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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 3. No one shall be subject to arbitrary arrest or imprisonment. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 4. In no case shall capital punishment be inflicted for political offenses or related common crimes. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Every person has the right to be compensated in accordance with the law in the event he has been sentenced by a final judgment through a miscarriage of justice. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 6. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty shall be entitled to recourse to a competent court, in order that the court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his arrest or detention and order his release if the arrest or detention is unlawful. In States Parties whose laws provide that anyone who believes himself to be threatened with deprivation of his liberty is entitled to recourse to a competent court in order that it may decide on the lawfulness of such threat, this remedy may not be restricted or abolished. The interested party or another person in his behalf is entitled to seek these remedies. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 7. No one shall be detained for debt. This principle shall not limit the orders of a competent judicial authority issued for nonfulfillment of duties of support. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. No one shall be subject to restrictions that might impair his freedom to maintain or to change his religion or beliefs. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. The correction or reply shall not in any case remit other legal liabilities that may have been incurred. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. Everyone has the right to associate freely for ideological, religious, political, economic, labor, social, cultural, sports, or other purposes. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 3. The provisions of this article do not bar the imposition of legal restrictions, including even deprivation of the exercise of the right of association, on members of the armed forces and the police. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 2a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. The States Parties undertake:
a. to ensure that any person claiming such remedy shall have his rights determined by the competent authority provided for by the legal system of the state; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming their intention to consolidate in this hemisphere, within the framework of democratic institutions, a system of personal liberty and social justice based on respect for the essential rights of man; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. Only the States Parties and the Commission shall have the right to submit a case to the Court. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. The report shall be transmitted to the states concerned, which shall not be at liberty to publish it. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Commission shall appear in all cases before the Court. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. The States Parties to this Protocol agree that education should be directed towards the full development of the human personality and human dignity and should strengthen respect for human rights, ideological pluralism, fundamental freedoms, justice and peace. They further agree that education ought to enable everyone to participate effectively in a democratic and pluralistic society and achieve a decent existence and should foster understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations and all racial, ethnic or religious groups and promote activities for the maintenance of peace. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 2e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. In order to ensure the exercise of the right to health, the States Parties agree to recognize health as a public good and, particularly, to adopt the following measures to ensure that right: e. Education of the population on the prevention and treatment of health problems, and | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 2f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. In order to ensure the exercise of the right to health, the States Parties agree to recognize health as a public good and, particularly, to adopt the following measures to ensure that right: f. Satisfaction of the health needs of the highest risk groups and of those whose poverty makes them the most vulnerable. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 3c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 3. The States Parties to this Protocol recognize that in order to achieve the full exercise of the right to education: c. Higher education should be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of individual capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular, by the progressive introduction of free education; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 3d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 3. The States Parties to this Protocol recognize that in order to achieve the full exercise of the right to education: d. Basic education should be encouraged or intensified as far as possible for those persons who have not received or completed the whole cycle of primary instruction; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 2f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. Every person accused of a criminal offense has the right to be presumed innocent so long as his guilt has not been proven according to law. During the proceedings, every person is entitled, with full equality, to the following minimum guarantees:
f. the right of the defense to examine witnesses present in the court and to obtain the appearance, as witnesses, of experts or other persons who may throw light on the facts; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labor. This provision shall not be interpreted to mean that, in those countries in which the penalty established for certain crimes is deprivation of liberty at forced labor, the carrying out of such a sentence imposed by a competent court is prohibited. Forced labor shall not adversely affect the dignity or the physical or intellectual capacity of the prisoner. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 2a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. Every person accused of a criminal offense has the right to be presumed innocent so long as his guilt has not been proven according to law. During the proceedings, every person is entitled, with full equality, to the following minimum guarantees:
a. the right of the accused to be assisted without charge by a translator or interpreter, if he does not understand or does not speak the language of the tribunal or court; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 5. Nothing in this Protocol shall be interpreted as a restriction of the freedom of individuals and entities to establish and direct educational institutions in accordance with the domestic legislation of the States Parties. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. Such declaration may be made unconditionally, on the condition of reciprocity, for a specified period, or for specific cases. It shall be presented to the Secretary General of the Organization, who shall transmit copies thereof to the other member states of the Organization and to the Secretary of the Court. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. In cases of extreme gravity and urgency, and when necessary to avoid irreparable damage to persons, the Court shall adopt such provisional measures as it deems pertinent in matters it has under consideration. With respect to a case not yet submitted to the Court, it may act at the request of the Commission. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 1d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. Admission by the Commission of a petition or communication lodged in accordance with Articles 44 or 45 shall be subject to the following requirements:
d. that, in the case of Article 44, the petition contains the name, nationality, profession, domicile, and signature of the person or persons or of the legal representative of the entity lodging the petition. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. 2a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. The provisions of paragraphs 1.a and 1.b of this article shall not be applicable when:
a. the domestic legislation of the state concerned does not afford due process of law for the protection of the right or rights that have allegedly been violated; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. Everyone has the right to work, which includes the opportunity to secure the means for living a dignified and decent existence by performing a freely elected or accepted lawful activity. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming their intention to consolidate in this hemisphere, within the framework of democratic institutions, a system of personal liberty and social justice based on respect for the essential rights of man; | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. undefined | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Every person has the right to recognition as a person before the law. | Organization of American States | Regional treaty |
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