Regional Human Rights Documents and Mechanisms

I. Regional Human Rights Instruments:

1: American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man
2: American Convention on Human Rights
3: Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of  
    Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, "Protocol of San Salvador"
4: African Charter on Human and People's Rights

5: Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
6: European Social Charter (Council of Europe)

II. Regional Human Rights Mechanisms:

1: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
2: Inter-American Court of Human Rights
3: African Commission on Human and People's Rights
4: European Court of Human Rights

III. Guidelines & Principles

1:  Principles and Guidelines on the Implementation of Economic, Social an Cultural Rights in the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights

Please visit our resource page on Regional Mechanisms for the Enforcement of Human Rights.