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The Inter-American Convention on The Forces Dissappearance of Persons is a treaty of the Organisation of American States (OAS) intended to combat the forced disappearance of persons within the state. The Convention was adopted on the 9th June 1994 and follows the adoption of Resolution 47/133 by the United Nations General Assembly:The Declaration on the Protection of all persons from Enforced Disappearance in December 1992. Ratification is open to all members of the OAS and as of November 2010, the convention had been ratified by 14 states. Violations of the convention can be brought to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.