LibGuides: International Human Rights by Siomara Umaña: Member States/State Parties

Member states

All 35 independent states of the Americas have ratified the OAS Charter and are members of the Organization.

State Parties to the American Convention

AMERICAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS "PACT OF SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA" (B-32)

Signatories and Ratifications

ADOPTED AT: SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA DATE: 11/22/69CONF/ASSEM/MEETING: INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTSENTRY INTO FORCE: 07/18/78, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 74.2 OF THE CONVENTIONDEPOSITORY: GENERAL SECRETARIAT, OAS (ORIGINAL INSTRUMENT AND RATIFICATIONS)TEXT: OAS, TREATY SERIES, NO. 36UN REGISTRATION: 08/27/79 No. 17955 Vol.OBSERVATIONS:

GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE TREATY: B-32

COUNTRY	SIGNATURE	RATIFICATION/ACCESSION	DEPOSIT	INFORMATION*
Antigua y Barbuda	-	-	-	-
Argentina	02/02/84	08/14/84	09/05/84 RA	Yes
Bahamas	-	-	-	-
Barbados	06/20/78	11/05/81	11/27/82 RA	Yes
Belize	-	-	-	-
Bolivia	-	06/20/79	07/19/79 AD	Yes
Brazil	-	07/09/92	09/25/92 AD	Yes
Canada	-	-	-	-
Chile	11/22/69	08/10/90	08/21/90 RA	Yes
Colombia	11/22/69	05/28/73	07/31/73 RA	Yes
Costa Rica	11/22/69	03/02/70	04/08/70 RA	Yes
Dominica	-	06/03/93	06/11/93 RA	Yes
Ecuador	11/22/69	12/08/77	12/28/77 RA	Yes
El Salvador	11/22/69	06/20/78	06/23/78 RA	Yes
Grenada	07/14/78	07/14/78	07/18/78 RA	-
Guatemala	11/22/69	04/27/78	05/25/78 RA	Yes
Guyana	-	-	-	-
Haití	-	09/14/77	09/27/77 AD	Yes
Honduras	11/22/69	09/05/77	09/08/77 RA	Yes
Jamaica	09/16/77	07/19/78	08/07/78 RA	Yes
México	-	03/02/81	03/24/81 AD	Yes
Nicaragua	11/22/69	09/25/79	09/25/79 RA	Yes
Panamá	11/22/69	05/08/78	06/22/78 RA	Yes
Paraguay	11/22/69	08/18/89	08/24/89 RA	Yes
Perú	07/27/77	07/12/78	07/28/78 RA	Yes
Dominican Republic	09/07/77	01/21/78	04/19/78 RA	Yes
St. Kitts & Nevis	-	-	-	-
St. Lucia	-	-	-	-
St. Vincent & Grenadines	-	-	-	-
Suriname	-	11/12/87	11/12/87 AD	Yes
Trinidad & Tobago	-	04/03/91	05/28/91 AD (¥)	Denunciation
United States	06/01/77	-	-	-
Uruguay	11/22/69	03/26/85	04/19/85 RA	Yes
Venezuela	11/22/69	06/23/77	08/09/77 RA (¥)	Denunciation

REF = REFERENCE                                      INST = TYPE OF INSTRUMENT
       D = DECLARATION                                      RA = RATIFICATION
       R = RESERVATION                                      AC = ACCEPTANCE
INFORMA  = INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE TREATY               AD = ACCESSION