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American Convention on Human Rights ( Pact of San José)

Authoring Organisation
Organization of American States
WHO MiNDbank Collection
International Human Rights Instruments and Resources
Resource Type
Conventions/Treaties
International/Regional Organisation
Organization of American States
Date Published
22 November 1969
Document Type
Convention/treaty
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The American Convention on Human Rights, also known as the Pact of San José, is an international human rights instrument. It was adopted on 22 November 1969 and came into force in . The bodies responsible for overseeing compliance with the Convention are the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, both of which are organs of the Organization of American States (OAS).

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