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Inter American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Dis

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Signed
  
8 June 1999

Condition
  
6 ratifications

Parties
  
19

Effective
  
14 September 2001

Signatories
  
20

Location
  
Guatemala City, Guatemala

The Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities is a regional human rights instrument, adopted in 1999 within the Organization of American States. It calls on states to facilitate the full integration of persons with disabilities into society through legislation, social initiatives and educational programmes. It entered into force on 14 September 2001.

As of 2013, 19 states have ratified the convention.

References

Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Wikipedia