UNDP-OHCHR TOOLKIT Americas Persons with disabilities American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man, entered into force April 1948 Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities, adopted on June 7, 1999 American Convention on Human Rights, entered into force July 18, 1978 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees (1984) Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture (1985), entered into force February 28, 1987. Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty, adopted on June 8, 1990. Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons, entered into force March 28, 1996 Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, entered into force November 16, 1999 Women’s rights Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Civil Rights to Women, entered into force March 17, 1949 Inter-American Convention on the Granting of Political Rights to Women, entered into force April 22, 1949 Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women, entered into force March 5, 1995 18 Europe Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, entered into force September 3, 1953 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000/C 364/01) European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment entered into force in 1989 and was amended by Protocol 1 and 2 European Social Charter (revised), entered into force July 1, 1999 Part V, Article E 4(3), 8(2)(3)(4)(5), 20 8(1) European Convention on the Exercise of Children’s Rights, entered into force July 1, 2000 Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, open for signature May 16, 2005.