The Inter-American Convention on The Forced Disappearance of Persons is a

treaty A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations An international organization or international o ...

of the

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

(OAS) intended to combat the

forced disappearance An enforced disappearance (or forced disappearance) is the secret abduction or imprisonment of a person by a state or political organization, or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or political organiza ...

of persons. The Convention was adopted in 1994. Ratification is open to all members of the OAS and , the convention has been ratified by 15 states. Violations of the convention can be brought to the

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the IACHR or, in the three other official languages Spanish, French, and Portuguese CIDH, ''Comisión Interamericana de los Derechos Humanos'', ''Commission Interaméricaine des Droits de l'Homme'', ...

. , the only state to have signed the convention but not ratified it is

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References

External links

Full Text of the Treaty at the website of the OAS
Enforced disappearance Human rights in Latin America Human rights instruments Organization of American States treaties Treaties concluded in 1994 Treaties entered into force in 1996 Treaties of Argentina Treaties of Bolivia Treaties of Brazil Treaties of Chile Treaties of Colombia Treaties of Costa Rica Treaties of Ecuador Treaties of Guatemala Treaties of Honduras Treaties of Mexico Treaties of Panama Treaties of Paraguay Treaties of Peru Treaties of Uruguay Treaties of Venezuela 1994 in Brazil {{humanrights-stub