AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
“PACT OF SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA”
Signed at San José, Costa Rica, on November 22, 1969,
at the Inter-American Specialized Conference on Human Rights
ENTRY INTO FORCE: 18 July 1978, in accordance with Article 74(2) of the Convention
DEPOSITORY: OAS General Secretariat (Original instrument and ratifications)
TEXT: OAS Treaty Series, No. 36
UN REGISTRATION: 27 August 1979, No. 17955
Date of Deposit of Date of Acceptance
Signatory Date of Instrument of Ratifi- of the Jurisdiction
Countries Signature cation or Adherence of the Court
Argentina 02/II/84 05/IX/84 05/IX/84
Barbados 20/VI/78 27/XI/82
Bolivia 19/VII/79 27/VII/93
Brasil 25/IX/92
Chile 22/XI/69 21/VIII/90 21/VIII/90
Colombia 22/XI/69 31/VII/73 21/VI/85
Costa Rica 22/XI/69 08/IV/70 02/VII/80
Dominica 11/VI/93
Dominican Rep. 07/IX/77 19/IV/78
Ecuador 22/XI/69 28/XII/77 24/VII/84
El Salvador 22/XI/69 23/VI/78 06/VI/95
Grenada 14/VII/78 18/VII/78
Guatemala 22/XI/69 25/V/78 09/III/87
Haiti 27/IX/77
Honduras 22/XI/69 08/IX/77 09/IX/81
Jamaica 16/IX/77 07/VIII/78
Mexico 24/III/81
Nicaragua 22/XI/69 25/IX/79 12/II/91
Panamá 22/XI/69 22/VI/78 09/V/90
Paraguay 22/XI/69 24/VIII/89 26/III/93
Peru 27/VII/77 28/VII/78 21/I/81
Suriname 12/XI/87 12/XI/87
Trinidad and Tobago 28/V/91 28/V/91
United States 01/VI/77
Uruguay 22/XI/69 19/IV/85 19/IV/85
Venezuela 22/XI/69 09/VIII/77 24/VI/81
ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE AMERICAN CONVENTION
ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE AREA OF ECONOMIC
SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
“PROTOCOL OF SAN SALVADOR”
Signed at San Salvador, El Salvador, on November 17, 1988,
at the Eighteenth Regular Session of the General Assembly
ENTRY INTO FORCE: When eleven States have deposited their respective instrument of ratification or accession
DEPOSITORY: OAS General Secretariat (Original instrument and ratifications)
TEXT: OAS Treaty Series, No. 69.
UN REGISTRATION:
DATE OF DEPOSIT OF
SIGNATORY DATE OF INSTRUMENT OF RATIFI-
COUNTRIES SIGNATURE CATION OR ADHERENCE
Argentina 17/XI/88
Bolivia 17/XI/88
Brazil 21/VIII/96
Costa Rica 17/XI/88
Dominican Rep. 17/XI/88
Ecuador 17/XI/88 25/III/93
El Salvador 17/XI/88 06/VI/95
Guatemala 17/XI/88
Haiti 17/XI/88
Mexico 17/XI/88 16/IV/96
Nicaragua 17/XI/88
Panama 17/XI/88 18/II/93
Paraguay 26/VIII/96
Peru 17/XI/88 04/VI/95
Suriname 10/VII/90
Uruguay 17/XI/88 02/IV/96
Venezuela 27/I/89
PROTOCOL TO THE AMERICAN CONVENTION
ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO ABOLISH
THE DEATH PENALTY
Signed at Asunción, Paraguay, on June 8, 1990,
at the Twentieth Regular Session of the
General Assembly
ENTRY INTO FORCE: For the States which ratify or adhere to it, upon the deposit of the respective instrument of ratification or accession
DEPOSITORY: OAS General Secretariat (Original instrument and ratifications)
TEXT: OAS, Treaty Series, No. 73
UN REGISTRATION:
DATE OF DEPOSIT OF
SIGNATORY DATE OF INSTRUMENT OF RATIFI-
COUNTRIES SIGNATURE CATION OR ADHRENCE
Brazil 07/VI/94 13/VIII/96
Costa Rica 28/X/91
Ecuador 27/VIII/90
Nicaragua 30/VIII/90
Panama 26/XI/90 28/VIII/91
Uruguay 02/X/90 04/IV/94
Venezuela 25/IX/90 06/X/93