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	8 Oct 1968	21 Sep 1970
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	8 Oct 1968	21 Sep 1970
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			26 Mar 1992
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	11 Mar 1999	10 Aug 1999
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	1 Jun 1966	8 Aug 1966
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	8 Feb 1982
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	6 Jun 2000
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	13 Dec 2000	5 Dec 2001
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	13 Dec 2000	5 Dec 2001
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	13 Dec 2000	5 Dec 2001
Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Slavery Convention		9 Mar 1927
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention	Not signed
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery	26 Jun 1957	21 Aug 1958
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others			18 Jan 1955
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	30 Sep 1993	3 May 1994			1 Sep 1994
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Mar 1997	27 Oct 1997			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	4 Mar 1997	27 Oct 1997			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	10 Jun 1986	16 Dec 1986
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	22 Sep 2010	1 Jun 2011
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance	Not Signed
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	31 May 1990	3 Jun 1991
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	8 Jun 2001	12 Feb 2002
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		28 Jul 2000
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		8 Jun 1959
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		8 Jun 1959
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		22 Sep 1932
Equal Remuneration Convention		7 Nov 1955
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		23 Mar 1999
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		22 Jul 1960
Employment Policy Convention	Not signed
Convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment	Not signed
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			12 May 1993
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			12 may 1993
Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness			22 Mar 2012
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	21 Jan 1969	21 May 1969
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide			21 Jul 1951
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	11 Feb 1999	11 Apr 2002
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	28 Dec 1949	22 Jul 1954 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	28 Dec 1949	22 Jul 1954 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	28 Dec 1949	22 Jul 1954 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	11 Dec 1978	26 Sep 1989 (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)	11 Dec 1978	26 Sep 1989 (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)	28 Dec 1949	26 Sep 1989 (rat/acced)
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages			10 Mar 1988
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing			12 Feb 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism			15 Apr 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	16 Dec 1970	19 May 1971
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons		18 Jul 1974
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			30 Sep 1960
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel			4 Jun 1998
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 May 1992	7 Sep 1992			7 Sep 1992
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 May 1992	7 Sep 1992			7 Sep 1992
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 May 1992	7 Sep 1992			7 Sep 1992
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 May 1992	7 Sep 1992			7 Sep 1992
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	3 Nov 1993	4 Nov 2000			4 Nov 2000
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 May 1992	7 Sep 1992			7 Sep 1992
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 May 1999	29 Sep 1999			1 Oct 1999
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	3 Nov 1993	4 Nov 2000			1 Feb 2001
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 May 1992	7 Sep 1992			7 Sep 1992
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	11 May 1994	3 Nov 1994			1 Nov 1998
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1994	3 Nov 1994			1 Nov 1998
Protocol No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No. 13 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	21 Nov 2002	13 Feb 2003			1 Jul 2003
Protocol No. 14 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	30 sep 1993	3 May 1994			1 Sep 1994
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Mar 1997	27 Oct 1997			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	4 Mar 1997	27 Oct 1997			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.