Belém do Pará Convention

Belém do Pará Convention
Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women
	Signed and ratified Acceded Not signed No OAS member
	Signed and ratified Acceded Not signed No OAS member
Signed	9 June 1994
Location	Belém do Pará, Brazil
Effective	3 February 1995
Condition	2 ratifications + 30 days
Expiration	Never
Signatories	32
Parties	32
Depositary	General Secretariat of the Organization of American States
Languages	English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

The Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women, better known as the Belém do Pará Convention (or Convention of Belém do Pará), is an international human rights instrument adopted by the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) at a conference held in Belém do Pará, Brazil, on 9 June 1994. It is the first legally binding international treaty that criminalises all forms of violence against women, especially sexual violence. On 26 October 2004,^: p.19 the Follow-Up Mechanism (MESECVI) agency was established to ensure the State parties' compliance with the Convention.^: 7:57

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