Plan International - Girls' Rights Platform - Girls' rights are human rights: Positioning girls at the heart of the international agenda

That the majority of the American Republics, inspired by lofty principles of justice, have granted civil rights to women;

That the majority of the American Republics, inspired by lofty principles of justice, have granted political rights to women;

That Resolution XX of the Eighth International Conference of American States expressly declares:

Have Resolved:

To authorize their respective Representatives, whose Full Powers have been found to be in good and due form, to sign the following articles:

The American States agree to grant to women the same civil rights that men enjoy.

The present Convention shall be open for signature by the American States and shall be ratified in accordance with their respective constitutional procedures. The original instrument, the Spanish, English, Portuguese and French texts of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, which shall transmit certified copies to the Governments for the purpose of ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, which shall notify the signatory governments of the said deposit. Such notification shall serve as an exchange of ratifications.

THE GOVERNMENTS REPRESENTED AT THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN STATES,

CONSIDERING:

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations,

Whereas a common understanding of these rights and freedoms is of the greatest importance for the full realization of this pledge,

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.

(4) Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

(1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.

(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.

(1) Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.

(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.

(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

That the principle of equality of human rights for men and women is contained in the Charter of the United Nations,

HAVE RESOLVED:

The present Convention shall be open for signature by the American States and shall be ratified in accordance with their respective constitutional procedures. The original instrument, the English, French, Portuguese and Spanish texts of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, which shall transmit certified copies to the Governments for the purpose of ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, which shall notify the signatory Governments of the said deposit. Such notification shall serve as an exchange of ratifications.

The governments represented at the Ninth International Conference of American States,

That women have the right to political treatment on the basis of equality with men;

Now, Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdiction.

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.