Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture

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The Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture is a regional human rights treaty adopted within the Organization of American States that defines, prohibits, and establishes mechanisms to combat torture in the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human rights treaty
international convention
regional treaty
adoptedBy Organization of American States
adoptedWithin Inter-American human rights system
appliesTo state parties of the Organization of American States
basedOn absolute prohibition of torture
non-derogable rights
defines torture
establishes state obligations to investigate torture
state obligations to prevent torture
state obligations to provide reparations for torture
state obligations to punish torture
establishesMechanisms contentious jurisdiction of Inter-American Court of Human Rights
individual petitions before Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
international responsibility of states for torture
hasEnforcementBody Inter-American Court of Human Rights
hasMonitoringBody Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
language English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
legalDomain anti-torture law
international human rights law
international humanitarian law
primaryObjective eradicate torture
prevent torture
punish torture
prohibits cruel treatment
degrading treatment
extradition to risk of torture
inhuman treatment
refoulement to risk of torture
torture
use of torture-derived evidence
region Americas
Caribbean
Latin America
relatedTo American Convention on Human Rights
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
surface form: United Nations Convention against Torture
requires criminalization of torture in domestic law
effective investigation of torture allegations
prosecution of alleged torturers
punishment of perpetrators of torture
safeguards for persons deprived of liberty
training of law enforcement personnel on prohibition of torture
subjectMatter prohibition of torture
protection of human dignity
protection of physical integrity

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Inter-American human rights system coreInstrument Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
Treaties of the Organization of American States hasPart Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture