Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture

IACPPT
Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
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Signed	9 December 1985
Location	Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Effective	28 February 1987
Condition	2 ratifications
Signatories	20
Parties	18
Depositary	General Secretariat of the Organization of American States
Languages	English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish

The Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture (IACPPT) is an international human rights instrument, created in 1985 within the Western Hemisphere Organization of American States and intended to prevent torture and other similar activities.

The Inter-American Convention entered into force on February 28, 1987, and, as of 2013, 18 nations are party to it, with another two having signed but not yet ratified.^[1]

The Inter-American Convention defines torture more expansively than the United Nations Convention Against Torture, including "the use of methods upon a person intended to obliterate the personality of the victim or to diminish his physical or mental capacities, even if they do not cause physical pain or mental anguish." The Convention is one of a series of OAS agreements that seek to protect human rights, within the framework of the American Convention on Human Rights, which bans torture in less detail.

The Convention also requires states to take effective measures to prevent torture within their borders, and creates an ability to extradite persons accused of torture.

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↑ OAS, Signatories and Ratifications

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International human rights instruments

Declarations

Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples Cairo Declaration of Human Rights Declaration of the Rights of the Child Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Universal Declaration of Human Rights American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man Paris Principles

International law

Regional law

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights European Convention on Human Rights Convention for the Prevention of Torture Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Social Charter American Convention on Human Rights Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities

International humanitarian law

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Convention relating to the Status of Refugees Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees Geneva Conventions Hague Conventions Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

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Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture

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