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			16 May 1985
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			5 May 1997
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			5 May 1997
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty			5 May 1997
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	18 Jun 1970
Women's Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	2 Mar 1982	7 Jun 1983
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	10 Dec 1999	24 Jan 2002
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	13 Dec 2000	11 Jan 2011
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	11 Jan 2011
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	13 Dec 2002	11 Jan 2011
Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Slavery Convention		4 Jul 1930
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention	7 Dec 1953	12 Dec 1955 (Acceptance)
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery	7 Sep 1956	13 Dec 1972
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	2 Aug 1991			1 Dec 1991
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	29 Jun 1994			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	29 Jun 1994			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Feb 1985	6 Oct 1988
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	3 Mar 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	26 Jan 1990	11 May 1993
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	7 Sep 2000	22 Oct 2003
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		6 Nov 2001
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		30 Mar 1962
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		30 Mar 1962
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		13 Jun 1952
Equal Remuneration Convention		6 Jun 1975
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		30 mar 1962
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		7 May 1984
Employment Policy Convention		7 May 1984
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	Not signed
Refugees and Asylum	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees	10 Apr 1952	5 Apr 1960
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			7 Aug 1968
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			4 Nov 1975
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	29 Dec 1949	8 Dec 1954
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	18 Jul 1998	15 May 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	22 Dec 1949	5 Jun 1956
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	22 Dec 1949	5 Jun 1956
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	22 Dec 1949	5 Jun 1956
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	22 Dec 1949	5 Jun 1956
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I)	22 Mar 1978	31 Mar 1989
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims on Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II)		15 Feb 1993 (rat/acced)
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages	18 Mar 1980	18 Jun 1987
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing	2 Feb 1998	27 May 2003
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	8 Mar 2000	16 Apr 2004
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	16 Dec 1970	20 Sep 1973
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons			3 Jul 1984
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			29 Dec 1947
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel			3 Aug 2000
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Nov 1950	28 Nov 1974			28 Nov 1974
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20 Mar 1952	28 Nov 1974			28 Nov 1974
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Nov 1974	8 Jan 1975			28 Nov 1974
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	30 Nov 1965	8 Jan 1975			28 Nov 1974
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	28 Nov 1974	8 Jan 1975			28 Nov 1974
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	2 May 1983	8 Sep 1998			1 Oct 1998
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22 Nov 1984	29 Oct 1987			1 Nov 1988
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	19 Mar 1985	6 Sep 1989			1 Jan 1990
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	29 Apr 1992
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1994	9 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
Protocol No. 13 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	3 May 2002
Protocol No. 14 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	13 May 2004
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	26 Nov 1987	2 Aug 1991			1 Dec 1991
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	29 Jun 1994			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	29 Jun 1994			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.