Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities

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disability rights treaty human rights treaty inter-American treaty

The Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities is a regional human rights treaty that obligates member states in the Americas to prevent, eliminate, and sanction discrimination against people with disabilities and to promote their full inclusion in society.

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Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	disability rights treaty ⓘ human rights treaty ⓘ inter-American treaty ⓘ
adoptedAt	Guatemala City NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedBy	Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ
adoptedIn	1999 ⓘ
aimsToProtect	persons with mental disabilities ⓘ persons with physical disabilities ⓘ persons with sensory disabilities ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Inter-American Convention on Disabilities NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	principle of equality ⓘ principle of non-discrimination ⓘ principle of respect for inherent dignity of persons with disabilities ⓘ
defines	discrimination against persons with disabilities ⓘ
encourages	exchange of technical expertise on disability policies ⓘ international cooperation on disability issues ⓘ
geographicalScope	member states of the Organization of American States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalArea	disability law ⓘ international human rights law ⓘ
legalStatus	binding international treaty ⓘ
monitoringBody	Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ
obligates	States parties ⓘ
obligationType	eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities ⓘ prevent discrimination against persons with disabilities ⓘ promote full inclusion of persons with disabilities ⓘ sanction discrimination against persons with disabilities ⓘ
promotes	accessibility ⓘ equality of opportunity ⓘ independence of persons with disabilities ⓘ participation of persons with disabilities in community life ⓘ
purpose	elimination of all forms of discrimination against persons with disabilities ⓘ promotion of full integration of persons with disabilities into society ⓘ
region	Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionalSystem	Inter-American human rights system NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	American Convention on Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	adoption of educational measures ⓘ adoption of labor-related measures ⓘ adoption of legislative measures ⓘ adoption of social measures ⓘ
subjectMatter	non-discrimination ⓘ rights of persons with disabilities ⓘ

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Treaties of the Organization of American States → hasPart → Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities ⓘ