University of Minnesota Human Rights Library

International Bill of Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	25 Jun 1969	11 Dec 1978
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	25 Jun 1969	11 Dec 1978
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	9 Aug 1990	26 Mar 1991
Prevention of Discrimination on the Basis of Race, Religion, or Belief; and Protection of Minorities	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination	24 Oct 1966	10 Dec 1974
Women's Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	17 Jul 1980	23 Jul 1991
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	10 Dec 1999	22 May 2002
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	12 Dec 2000	26 May 2004
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Preamble, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	12 Dec 2000
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	12 Dec 2000
Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Slavery Convention		7 Jan 1928
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention	15 Dec 1953	7 Jul 1955 (acceptance)
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery	7 Sep 1956	3 Dec 1957
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others	Not signed
Protection from Torture, Ill-Treatment and Disappearance	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	26 Nov 1987	12 Oct 1988			1 Feb 1989
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	5 May 1994	23 Feb 1995			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	5 May 1994	23 Feb 1995			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Feb 1985	21 Dec 1988
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	26 Jan 1990	6 Feb 1995 (acceptance)
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	7 Sep 2000
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		14 Feb 2002
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		7 Mar 1950
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		22 Dec 1993
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		31 Mar 1933
Equal Remuneration Convention		16 Jun 1971
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		18 Feb 1959
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		15 Mar 1973
Employment Policy Convention		9 Jan 1967
Convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment		22 May 1991
Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families	Not signed
Education	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention against Discrimination in Education		Ratified
Refugees and Asylum	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees	28 Jul 1951	3 May 1956
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			29 Nov 1968
Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness	30 Aug 1961	13 May 1985
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	28 Sep 1954	12 Apr 1962
War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide, and Terrorism	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity	Not signed
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide			20 Jun 1966
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	18 Jul 1998	17 Jul 2001 (Acceptance)
Law of Armed Conflict	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field	8 Dec 1949	3 Aug 1954 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	8 Dec 1949	3 Aug 1954 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	8 Dec 1949	3 Aug 1954 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	8 Dec 1949	3 Aug 1954 (rat/acced)
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I)	12 Dec 1977	26 Jul 1987 (rat/acced)
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims on Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II)	12 Dec 1977	26 Jul 1987 (rat/acced)
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages	18 Dec 1980	6 Dec 1988
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing	12 Mar 1998	7 Feb 2002 (Acceptance)
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	10 Jan 2000	7 Feb 2002 (Acceptance)
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	16 Dec 1970	27 Aug 1973
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons			6 Dec 1988
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			19 Apr 1948
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	22 Dec 1995	7 Feb 2002 (Acceptance)
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 1950	31 Aug 1954			31 Aug 1954
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20 Mar 1952	31 Aug 1954			20 Mar 1952
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 May 1963	11 Oct 1966			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 May 1963	11 Oct 1966			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	15 Nov 1963	23 Jun 1982			23 Jun 1982
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	16 Jun 1970	19 May 1971			20 Dec 1971
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Apr 1983	25 Apr 1986			1 May 1986
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22 Nov 1984
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20 mar 1985	11 Dec 1986			1 Jan 1990
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1992	23 Nov 1992			1 Oct 1994
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	25 Mar 1992	23 Nov 1992
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1994	21 Jan 1997			1 Nov 1998
Protocol No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 2000	28 Jul 2004
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	26 Nov 1987	12 Oct 1988			1 Feb 1989
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	5 May 1994	23 Feb 1995			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	5 May 1994	23 Feb 1995			1 Mar 2002
African Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights *	Not signed
Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa *	Not signed
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa *	Not signed
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights *	Not signed
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child *	Not signed

* No ratification information available.