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06/11/2024

Inter-American Convention To Prevent And Punish Torture, 1985

Full Name: Inter-American Convention To Prevent And Punish Torture, 1985

Description

Prohibits torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment in the Americas. It establishes obligations for states to prevent and punish such acts, and to provide justice and reparation for victims.

Details

Abbreviation: IACPPT

International Organisations: Organization of American States

Geographical region: Americas

Binding nature: Binding

Country Party to Year of accession Reservation or Declaration
Afghanistan No
Albania No
Algeria No
Andorra No
Angola No
Antigua and Barbuda No No
Argentina Yes 1989 No
Armenia No
Australia No
Austria No
Azerbaijan No
Bahamas (the) No No
Bahrain No
Bangladesh No
Barbados No No
Belarus No
Belgium No
Belize No No
Benin No
Bhutan No
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Yes 2006 No
Bosnia and Herzegovina No
Botswana No
Brazil Yes 1989 No
Brunei Darussalam No
Bulgaria No
Burkina Faso No
Burundi No
Cabo Verde No
Cambodia No
Cameroon No
Canada No No
Central African Republic (the) No
Chad No
Chile Yes 1988 Yes
China No
Colombia Yes 1999 No
Comoros (the) No
Congo (the) No
Cook Islands (the) No
Costa Rica Yes 2000 No
Côte d'Ivoire No
Croatia No
Cuba No
Cyprus No
Czechia No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the) No
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the) No
Denmark No
Djibouti No
Dominica No No
Dominican Republic (the) Yes 1987 No
Ecuador Yes 1999 No
Egypt No
El Salvador Yes 1994 No
Equatorial Guinea No
Eritrea No
Estonia No
Eswatini No
Ethiopia No
Fiji No
Finland No
France No
Gabon No
Gambia (the) No
Georgia No
Germany No
Ghana No
Greece No
Grenada No No
Guatemala Yes 1987 Yes
Guinea No
Guinea-Bissau No
Guyana No No
Haiti No No
Holy See (the) No
Honduras No No
Hungary No
Iceland No
India No
Indonesia No
Iran (Islamic Republic of) No
Iraq No
Ireland No
Israel No
Italy No
Jamaica No No
Japan No
Jordan No
Kazakhstan No
Kenya No
Kiribati No
Kuwait No
Kyrgyzstan No
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) No
Latvia No
Lebanon No
Lesotho No
Liberia No
Libya No
Liechtenstein No
Lithuania No
Luxembourg No
Madagascar No
Malawi No
Malaysia No
Maldives No
Mali No
Malta No
Marshall Islands (the) No
Mauritania No
Mauritius No
Mexico Yes 1987 No
Micronesia (Federated States of) No
Monaco No
Mongolia No
Montenegro No
Morocco No
Mozambique No
Myanmar No
Namibia No
Nauru No
Nepal No
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) No
New Zealand No
Nicaragua Yes 2009 No
Niger (the) No
Nigeria No
Niue No
North Macedonia No
Norway No
Oman No
Pakistan No
Palau No
Panama Yes 1991 No
Papua New Guinea No
Paraguay Yes 1990 No
Peru Yes 1991 No
Philippines (the) No
Poland No
Portugal No
Qatar No
Republic of Korea (the) No
Republic of Moldova (the) No
Romania No
Russian Federation (the) No
Rwanda No
Saint Kitts and Nevis No
Saint Lucia No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No
Samoa No
San Marino No
Sao Tome and Principe No
Saudi Arabia No
Senegal No
Serbia No
Seychelles No
Sierra Leone No
Singapore No
Slovakia No
Slovenia No
Solomon Islands No
Somalia No
South Africa No
South Sudan No
Spain No
Sri Lanka No
State of Palestine (the) No
Sudan (the) No
Suriname Yes 1987 No
Sweden No
Switzerland No
Syrian Arab Republic (the) No
Tajikistan No
Thailand No
Timor-Leste No
Togo No
Tonga No
Trinidad and Tobago No No
Tunisia No
Türkiye No
Turkmenistan No
Tuvalu No
Uganda No
Ukraine No
United Arab Emirates (the) No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) No
United Republic of Tanzania (the) No
United States of America (the) No No
Uruguay Yes 1992 No
Uzbekistan No
Vanuatu No
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yes 1991 No
Viet Nam No
Yemen No
Zambia No
Zimbabwe No