International Instruments

for the defense of the rights of the persons with disability

Last updated: February 11, 2004.

Name   Date
Convención Interamericana para la Eliminación de todas las Formas de Discriminación contra las Personas con Discapacidad Web Page 14-Sep-01
Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities, AG/RES. 1608 Web Page 07-Jun-99
Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (UN General Assembly resolution 3447 (XXX) Web Page 09-Dic-75
Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons, G.A. res. 2856 (XXVI), 26 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 29) at 93, U.N. Doc. A/8429 Web Page (1971).
Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illnesses and the Improvement of Mental Health Care, G.A. res. 46/119, 46 U.N. GAORSupp. (No. 49) at 189, U.N. Doc. A/46/49 Web Page (1991).
Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the area of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, "Protocol of San Salvador" Web Page (1988
Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and for the Improvement of Mental Health Care (UN General Assembly resolution 46/119 of ) Web Page 17-Dic-91
Declaration of Caracas of the Pan American Health Organization; resolution AG/RES. 1249 (XXIII-O/93), "Situation of Persons with Disabilities in the American Hemisphere"; Web Page 01-Nov-90
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted by the UN World Conference on Human Rights (157/93); Web Page A/CONF.157/23
12 July 1993
resolution AG/RES. 1356 (XXV-O/95), "Situation of Persons with Disabilities in the American Hemisphere"; Web Page Resolution adopted at the ninth plenary session, held on June 9, 1995
AG/RES. 1369 (XXVI-O/96), "Panama Commitment to Persons with Disabilities in the American Hemisphere"; Web Page 05-Jun-96
México: Convención Internacional para Promover y Proteger los Derechos y la Dignidad de las Personas con Discapacidad Web Page 2002
Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Promotion and Protection of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
[on the report of the Third Committee (A/56/583/Add.2)]
Web Page In progress (New meeting of the ad-hoc committee in May, 2004)
  Web Page  
World Programme of Action
Concerning Disabled Persons
Web Page 03-Dic-82
The Standard Rules on the
Equalization of Opportunities for
Persons with Disabilities
Web Page 20 December 1993
C159 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 Web Page 20-Jun-83
World Declaration on Education for All (EFA) Web Page  
Declaración de Salamanca. Web Page 10-Jun-94
Convention on the Rights of the Child Web Page General Assembly resolution 44/25
of 20 November 1989
R168 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Recommendation, 1983 Web Page 20-Jun-83
Declaration of Quebec City Web Page April 20-22, 2001
Biwako Millennium Framework for Actions towards an Inclusive, Barrier-Free and Rights-Based Society for Persons With Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific Web Page October, 2002