Inter-American human rights system

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human rights regime mechanism of the Organization of American States regional human rights protection system

The Inter-American human rights system is a regional framework under the Organization of American States that protects and promotes human rights in the Americas through bodies such as the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Inter-American system	3
Inter-American Human Rights System	1
Inter-American system of human rights	1
Inter-American system of human rights protection	1
human rights and the Inter‑American Human Rights System	1
inter-American human rights system	1
inter-American system	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human rights regime ⓘ mechanism of the Organization of American States ⓘ regional human rights protection system ⓘ
appliesTo	member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ states parties to the American Convention on Human Rights ⓘ
basedOn	American Convention on Human Rights ⓘ American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man ⓘ Charter of the Organization of American States ⓘ surface form: OAS Charter
cooperatesWith	European human rights system ⓘ United Nations human rights system ⓘ
coreInstrument	American Convention on Human Rights ⓘ American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man ⓘ Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons ⓘ Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women ⓘ Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture ⓘ Protocol of San Salvador ⓘ Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty ⓘ
develops	Inter-American human rights jurisprudence ⓘ
field	international human rights law ⓘ regional human rights protection ⓘ
hasBody	Committee of Experts of the Follow-up Mechanism to the Belém do Pará Convention ⓘ Inter-American Commission of Women ⓘ surface form: Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (OAS) Inter-American Commission of Women ⓘ Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ Inter-American Court of Human Rights ⓘ Inter-American Institute of Human Rights ⓘ
hasMainOrgan	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ⓘ Inter-American Court of Human Rights ⓘ
hasProcedure	advisory opinions by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ⓘ contentious cases before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ⓘ individual petition system ⓘ on-site visits ⓘ precautionary measures ⓘ provisional measures ⓘ state petition system ⓘ thematic hearings ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	regional international law framework ⓘ
monitorsComplianceOf	American Convention on Human Rights ⓘ American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man ⓘ Treaties of the Organization of American States ⓘ surface form: Inter-American human rights treaties
parentOrganization	Organization of American States ⓘ
partOf	Organization of American States ⓘ
protects	civil and political rights ⓘ economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ rights of children ⓘ rights of indigenous peoples ⓘ rights of migrants and refugees ⓘ rights of persons deprived of liberty ⓘ rights of women ⓘ
purpose	development of human rights standards ⓘ promotion of human rights in the Americas ⓘ protection of human rights in the Americas ⓘ
regionServed	Americas ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flag of the Organization of American States → associatedWith → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: inter-American system

American Convention on Human Rights → jurisdiction → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

CIM → jurisdiction → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

subject surface form: Inter-American Commission of Women

this entity surface form: Inter-American system of human rights

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women → legalSystem → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: inter-American human rights system

Registry of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights → legalSystem → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights → legalSystem → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights → legalSystem → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inter-American system of human rights protection

Inter-American Council for Integral Development → memberOf → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inter-American system

Inter-American Court of Human Rights → memberOf → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inter-American Human Rights System

Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission → memberOf → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inter-American system

Inter-American Telecommunication Commission → memberOf → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inter-American system

American Convention on Human Rights → partOf → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights → partOf → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

Statute of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights → partOf → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

OAS General Assembly resolutions → regulates → Inter-American human rights system ⓘ

this entity surface form: human rights and the Inter‑American Human Rights System