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REGIONAL CONVENTIONS
African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, adopted June 27, 1981, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev. 5, 21 I.L.M. 58 (1982), entered into force Oct. 21, 1986.
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/24.9/49 (1990), entered into force November 29, 1999.
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The Addis Ababa Document on Refugees and Forced Population Displacements in Africa, Adopted by the OAU/UNHCR Symposium on Refugees and Forced Population Displacements in Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 8 - 10 September 1994.
Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, 1001 U.N.T.S. 45, entered into force June 20, 1974.
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Declaration on a Code of Conduct for Inter-African Relations, Assembly of Heads of State and Government, Thirtieth Ordinary Session, Tunis, Tunisia, 13-15 June 1994.
The Dar es Salaam Declaration on Academic Freedom and Social Responsibility of Academics (1990).
The Kampala Declaration on Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility (1990).
The Khartoum Declaration on Africa's Refugee Crisis,
OAU Doc. BR/COM/XV/55.90 (1990).
Charter of the Organization of American States, 119 U.N.T.S. 3, entered into force December 13, 1951; amended by Protocol of Buenos Aires, 721 U.N.T.S. 324, O.A.S. Treaty Series, No. 1-A, entered into force Feb. 27, 1970; amended by Protocol of Cartagena, O.A.S. Treaty Series, No. 66, 25 I.L.M. 527, entered into force Nov. 16, 1988; amended by Protocol of Washington, 1-E Rev. OEA Documentos Oficiales OEA/Ser.A/2 Add. 3 (SEPF), 33 I.L.M. 1005, entered into force September 25, 1997; amended by Protocol of Managua, 1-F Rev. OEA Documentos Oficiales OEA/Ser.A/2 Add.4 (SEPF), 33 I.L.M. 1009, entered into force January 29, 1996.
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Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States "Protocol of Buenos Aires", O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 1-A, entered into force March 12, 1970.
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Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States "Protocol of Cartagena de Indias", O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 66, entered into force November 16, 1988.
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Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States "Protocol of Managua", 1-F Rev. OEA Documentos Oficiales OEA/Ser.A/2 Add.4 (SEPF), entered into force January 29, 1996.
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Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of the Organization of American States "Protocol of Washington", 1-E Rev. OEA Documentos Oficiales OEA/Ser.A/2 Add. 3 (SEPF), entered into force September 25, 1997.
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American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, O.A.S. Res. XXX, adopted by the Ninth International Conference of American States (1948), reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 17 (1992). 
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American Convention on Human Rights, O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 36, 1144 U.N.T.S. 123 entered into force July 18, 1978, reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 25 (1992). 
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 69 (1988), signed November 17, 1988, reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 67 (1992). 
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Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty, O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 73 (1990), adopted June 8, 1990, reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 80 (1992).  
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Inter-American Democratic Charter, Inter-American Democratic Charter, OAS
Doc. OEA/SerP/AG/Res.1 (2001); 28th Spec. Sess., OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.P/AG/RES.1 (XXVIII-E/01) (OAS General Assembly) (Sept. 11, 2001), 40 I.L.M. 1289 (2001).
Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities, AG/RES. 1608, 7 June 1999.
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Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons, 33 I.L.M.1429 (1994), entered into force March 28, 1996.
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Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture, O.A.S. Treaty Series No. 67, entered into force Feb. 28, 1987, reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc. 6 rev.1 at 83 (1992). 
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Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women, 33 I.L.M. 1534 (1994), entered into force March 5, 1995.
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Proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Approved by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on February 26, 1997, at its 1333rd session, 95th Regular Session), OEA/Ser/L/V/.II.95 Doc.6 (1997).
Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, O.A.S. Res. 447 (IX-0/79), O.A.S. Off. Rec. OEA/Ser.P/IX.0.2/80, Vol. 1 at 88, Annual Report of the Inter- American Commission on Human Rights, OEA/Ser.L/V/11.50 doc.13 rev. 1 at 10 (1980), reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 93 (1992). 
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Regulations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 103 (1992). 
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New Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
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Statute of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights, O.A.S. Res. 448 (IX-0/79), O.A.S. Off. Rec. OEA/Ser.P/IX.0.2/80, Vol. 1 at 98, Annual Report of the Inter- American Court on Human Rights, OEA/Ser.L/V.III.3 doc. 13 corr. 1 at 16 (1980), reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 133 (1992). 
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Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court on Human Rights, Annual Report of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, 1991, O.A.S. Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/III.25 doc.7 at 18 (1992), reprinted in Basic Documents Pertaining to Human Rights in the Inter-American System, OEA/Ser.L.V/II.82 doc.6 rev.1 at 145 (1992). 
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Human Rights and the Environment, AG/RES. 1926 (XXXIII-O/03), Adopted at the fourth plenary session held on June 10, 2003.
Inter-American Democratic Charter, Adopted by the General Assembly at its special session held in Lima, Peru, on September 11, 2001, OEA/Ser.G/CP-1 at 11 (2003) .
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[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS 5), 213 U.N.T.S. 222, entered into force Sept. 3, 1953, as amended by Protocols Nos 3, 5, and 8 which entered into force on 21 September 1970, 20 December 1971 and 1 January 1990 respectively. 
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Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS 9), 213 U.N.T.S. 262, entered into force May 18, 1954. 
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Protocol No. 2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS 44), entered into force Sept. 21, 1970. 
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Protocol No. 3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS 45), entered into force Sept. 21, 1970. 
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Protocol No. 4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS 46), entered into force May 2, 1968. 
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Protocol No. 5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS 55), entered into force Dec. 20, 1971. 
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Protocol No. 6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS 114), entered into force March 1, 1985. 
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Protocol No. 7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS 117), entered into force Nov. 1, 1988. 
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Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS 118), entered into force Jan.1, 1990. 
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Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS 140), entered into force Oct. 1, 1994. 
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Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS 146), March 25, 1992. 
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Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS 155), May 11, 1994.
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Protocol No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS No. 177), entered into force April 1, 2005.
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Protocol No. 13 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS No. 187) entered into force Jan. 7, 2003.
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Protocol No. 14 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, (ETS No. 194) not entered into force.
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Protocol Amending the European Social Charter, (ETS) 142, Oct. 21, 1991, not in force. 
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European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, E.T.S. 126, entered into force Feb. 1, 1989. 
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Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (ETS 151)
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Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (ETS 152)
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 2000 O.J. (C 364) 1, (Dec. 7, 2000).
Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam,Aug. 5, 1990, U.N. GAOR, World Conf. on Hum. Rts., 4th Sess., Agenda Item 5, U.N. Doc. A/CONF.157/PC/62/Add.18 (1993) [English translation].
Council of the League of Arab States, Arab Charter on Human Rights, September 15, 1994, reprinted in 18 Hum. Rts. L.J. 151 (1997).
Council of the League of Arab States, Arab Charter on Human Rights, May 23, 2004 [English translation of text adopted by the Arab Standing Committee for Human Rights, 5-14 January 2004, but it is not certain whether this version is the final text].
Organization of American States Convention on Territorial Asylum,
Mar. 28, 1954, 1438 U.N. 129, OAS Treaty Series, No. 19.
Organization of American States Convention on Diplomatic Asylum, Mar.
28, 1954, 1438 U.N. 104, OAS Treaty Series, No. 18.

 


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