STATUS OF RATIFICATIONS AND ACCESSIONS
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
10/VII/90a/
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