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International Bill of Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights	7 Sep 1956	5 Jun 1957
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	19 Mar 1968	12 Nov 1973
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			30 Sep 1992
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty
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	7 mar 1966	8 Apr 1969
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	4 Feb1981
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	29 Apr 2002
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	14 Dec 2000	25 Jun 2003
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	14 Dec 2000	25 Jun 2003
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Preamble	14 Dec 2000	25 Jun 2003
Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Slavery Convention
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery	07 Sep 1956	05 Jun 1957
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others			24 Aug 1956
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	Not signed
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	Not signed
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	Not signed
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	19 Dec 1985	13 Mar 1987			26 Jun 1987
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	26 Jan 1990	1 Oct 1990
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	Not signed
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		31 Oct 2000
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		6 Nov 1956
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		6 Nov 1956
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		21 Aug 1956
Equal Remuneration Convention		21 Aug 1956
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		25 Sep 1995
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		4 Aug 1961
Employment Policy Convention		26 Feb 1968
Convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment		30 May 2000
Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
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		23 Aug 2001
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees		23 Aug 2001
Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness	Not signed
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	Not signed
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	7 Jan 1969	8 May 1969
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide	16 Dec 1949	11 Aug 1954
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	Not signed
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	12 Dec 1949	3 Aug 1954
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	12 Dec 1949	3 Aug 1954
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	12 Dec 1949	3 Aug 1954
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	12 Dec 1949	3 Aug 1954
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 1997	23 Oct 1998
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	23 Nov 1989
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages			1 Jul 1987
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing		1 Oct 2001
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	12 Nov 201
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	30 Dec 1971
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons		5 Feb 1976
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			22 Oct 1953
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	23 Oct 1995	29 Now 2000
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	Not signed
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	Not signed
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	Not signed
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.