1969 (in force 1978) · Charters, declarations and treaties
American Convention on Human Rights
The Americas
The main human-rights treaty of the Americas, which created the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Why it matters
Its court's judgments have shaped law across Latin America, for example on disappearances and the rights of indigenous peoples.
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