Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
GPTKB entity
Properties (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
international treaty
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| gptkbp:addresses |
state responsibility
enforced disappearances impacts on families of victims |
| gptkbp:aimsTo |
strengthen rule of law
combat human rights violations |
| gptkbp:bornIn |
September 9, 1994
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| gptkbp:effectiveDate |
March 28, 1996
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
multiple_countries_in_the_Americas
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| gptkbp:encourages |
international cooperation
community engagement in human rights documentation of disappearances public awareness of disappearances |
| gptkbp:enforces |
gptkb:Inter-American_Court_of_Human_Rights
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons
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| gptkbp:impact |
strengthens regional human rights framework
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
international human rights law
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| gptkbp:is_monitored_by |
gptkb:OAS_General_Assembly
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| gptkbp:mandates |
right to justice
right to truth victim protection prohibition of forced disappearance |
| gptkbp:promotes |
cooperation among states
protection of human rights defenders legal reforms in member states awareness of forced disappearances |
| gptkbp:provides |
framework for accountability
definition of forced disappearance |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to prevent and punish forced disappearances
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:International_Covenant_on_Civil_and_Political_Rights
human rights victim support services social justice movements international humanitarian law transitional justice global human rights initiatives Convention against Torture victims of state violence dictatorships in the 20th century human rights abuses during conflicts disappearances_in_Latin_America |
| gptkbp:requires |
ensure access to justice
prosecute perpetrators adopt measures to prevent disappearances cooperate in investigations criminalize forced disappearance ensure effective remedies ensure non-recurrence of disappearances investigate disappearances promptly provide information to families provide reparations to victims |
| gptkbp:signatories |
OAS_member_states
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| gptkbp:significance |
addresses impunity for disappearances
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| gptkbp:supports |
truth commissions
victim advocacy groups victim-centered approaches legal aid for victims |
| gptkbp:training |
gptkb:Inter-American_Commission_on_Human_Rights
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| gptkbp:treaty |
2/3 majority of OAS member states
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