta
tives
, as t
he c
ase
may
be;
b. P
rovi
de s
peci
al tra
inin
g to
the
fam
ilies
of
the
hand
icapp
ed i
n or
der
to h
elp t
hem
so
lve
the
prob
lems
of c
oexi
sten
ce a
nd
conv
ert
them
int
o ac
tive
agen
ts i
n th
e ph
ysica
l, m
enta
l and
em
otio
nal d
evelo
p-m
ent o
f the
latte
r; c.
Incl
ude
the
cons
ider
atio
n of
sol
utio
ns t
o sp
ecifi
c re
quire
men
ts a
risin
g fr
om n
eeds
of
this
grou
p as
a p
riorit
y co
mpo
nent
of
their
urb
an d
evelo
pmen
t plan
s; d.
Enc
oura
ge t
he e
stab
lishm
ent
of s
ocial
gr
oups
in w
hich
the
han
dica
pped
can
be
help
ed to
enj
oy a
fulle
r life
. A
rticle
19
Mea
ns of
Pro
tectio
n 1.
Pur
suan
t to
the
pro
visio
ns o
f th
is ar
ticle
and
the
corr
espo
ndin
g ru
les to
be
form
u-lat
ed fo
r thi
s pu
rpos
e by
the
Gen
eral
As-
sem
bly
of t
he O
rgan
izat
ion
of A
mer
ican
St
ates
, the
Sta
tes
Parti
es t
o th
is Pr
otoc
ol
unde
rtake
to
subm
it pe
riodi
c re
ports
on
the
prog
ress
ive
mea
sure
s th
ey h
ave
take
n to
ens
ure
due
resp
ect
for
the
right
s se
t fo
rth in
this
Prot
ocol
. 2.
All
repo
rts s
hall
be s
ubm
itted
to th
e Se
c-re
tary
Gen
eral
of t
he O
AS,
who
sha
ll tra
nsm
it th
em
to
the
Inte
r-Am
erica
n E
cono
mic
and
Socia
l Cou
ncil
and
the
In-
ter-A
mer
ican
Coun
cil fo
r E
duca
tion,
Sci-
ence
and
Cul
ture
so
that
they
may
exa
m-
ine
them
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith t
he p
rovi
-sio
ns o
f th
is ar
ticle
. The
Sec
reta
ry G
en-
eral
shall
sen
d a
copy
of
such
rep
orts
to
the
Inte
r-Am
erica
n Co
mm
issio
n on
Hu-
man
Rig
hts.
3. T
he S
ecre
tary
Gen
eral
of t
he O
rgan
iza-
tion
of A
mer
ican
Stat
es s
hall
also
trans
-m
it to
the
spec
ializ
ed o
rgan
izat
ions
of t
he
inte
r-A
mer
ican
sy
stem
of
w
hich
th
e St
ates
Par
ties
to th
e pr
esen
t Pro
toco
l are
m
embe
rs, c
opies
or p
ertin
ent p
ortio
ns o
f th
e re
ports
sub
mitt
ed, i
nsof
ar a
s th
ey r
e-lat
e to
mat
ters
with
in t
he p
urvi
ew o
f th
ose
orga
niza
tions
, as
es
tabl
ished
by
th
eir c
onst
ituen
t ins
trum
ents
.
AD
DIT
ION
AL
PRO
TOCO
L TO
TH
E A
ME
RICA
N C
ON
VE
NTI
ON
ON
HU
MA
N R
IGH
TS I
N T
HE
ARE
A
OF
ECO
NO
MIC
, SO
CIA
L A
ND
CU
LTU
RAL
RIG
HTS
“PR
OTO
COL
OF
SAN
SA
LVA
DO
R”
4. T
he s
pecia
lized
org
aniz
atio
ns o
f the
inte
r-A
mer
ican
syst
em m
ay s
ubm
it re
ports
to
the
Inte
r-Am
erica
n E
cono
mic
and
Socia
l Co
uncil
and
the
Int
er-A
mer
ican
Coun
cil
for
Edu
catio
n, S
cienc
e an
d Cu
lture
rela
-tiv
e to
com
plian
ce w
ith th
e pr
ovisi
ons
of
the
pres
ent P
roto
col i
n th
eir f
ields
of
ac-
tivity
. 5.
The
ann
ual r
epor
ts s
ubm
itted
to th
e G
en-
eral
Ass
embl
y by
th
e In
ter-
Am
eric
an
Eco
nom
ic an
d So
cial C
ounc
il an
d th
e In
-te
r-Am
erica
n Co
uncil
for
Edu
catio
n, S
ci-en
ce a
nd C
ultu
re sh
all c
onta
in a
sum
mar
y of
the
inf
orm
atio
n re
ceiv
ed f
rom
the
St
ates
Par
ties
to th
e pr
esen
t Pro
toco
l and
th
e sp
ecial
ized
org
aniz
atio
ns c
once
rnin
g th
e pr
ogre
ssiv
e m
easu
res
adop
ted
in o
r-de
r to
ens
ure
resp
ect
for
the
right
s ac
-kn
owled
ged
in th
e Pr
otoc
ol it
self
and
the
gene
ral
reco
mm
enda
tions
the
y co
nsid
er
to b
e ap
prop
riate
in th
is re
spec
t. 6.
Any
ins
tanc
e in
whi
ch t
he r
ight
s es
tab-
lishe
d in
par
agra
ph a
) of
Arti
cle 8
and
in
Arti
cle
13 a
re v
iolat
ed b
y ac
tion
dire
ctly
at
tribu
tabl
e to
a S
tate
Par
ty to
this
Prot
o-co
l may
giv
e ris
e, th
roug
h pa
rtici
patio
n of
th
e In
ter-A
mer
ican
Com
miss
ion
on H
u-m
an R
ight
s an
d, w
hen
appl
icabl
e, of
the
In
ter-A
mer
ican
Cour
t of
Hum
an R
ight
s, to
app
licat
ion
of th
e sy
stem
of i
ndiv
idua
l pe
titio
ns g
over
ned
by A
rticle
44
thro
ugh
51 a
nd 6
1 th
roug
h 69
of
the
Am
erica
n Co
nven
tion
on H
uman
Rig
hts.
7. W
ithou
t pre
judi
ce to
the
prov
ision
s of t
he
prec
edin
g pa
ragr
aph,
the
Int
er-A
mer
ican
Com
miss
ion
on H
uman
Rig
hts
may
for
-m
ulat
e su
ch
obse
rvat
ions
an
d re
com
-m
enda
tions
as
it de
ems
perti
nent
con
-ce
rnin
g th
e st
atus
of t
he e
cono
mic,
soc
ial
and
cultu
ral r
ight
s es
tabl
ished
in th
e pr
e-se
nt P
roto
col i
n all
or s
ome
of th
e St
ates
Pa
rties
, w
hich
it
may
inc
lude
in
its A
n-nu
al Re
port
to t
he G
ener
al A
ssem
bly
or
in a
spe
cial r
epor
t, w
hich
ever
it c
onsid
ers
mor
e ap
prop
riate
. 8.
The
Cou
ncils
and
the
Int
er-A
mer
ican
Com
miss
ion
on H
uman
Rig
hts,
in d
is-ch
argi
ng t
he f
unct
ions
con
ferr
ed u
pon
them
in
this
artic
le, s
hall
take
int
o ac
-co
unt
the
prog
ress
ive
natu
re o
f th
e ob
-se
rvan
ce o
f th
e rig
hts
subj
ect
to p
rote
c-
tion
by th
is Pr
otoc
ol.
Arti
cle 2
0 Re
serva
tions
Th
e St
ates
Par
ties
may
, at
the
tim
e of
ap-
prov
al, s
igna
ture
, ra
tifica
tion
or a
cces
sion,
m
ake
rese
rvat
ions
to
one
or m
ore
spec
ific
prov
ision
s of
thi
s Pr
otoc
ol,
prov
ided
tha
t su
ch r
eser
vatio
ns a
re n
ot in
com
patib
le w
ith
the
objec
t and
pur
pose
of t
he P
roto
col.
Arti
cle 2
1 Si
gnat
ure,
Ratif
icatio
n or
Acce
ssion
E
ntry
into
Effe
ct 1.
Thi
s Pr
otoc
ol s
hall
rem
ain o
pen
to s
igna
-tu
re a
nd r
atifi
catio
n or
acc
essio
n by
any
St
ate
Party
to
the
Am
erica
n Co
nven
tion
on H
uman
Rig
hts.
2. R
atifi
catio
n of
or
acce
ssio
n to
this
Prot
o-co
l sha
ll be
effe
cted
by
depo
sitin
g an
in-
stru
men
t of r
atifi
catio
n or
acc
essio
n w
ith
the
Gen
eral
Secr
etar
iat o
f th
e O
rgan
iza-
tion
of A
mer
ican
Stat
es.
3. T
he P
roto
col s
hall
ente
r in
to e
ffect
whe
n ele
ven
Stat
es h
ave
depo
sited
their
resp
ec-
tive
inst
rum
ents
of
ratif
icat
ion
or a
cces
-sio
n.
4. T
he S
ecre
tary
Gen
eral
shall
not
ify a
ll th
e m
embe
r st
ates
of
the
Org
aniz
atio
n of
A
mer
ican
Stat
es o
f th
e en
try o
f th
e Pr
o-to
col i
nto
effe
ct.
Arti
cle 2
2 In
clusio
n of
other
Righ
ts an
d E
xpan
sion
of th
ose R
ecogn
ized
1.
Any
Sta
te P
arty
and
the
Int
er-A
mer
ican
Com
miss
ion
on
Hum
an
Righ
ts
may
su
bmit
for t
he c
onsid
erat
ion
of th
e St
ates
Pa
rties
mee
ting
on t
he o
ccas
ion
of t
he
Gen
eral
Ass
embl
y pr
opos
ed a
men
dmen
ts
to in
clude
the
reco
gniti
on o
f ot
her
right
s or
fr
eedo
ms
or
to
exte
nd
or
expa
nd
right
s or f
reed
oms r
ecog
nize
d in
this
Pro-
toco
l. 2.
Suc
h am
endm
ents
sha
ll en
ter
into
effe
ct
for t
he S
tate
s th
at ra
tify
them
on
the
date
of
dep
osit
of t
he i
nstru
men
t of
rat
ifica
-tio
n co
rres
pond
ing
to th
e nu
mbe
r re
pre-
sent
ing
two
third
s of
the
Stat
es P
artie
s to
th
is Pr
otoc
ol. F
or a
ll ot
her
Stat
es P
artie
s th
ey s
hall
ente
r int
o ef
fect
on
the
date
on
whi
ch t
hey
depo
sit t
heir
resp
ectiv
e in
-st
rum
ent o
f rat
ifica
tion.
___
____
____
____
____
Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to
Abolish the Death Penalty, 1990
Asuncion, 8 June 1990
PR
OTO
CO
L TO
TH
E A
MER
ICA
N C
ON
VEN
TIO
N O
N H
UM
AN
RIG
HTS
TO
A
BO
LISH
TH
E D
EATH
PEN
ALT
Y
PR
EAM
BLE
THE
STAT
ES P
ARTI
ES T
O T
HIS
PRO
TOCO
L,
CON
SID
ERIN
G:
That
Art
icle
4 o
f th
e Am
eric
an C
onve
ntio
n on
Hum
an R
ight
s re
cogn
izes
the
rig
ht
to li
fe a
nd r
estr
icts
the
app
licat
ion
of t
he d
eath
pen
alty
;
That
eve
ryon
e ha
s th
e in
alie
nabl
e rig
ht t
o re
spec
t fo
r hi
s lif
e, a
rig
ht t
hat
cann
ot
be s
uspe
nded
for
any
rea
son;
That
the
ten
denc
y am
ong
the
Amer
ican
Sta
tes
is t
o be
in f
avor
of
abol
ition
of
the
deat
h pe
nalty
;
That
app
licat
ion
of t
he d
eath
pen
alty
has
irre
voca
ble
cons
eque
nces
, for
eclo
ses
the
corr
ectio
n of
judi
cial
err
or, a
nd p
recl
udes
any
pos
sibi
lity
of c
hang
ing
or
reha
bilit
atin
g th
ose
conv
icte
d;
That
the
abo
litio
n of
the
dea
th p
enal
ty h
elps
to
ensu
re m
ore
effe
ctiv
e pr
otec
tion
of t
he r
ight
to
life;
That
an
inte
rnat
iona
l agr
eem
ent
mus
t be
arr
ived
at
that
will
ent
ail a
pro
gres
sive
de
velo
pmen
t of
the
Am
eric
an C
onve
ntio
n on
Hum
an R
ight
s, a
nd
That
Sta
tes
Part
ies
to t
he A
mer
ican
Con
vent
ion
on H
uman
Rig
hts
have
ex
pres
sed
thei
r in
tent
ion
to a
dopt
an
inte
rnat
iona
l agr
eem
ent
with
a v
iew
to
cons
olid
atin
g th
e pr
actic
e of
not
app
lyin
g th
e de
ath
pena
lty in
the
Am
eric
as,
HA
VE
AG
REE
D T
O S
IGN
TH
E FO
LLO
WIN
G P
RO
TOC
OL
TO T
HE
AM
ERIC
AN
CO
NV
ENTI
ON
ON
HU
MA
N R
IGH
TS T
O A
BO
LISH
TH
E D
EATH
P
ENA
LTY
Art
icle
1
The
Stat
es P
artie
s to
thi
s Pr
otoc
ol s
hall
not
appl
y th
e de
ath
pena
lty in
the
ir te
rrito
ry t
o an
y pe
rson
sub
ject
to
thei
r ju
risdi
ctio
n.
Art
icle
2
1. N
o re
serv
atio
ns m
ay b
e m
ade
to t
his
Prot
ocol
. How
ever
, at
the
time
of
ratif
icat
ion
or a
cces
sion
, the
Sta
tes
Part
ies
to t
his
inst
rum
ent
may
dec
lare
tha
t th
ey r
eser
ve t
he r
ight
to
appl
y th
e de
ath
pena
lty in
war
time
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith
inte
rnat
iona
l law
, for
ext
rem
ely
serio
us c
rimes
of
a m
ilita
ry n
atur
e.
2. T
he S
tate
Par
ty m
akin
g th
is r
eser
vatio
n sh
all,
upon
rat
ifica
tion
or a
cces
sion
, in
form
the
Sec
reta
ry G
ener
al o
f th
e O
rgan
izat
ion
of A
mer
ican
Sta
tes
of t
he
pert
inen
t pr
ovis
ions
of its
nat
iona
l leg
isla
tion
appl
icab
le in
war
time,
as
refe
rred
to
in t
he p
rece
ding
par
agra
ph.
3. S
aid
Stat
e Pa
rty
shal
l not
ify t
he S
ecre
tary
Gen
eral
of
the
Org
aniz
atio
n of
Am
eric
an S
tate
s of
the
beg
inni
ng o
r en
d of
any
sta
te o
f w
ar in
eff
ect
in it
s te
rrito
ry.
Art
icle
3
1. T
his
Prot
ocol
sha
ll be
ope
n fo
r si
gnat
ure
and
ratif
icat
ion
or a
cces
sion
by
any
Stat
e Pa
rty
to t
he A
mer
ican
Con
vent
ion
on H
uman
Rig
hts.
2. R
atifi
catio
n of
thi
s Pr
otoc
ol o
r ac
cess
ion
ther
eto
shal
l be
mad
e th
roug
h th
e de
posi
t of
an
inst
rum
ent
of r
atifi
catio
n or
acc
essi
on w
ith t
he G
ener
al S
ecre
taria
t of
the
Org
aniz
atio
n of
Am
eric
an S
tate
s.
Art
icle
4
This
Pro
toco
l sha
ll en
ter
into
for
ce a
mon
g th
e St
ates
tha
t ra
tify
or a
cced
e to
it
whe
n th
ey d
epos
it th
eir
resp
ectiv
e in
stru
men
ts o
f ra
tific
atio
n or
acc
essi
on w
ith
the
Gen
eral
Sec
reta
riat
of t
he O
rgan
izat
ion
of A
mer
ican
Sta
tes.
Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons,
1994
Belém do Pará, 9 June 1994
INT
ER
-AM
ER
ICA
NC
ON
VE
NT
ION
ON
FO
RC
ED
DIS
AP
PE
AR
AN
CE
OF
PE
RS
ON
S
(Ado
pted
at B
elém
do
Pará
, Bra
zil,
9 Ju
ne 1
994,
at
the
twen
ty-f
ourt
h re
gula
r se
ssio
n of
the
Gen
eral
Ass
embl
y o
f th
e O
rgan
izat
ion
of A
mer
ican
Sta
tes)
Pre
amb
le
The
Mem
ber
Sta
tes
of t
he O
rgan
izat
ion
of A
mer
ican
Sta
tes
sign
ator
y to
th
e pr
esen
t Con
vent
ion,
DIS
TU
RB
ED
by
the
pers
iste
nce
of th
e fo
rced
dis
appe
aran
ce o
f pe
rson
s;
RE
AF
FIR
MIN
G t
hat
the
true
mea
ning
of
Am
eric
an s
olid
arit
y an
d go
od
neig
hbor
lines
s ca
n be
no
ne
othe
r th
an
that
of
co
nsol
idat
ing
in
this
H
emis
pher
e, i
n th
e fr
amew
ork
of d
emoc
rati
c in
stitu
tion
s, a
sys
tem
of
indi
vidu
al f
reed
om a
nd s
ocia
l ju
stic
e ba
sed
on r
espe
ct f
or e
ssen
tial
hum
an
righ
ts;
CO
NS
IDE
RIN
G t
hat
the
forc
ed d
isap
pear
ance
of
pers
ons
in a
n af
fron
t to
th
e co
nsci
ence
of
the
Hem
isph
ere
and
a gr
ave
and
abom
inab
le o
ffen
se
agai
nst
the
inhe
rent
dig
nity
of
the
hum
an b
eing
, an
d on
e th
at c
ontr
adic
ts
the
prin
cipl
es a
nd p
urpo
ses
ensh
rine
d in
the
Cha
rter
of
the
Org
aniz
atio
n of
A
mer
ican
Sta
tes;
CO
NS
IDE
RIN
G
that
th
e fo
rced
di
sapp
eara
nce
of
pers
ons
of
pers
ons
viol
ates
num
erou
s no
n-de
roga
ble
and
esse
ntia
l hu
man
rig
hts
ensh
rine
d in
th
e A
mer
ican
Con
vent
ion
on H
uman
Rig
hts,
in
the
Am
eric
an D
ecla
rati
on
of t
he R
ight
s an
d D
utie
s of
Man
, an
d in
the
Uni
vers
al D
ecla
rati
on o
f H
uman
Rig
hts;
RE
CA
LL
ING
tha
t th
e in
tern
atio
nal
prot
ecti
on o
f hu
man
rig
hts
is i
n th
e fo
rm
of
a co
nven
tion
re
info
rcin
g or
co
mpl
emen
ting
th
e pr
otec
tion
pr
ovid
ed b
y do
mes
tic
law
and
is
base
d up
on t
he a
ttri
bute
s of
the
hum
an
pers
onal
ity;
RE
AF
FIR
MIN
G t
hat
the
syst
emat
ic p
ract
ice
of t
he f
orce
d di
sapp
eara
nce
of p
erso
ns c
onst
itut
es a
cri
me
agai
nst h
uman
ity;
HO
PIN
G t
hat
this
Con
vent
ion
may
hel
p to
pre
vent
, pu
nish
, an
d el
imin
ate
the
forc
ed
disa
ppea
ranc
e of
pe
rson
s in
th
e H
emis
pher
e an
d m
ake
a de
cisi
ve c
ontr
ibut
ion
to th
e pr
otec
tion
of
hum
an r
ight
s an
d th
e ru
le o
f la
w,
RE
SO
LV
E t
o ad
opt
the
foll
owin
g In
ter-
Am
eric
an C
onve
ntio
n on
For
ced
Dis
appe
aran
ce o
f P
erso
ns:
Art
icle
I
The
Sta
tes
Par
ties
to th
is C
onve
ntio
n un
dert
ake:
a. N
ot t
o pr
acti
ce,
perm
it,
or t
oler
ate
the
forc
ed d
isap
pear
ance
of
pers
ons,
ev
en in
sta
tes
of e
mer
genc
y or
sus
pens
ion
of in
divi
dual
gua
rant
ees;
b. T
o pu
nish
wit
hin
thei
r ju
risd
icti
ons,
tho
se p
erso
ns w
ho c
omm
it o
r at
tem
pt t
o co
mm
it t
he c
rim
e of
for
ced
disa
ppea
ranc
e of
per
sons
and
the
ir
acco
mpl
ices
and
acc
esso
ries
;
c. T
o co
oper
ate
wit
h on
e an
othe
r in
hel
ping
to
prev
ent,
puni
sh,
and
elim
inat
e th
e fo
rced
dis
appe
aran
ce o
f pe
rson
s;
d. T
o ta
ke l
egis
lati
ve,
adm
inis
trat
ive,
jud
icia
l, an
d an
y ot
her
mea
sure
s ne
cess
ary
to c
ompl
y w
ith
the
com
mit
men
ts u
nder
take
n in
this
Con
vent
ion.
Art
icle
II
For
the
purp
oses
of
this
Con
vent
ion,
for
ced
disa
ppea
ranc
e is
con
side
red
to
be t
he a
ct o
f de
priv
ing
a pe
rson
or
pers
ons
of h
is o
r th
eir
free
dom
, in
w
hate
ver
way
, per
petr
ated
by
agen
ts o
f th
e st
ate
or b
y pe
rson
s or
gro
ups
of
pers
ons
acti
ng w
ith
the
auth
oriz
atio
n, s
uppo
rt, o
r ac
quie
scen
ce o
f th
e st
ate,
fo
llow
ed b
y an
abs
ence
of
info
rmat
ion
or a
ref
usal
to
ackn
owle
dge
that
de
priv
atio
n of
fre
edom
or
to g
ive
info
rmat
ion
on t
he w
here
abou
ts o
f th
at
pers
on,
ther
eby
impe
ding
hi
s or
he
r re
cour
se
to
the
appl
icab
le
lega
l re
med
ies
and
proc
edur
al g
uara
ntee
s.
Art
icle
III
The
S
tate
s P
arti
es
unde
rtak
e to
ad
opt,
in
acco
rdan
ce
wit
h th
eir
cons
titu
tion
al p
roce
dure
s, t
he l
egis
lati
ve m
easu
res
that
may
be
need
ed t
o de
fine
the
for
ced
disa
ppea
ranc
e of
per
sons
as
an o
ffen
se a
nd t
o im
pose
an
appr
opri
ate
puni
shm
ent
com
men
sura
te
wit
h it
s ex
trem
e gr
avit
y.
Thi
s of
fens
e sh
all
be d
eem
ed c
onti
nuou
s or
per
man
ent
as l
ong
as t
he f
ate
or
whe
reab
outs
of
the
vict
im h
as n
ot b
een
dete
rmin
ed.
The
Sta
tes
Par
ties
may
est
abli
sh m
itig
atin
g ci
rcum
stan
ces
for
pers
ons
who
ha
ve p
arti
cipa
ted
in a
cts
cons
titu
ting
for
ced
disa
ppea
ranc
e w
hen
they
hel
p to
cau
se t
he v
icti
m t
o re
appe
ar a
live
or
prov
ide
info
rmat
ion
that
she
ds
ligh
t on
the
forc
ed d
isap
pear
ance
of
a pe
rson
.
Art
icle
IV
The
ac
ts
cons
titu
ting
th
e fo
rced
di
sapp
eara
nce
of
pers
ons
shal
l be
co
nsid
ered
off
ense
s in
eve
ry S
tate
Par
ty.
Con
sequ
ently
, ea
ch S
tate
Par
ty
shal
l ta
ke m
easu
res
to e
stab
lish
its
juri
sdic
tion
ove
r su
ch c
ases
in
the
foll
owin
g in
stan
ces:
a. W
hen
the
forc
ed d
isap
pear
ance
of
pers
ons
or a
ny a
ct c
onst
itut
ing
such
of
fens
e w
as c
omm
itte
d w
ithi
n it
s ju
risd
icti
on;
b. W
hen
the
accu
sed
is a
nat
iona
l of
that
sta
te;
c .W
hen
the
vict
im is
a n
atio
nal o
f th
at s
tate
and
that
sta
te s
ees
fit t
o do
so.
Eve
ry S
tate
Par
ty s
hall
, mor
eove
r, ta
ke th
e ne
cess
ary
mea
sure
s to
est
abli
sh
its
juri
sdic
tion
ove
r th
e cr
ime
desc
ribe
d in
thi
s C
onve
ntio
n w
hen
the
alle
ged
crim
inal
is
wit
hin
its
terr
itor
y an
d it
doe
s no
t pr
ocee
d to
ext
radi
te
him
.
Thi
s C
onve
ntio
n do
es n
ot a
utho
rize
any
Sta
te P
arty
to
unde
rtak
e, i
n th
e te
rrit
ory
of
anot
her
Sta
te
Par
ty,
the
exer
cise
of
ju
risd
icti
on
or
the
perf
orm
ance
of
func
tions
tha
t ar
e pl
aced
with
in t
he e
xclu
sive
pur
view
of
the
auth
orit
ies
of th
at o
ther
Par
ty b
y it
s do
mes
tic
law
.
Art
icle
V
The
for
ced
disa
ppea
ranc
e of
per
sons
sha
ll n
ot b
e co
nsid
ered
a p
olit
ical
of
fens
e fo
r pu
rpos
es o
f ex
trad
itio
n.
The
for
ced
disa
ppea
ranc
e of
per
sons
sha
ll b
e de
emed
to
be i
nclu
ded
amon
g th
e ex
trad
itab
le o
ffen
ses
in e
very
ext
radi
tion
tre
aty
ente
red
into
be
twee
n S
tate
s P
arti
es.
The
Sta
tes
Par
ties
und
erta
ke to
incl
ude
the
offe
nse
of f
orce
d di
sapp
eara
nce
as o
ne w
hich
is
extr
adit
able
in
ever
y ex
trad
itio
n tr
eaty
to
be c
oncl
uded
be
twee
n th
em in
the
futu
re.
Eve
ry S
tate
Par
ty t
hat
mak
es e
xtra
diti
on c
ondi
tion
al o
n th
e ex
iste
nce
of a
tr
eaty
and
rec
eive
s a
requ
est
for
extr
adit
ion
from
ano
ther
Sta
te P
arty
wit
h w
hich
it h
as n
o ex
trad
itio
n tr
eaty
may
con
side
r th
is C
onve
ntio
n as
the
nece
ssar
y le
gal
basi
s fo
r ex
trad
itio
n w
ith
resp
ect
to t
he o
ffen
se o
f fo
rced
di
sapp
eara
nce.
Sta
tes
Par
ties
whi
ch d
o no
t m
ake
extr
adit
ion
cond
itio
nal
on t
he e
xist
ence
of
a t
reat
y sh
all
reco
gniz
e su
ch o
ffen
se a
s ex
trad
itab
le,
subj
ect
to t
he
cond
ition
s im
pose
d by
the
law
of
the
requ
este
d st
ate.
Ext
radi
tion
sha
ll b
e su
bjec
t to
the
pro
visi
ons
set
fort
h in
the
con
stit
utio
n an
d ot
her
law
s of
the
requ
est s
tate
.
Art
icle
VI
Whe
n a
Sta
te P
arty
doe
s no
t gr
ant
the
extr
adit
ion,
the
cas
e sh
all
be
subm
itte
d to
its
com
pete
nt a
utho
riti
es a
s if
the
offe
nse
had
been
com
mit
ted
wit
hin
its
juri
sdic
tion
, fo
r th
e pu
rpos
es
of
inve
stig
atio
n an
d w
hen
appr
opri
ate,
for
cri
min
al a
ctio
n, i
n ac
cord
ance
wit
h it
s na
tion
al l
aw.
Any
de
cisi
on a
dopt
ed b
y th
ese
auth
orit
ies
shal
l be
com
mun
icat
ed t
o th
e st
ate
that
has
req
uest
ed th
e ex
trad
itio
n.
Art
icle
VII
Cri
min
al p
rose
cuti
on f
or t
he f
orce
d di
sapp
eara
nce
of p
erso
ns a
nd t
he
pena
lty
judi
cial
ly im
pose
d on
its
perp
etra
tor
shal
l not
be
subj
ect t
o st
atut
es
of li
mit
atio
ns.
How
ever
, if
ther
e sh
ould
be
a no
rm o
f a
fund
amen
tal
char
acte
r pr
even
ting
ap
plic
atio
n of
the
sti
pula
tion
con
tain
ed i
n th
e pr
evio
us p
arag
raph
, th
e pe
riod
of
lim
itat
ion
shal
l be
equ
al t
o th
at w
hich
app
lies
to
the
grav
est
crim
e in
the
dom
estic
law
s of
the
corr
espo
ndin
g S
tate
Par
ty.
Art
icle
VII
I
The
de
fens
e of
du
e ob
edie
nce
to
supe
rior
or
ders
or
in
stru
ctio
ns
that
st
ipul
ate,
au
thor
ize,
or
en
cour
age
forc
ed
disa
ppea
ranc
e sh
all
not
be
adm
itte
d. A
ll p
erso
ns w
ho r
ecei
ve s
uch
orde
rs h
ave
the
righ
t an
d du
ty n
ot
to o
bey
them
.
The
Sta
tes
Par
ties
sha
ll e
nsur
e th
at t
he t
rain
ing
of p
ubli
c la
w-e
nfor
cem
ent
pers
onne
l or
off
icia
ls i
nclu
des
the
nece
ssar
y ed
ucat
ion
on t
he o
ffen
se o
f fo
rced
dis
appe
aran
ce o
f pe
rson
s. A
rtic
le I
X
Per
sons
all
eged
to
be r
espo
nsib
le f
or t
he a
cts
cons
titu
ting
the
off
ense
of
forc
ed d
isap
pear
ance
of
pe
rson
s m
ay
be
trie
d on
ly
in
the
com
pete
nt
juri
sdic
tion
s of
ord
inar
y la
w i
n ea
ch s
tate
, to
the
exc
lusi
on o
f al
l ot
her
spec
ial j
uris
dict
ions
, par
ticu
larl
y m
ilit
ary
juri
sdic
tion
s.
The
act
s co
nsti
tuti
ng f
orce
d di
sapp
eara
nce
shal
l no
t be
dee
med
to
have
be
en c
omm
itte
d in
the
cour
se o
f m
ilit
ary
duti
es.
Pri
vile
ges,
im
mun
itie
s, o
r sp
ecia
l di
spen
sati
ons
shal
l no
t be
adm
itte
d in
su
ch t
rial
s, w
itho
ut p
reju
dice
to
the
prov
isio
ns s
et f
orth
in
the
Vie
nna
Con
vent
ion
on D
iplo
mat
ic R
elat
ions
.
Art
icle
X
In n
o ca
se m
ay e
xcep
tion
al c
ircu
mst
ance
s su
ch a
s a
stat
e of
war
, the
thr
eat
of w
ar,
inte
rnal
pol
itic
al i
nsta
bili
ty,
or a
ny o
ther
pub
lic
emer
genc
y be
in
voke
d to
jus
tify
the
for
ced
disa
ppea
ranc
e of
per
sons
. In
suc
h ca
ses,
the
ri
ght
to e
xped
itio
us a
nd e
ffec
tive
jud
icia
l pr
oced
ures
and
rec
ours
e sh
all
be
reta
ined
as
a m
eans
of
dete
rmin
ing
the
whe
reab
outs
or
stat
e of
hea
lth
of a
pers
on w
ho h
as b
een
depr
ived
of
free
dom
, or
of
iden
tify
ing
the
offi
cial
w
ho o
rder
ed o
r ca
rrie
d ou
t suc
h de
priv
atio
n of
fre
edom
.
In p
ursu
ing
such
pro
cedu
res
or r
ecou
rse,
and
in
keep
ing
wit
h ap
plic
able
do
mes
tic
law
, th
e co
mpe
tent
ju
dici
al
auth
orit
ies
shal
l ha
ve
free
an
d im
med
iate
acc
ess
to a
ll d
eten
tion
cen
ters
and
to
each
of
thei
r un
its,
and
to
all p
lace
s w
here
ther
e is
rea
son
to b
elie
ve t
he d
isap
pear
ed p
erso
n m
ight
be
foun
d in
clud
ing
plac
es th
at a
re s
ubje
ct to
mil
itar
y ju
risd
icti
on.
Art
icle
XI
Eve
ry p
erso
n de
priv
ed o
f li
bert
y sh
all
be h
eld
in a
n of
fici
ally
rec
ogni
zed
plac
e of
det
enti
on a
nd b
e br
ough
t be
fore
a c
ompe
tent
jud
icia
l au
thor
ity
wit
hout
del
ay, i
n ac
cord
ance
wit
h ap
plic
able
dom
esti
c la
w.
The
Sta
tes
Par
ties
sha
ll e
stab
lish
and
mai
ntai
n of
fici
al u
p-to
-dat
e re
gist
ries
of
the
ir d
etai
nees
and
, in
acc
orda
nce
wit
h th
eir
dom
esti
c la
w,
shal
l m
ake
them
ava
ilab
le t
o re
lativ
es,
judg
es,
atto
rney
s, a
ny o
ther
per
son
havi
ng a
le
giti
mat
e in
tere
st, a
nd o
ther
aut
hori
ties.
Art
icle
XII
The
Sta
tes
Par
ties
sha
ll g
ive
each
oth
er m
utua
l ass
ista
nce
in th
e se
arch
for
, id
enti
fica
tion
, lo
cati
on,
and
retu
rn o
f m
inor
s w
ho h
ave
been
rem
oved
to
anot
her
stat
e or
de
tain
ed
ther
ein
as
a co
nseq
uenc
e of
th
e fo
rced
di
sapp
eara
nce
of th
eir
pare
nts
or g
uard
ians
.
Art
icle
XII
I
For
th
e pu
rpos
es
of
this
C
onve
ntio
n,
the
proc
essi
ng
of
peti
tion
s or
co
mm
unic
atio
ns p
rese
nted
to
the
Inte
r-A
mer
ican
Com
mis
sion
on
Hum
an
Rig
hts
alle
ging
the
for
ced
disa
ppea
ranc
e of
per
sons
sha
ll b
e su
bjec
t to
the
pr
oced
ures
est
abli
shed
in
the
Am
eric
an C
onve
ntio
n on
Hum
an R
ight
s an
d
to
the
Sta
tue
and
Reg
ulat
ions
of
th
e In
ter-
Am
eric
an
Com
mis
sion
on
H
uman
Rig
hts
and
to t
he S
tatu
te a
nd R
ules
of
Pro
cedu
re o
f th
e In
ter-
Am
eric
an
Cou
rt
of
Hum
an
Rig
hts,
in
clud
ing
the
prov
isio
ns
on
prec
auti
onar
y m
easu
res.
Art
icle
XIV
Wit
hout
pre
judi
ce t
o th
e pr
ovis
ions
of
the
prec
edin
g ar
ticl
e, w
hen
the
Inte
r-A
mer
ican
C
omm
issi
on
on
Hum
an
Rig
hts
rece
ives
a
peti
tion
or
co
mm
unic
atio
n re
gard
ing
an a
lleg
ed f
orce
d di
sapp
eara
nce,
its
Exe
cuti
ve
Sec
reta
riat
sh
all
urge
ntly
an
d co
nfid
enti
ally
ad
dres
s th
e re
spec
tive
go
vern
men
t, an
d sh
all
requ
est
that
gov
ernm
ent
to p
rovi
de a
s so
on a
s po
ssib
le i
nfor
mat
ion
as t
o th
e w
here
abou
ts o
f th
e al
lege
dly
disa
ppea
red
pers
on to
geth
er w
ith
any
othe
r in
form
atio
n it
con
side
rs p
erti
nent
, and
suc
h re
ques
t sha
ll b
e w
itho
ut p
reju
dice
as
to th
e ad
mis
sibi
lity
of
the
peti
tion
.
Art
icle
XV
Non
e of
the
pro
visi
ons
of t
his
Con
vent
ion
shal
l be
int
erpr
eted
as
lim
itin
g ot
her
bila
tera
l or
mul
tila
tera
l tr
eati
es o
r ot
her
agre
emen
ts s
igne
d by
the
P
arti
es.
Thi
s C
onve
ntio
n sh
all
not
appl
y to
th
e in
tern
atio
nal
arm
ed
conf
lict
s go
vern
ed b
y th
e 19
49 G
enev
a C
onve
ntio
ns a
nd i
ts P
roto
col
conc
erni
ng
prot
ecti
on o
f w
ound
ed,
sick
, an
d sh
ipw
reck
ed m
embe
rs o
f th
e ar
med
fo
rces
; and
pri
sone
rs o
f w
ar a
nd c
ivil
ians
in ti
me
of w
ar.
Art
icle
XV
I
Thi
s C
onve
ntio
n is
op
en
for
sign
atur
e by
th
e m
embe
r st
ates
of
th
e O
rgan
izat
ion
of A
mer
ican
Sta
tes.
Art
icle
XV
II
Thi
s C
onve
ntio
n is
sub
ject
to
rati
fica
tion
. T
he i
nstr
umen
ts o
f ra
tifi
cati
on
shal
l be
dep
osit
ed w
ith
the
Gen
eral
Sec
reta
riat
of
the
Org
aniz
atio
n of
A
mer
ican
Sta
tes.
Art
icle
XV
III
Thi
s C
onve
ntio
n sh
all
be
open
to
ac
cess
ion
by
any
othe
r st
ate.
T
he
inst
rum
ents
of
acce
ssio
n sh
all
be d
epos
ited
wit
h th
e G
ener
al S
ecre
tari
at o
f th
e O
rgan
izat
ion
of A
mer
ican
Sta
tes.
Art
icle
XIX
The
sta
tes
may
exp
ress
res
erva
tion
s w
ith
resp
ect
to t
his
Con
vent
ion
whe
n ad
opti
ng,
sign
ing,
rat
ifyi
ng o
r ac
cedi
ng t
o it
, un
less
suc
h re
serv
atio
ns a
re
inco
mpa
tibl
e w
ith
the
obje
ct a
nd p
urpo
se o
f th
e C
onve
ntio
n an
d as
long
as
they
ref
er to
one
or
mor
e sp
ecif
ic p
rovi
sion
s.
Art
icle
XX
Thi
s C
onve
ntio
n sh
all
ente
r in
to f
orce
for
the
rat
ifyi
ng s
tate
s on
the
th
irti
eth
day
from
th
e da
te
of
depo
sit
of
the
seco
nd
inst
rum
ent
of
rati
fica
tion
.
For
eac
h st
ate
rati
fyin
g or
acc
edin
g to
the
Con
vent
ion
afte
r th
e se
cond
in
stru
men
t of
rat
ific
atio
n ha
s be
en d
epos
ited
, th
e C
onve
ntio
n sh
all
ente
r in
to f
orce
on
the
thir
tiet
h da
y fr
om t
he d
ate
on w
hich
tha
t st
ate
depo
site
d it
s in
stru
men
t of
rati
fica
tion
or
acce
ssio
n.
Art
icle
XX
I
Thi
s C
onve
ntio
n sh
all
rem
ain
in f
orce
ind
efin
itel
y, b
uy m
ay b
e de
noun
ced
by a
ny S
tate
Par
ty. T
he i
nstr
umen
t of
denu
ncia
tion
sha
ll b
e de
posi
ted
wit
h
the
Gen
eral
S
ecre
tari
at
of
the
Org
aniz
atio
n of
A
mer
ican
S
tate
s.
The
C
onve
ntio
n sh
all
ceas
e to
be
in e
ffec
t fo
r th
e de
noun
cing
sta
te a
nd s
hall
re
mai
n in
for
ce f
or t
he o
ther
Sta
tes
Par
ties
one
year
fro
m t
he d
ate
of
depo
sit o
f th
e in
stru
men
t of
denu
ncia
tion
.
Art
icle
XX
II
The
or
igin
al
inst
rum
ent
of
this
C
onve
ntio
n,
the
Spa
nish
, E
ngli
sh,
Por
tugu
ese,
and
Fre
nch
text
s of
whi
ch a
re e
qual
ly a
uthe
ntic
, sh
all
be
depo
site
d w
ith
the
Gen
eral
Sec
reta
riat
of
the
Org
aniz
atio
n of
Am
eric
an
Sta
tes,
whi
ch s
hall
for
war
d ce
rtif
ied
copi
es t
here
of t
o th
e U
nite
d N
atio
ns
Sec
reta
riat
, for
reg
istr
atio
n an
d pu
blic
atio
n, in
acc
orda
nce
wit
h A
rtic
le 1
02
of t
he C
hart
er o
f th
e U
nite
d N
atio
ns.
The
Gen
eral
Sec
reta
riat
of
the
Org
aniz
atio
n of
A
mer
ican
St
ates
sh
all
noti
fy
mem
ber
stat
es
of
the
Org
aniz
atio
n an
d st
ates
acc
edin
g to
the
Con
vent
ion
of t
he s
igna
ture
s an
d de
posi
t of
ins
trum
ents
of
rati
fica
tion
, acc
essi
on o
r de
nunc
iati
on, a
s w
ell
as
of a
ny r
eser
vati
ons
that
may
be
expr
esse
d.
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