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	9 Oct 1968	17 Dec 1973
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	9 Oct 1968	17 Dec 1973
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			25 Aug 1993
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	13 Feb 1990	18 Aug 1992
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	10 Feb 1967	16 May 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	10 Jul 1985
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	10 Dec 1999	15 Jan 2002
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	12 Dec 2000
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		12 Mar 1929
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention		29 May 1973 (Acceptance)
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery	7 Sep 1956	14 Jan 1959
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	21 Feb 1990			1 Jun 1990
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	13 Dec 1996			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	4 Nov 1993	13 Dec 1996			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	13 Oct 1986	1 Oct 1990
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	26 Jan 1990	6 Mar 1992
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	6 Sep 2000
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		18 Apr 2002
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		20 Mar 1957
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		8 Jun 1956
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		13 Jun 1956
Equal Remuneration Convention		8 Jun 1956
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		22 Jun 1959
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		15 Jun 1961
Employment Policy Convention		17 Jun 1971
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	19 Nov 1951	1 Dec 1953
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			5 Nov 1969
Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness			31 Aug 1977
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	28 Sep 1954	26 Oct 1976
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			24 Nov 1954
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	10 Dec 1998	11 Dec 2000
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		3 Sep 1954 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea		3 Sep 1954 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War		3 Sep 1954 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War		3 Sep 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)	23 Dec 1977	14 Feb 1991
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims on Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II)	23 Dec 1977	14 Feb 1991
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages	18 Dec 1979	15 Dec 1980
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing	26 Jan 1998	23 Apr 2003
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	20 Jul 2000
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	16 Dec 1970	11 Oct 1974
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons	15 Aug 1974	25 Jan 1977
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			5 Nov 1980
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	1 Feb 1995	22 Apr 1997
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 1950	5 Dec 1952			3 Sep 1953
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20 Mar 1952	13 Feb 1957			13 Feb 1957
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 May 1963	3 Jan 1969			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 May 1969	3 Jan 1969			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	16 Sep 1963	1 Jun 1968			1 Jun 1968
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	3 Mar 1966	3 Jan 1969			20 Dec 1971
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Apr 1983	5 Jul 1989			1 Aug 1989
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	19 Mar 1985
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	19 Mar 1985	19 Sep 1989			1 Jan 1990
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22 May 1992	7 Jul 1994			1 Nov 1994
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	25 Mar 1992	7 Jul 1994
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1994	2 Oct 1995			1 Nov 1998
Protocol No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 2000
Protocol No. 13 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	3 May 2002	11 Oct 2004			1 Feb 2005
Protocol No. 14 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	10 Nov 2004
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	26 Nov 1987	21 Feb 1990			1 Jun 1990
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	13 Dec 1996			1 Mar 2000
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	4 Nov 1993	13 Dec 1996			1 Mar 2000
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.