stripped of their liberties be visited by other independent international and national bodies. This would ultimately address the countries in violation of the Convention to work toward a consensus regarding said issue. American Convention on Human Rights of 1969 The Organization of American States' (O.A.S.) main convention, the American Convention on Human Rights, has a small section within its chapters skimming over the issue of torture. The American Convention on Human Rights was adopted at the Inter-American Specialized Conference on Human Rights in Costa Rica on November 22, 1969. Within Article Five of its second chapter on civil and political rights the convention states that no person shall be tortured and that people deprived of their liberty, such as those who are imprisoned, shall not be subject to such treatment either. UN Convention to Prevent Torture Comparison Like the Inter-American Convention to Prevent Torture, the UN Convention outlines that its goal is not to outlaw all torture everywhere, but to make sure that the countries under the UN follow the Articles agreed upon during the convention. The Convention's main purpose is to strengthen opposition and prohibition of torture globally through its support of allied countries and states. See also Command responsibility Inter-American Commission on Human Rights International human rights law Torture by proxy Use of torture since 1948 References External links Text of the Convention Parties Human rights instruments Anti-torture treaties Organization of American States treaties Treaties concluded in 1985 Treaties entered into force in 1987 Treaties of Argentina Treaties of Bolivia Treaties of Brazil Treaties of Chile Treaties of Colombia Treaties of Costa Rica Treaties of the Dominican Republic Treaties of Ecuador Treaties of El Salvador Treaties of Guatemala Treaties of Mexico Treaties of Nicaragua Treaties of Paraguay Treaties of Panama Treaties of Peru Treaties of Suriname Treaties of Uruguay Treaties of Venezuela 1985 in Colombia