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	18 Jan 1967	15 Sep 1978
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	18 Jan 1967	15 Sep 1978
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	30 Apr 1976	15 Sep 1978
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	13 Feb 1990	14 Feb 1995
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	13 Mar 1968	5 Jan 1976
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 Jun 1985
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	10 Dec 1999	22 Dec 2000
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		25 Aug 1928
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention		4 Feb 1954 (Definitive signature)
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery	7 Sep 1956	12 Feb 1958
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others			18 Jan 1980
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	29 Dec 1988			1 Apr 1989
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	30 Oct 1996	8 Mar 1999			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	30 Oct 1996	8 Mar 1999			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Feb 1985	12 Jan 1989
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	26 Jan 1990	5 Sep 1991
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	6 Sep 2000	9 May 2002
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		7 Jun 2000
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		13 May 1958
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		13 May 1958
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		18 Jun 1934
Equal Remuneration Convention		8 Jun 1956
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		15 mar 1968
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		12 Aug 1963
Employment Policy Convention		5 May 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	23 Jul 1952	15 Nov 1954
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			26 Jan 1972
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	20 Oct 1954	3 Dec 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			4 Jun 1952
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	18 Jul 1998	26 Jul 1999
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	17 Dec 1951
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	8 Dec 1949	17 Dec 1951
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	8 Dec 1949	17 Dec 1951
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	8 Dec 1949	17 Dec 1951
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	27 Feb 1986
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	27 Feb 1986
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages	18 Apr 1980	20 Mar 1986
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing	4 Mar 1998	16 Apr 2003
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	13 Jan 2000	27 Mar 2003
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	16 Dec 1970	19 Feb 1974
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons	30 Dec 1974	30 Aug 1985
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			3 Feb 1958
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	16 Dec 1994	5 Apr 1999
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	5 Nov 1950	26 Oct 1955			26 Oct 1955
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20 Mar 1952	26 Oct 1955			26 Oct 1955
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 May 1963	3 Apr 1967			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 May 1963	3 Apr 1967			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	16 Sep 1963	29 Oct 1968			29 Oct 1968
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20 Jan 1966	25 Mar 1968			20 Dec 1971
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	21 Oct 1983	29 Dec 1988			1 Jan 1989
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22 Nov 1984	7 Nov 1991			1 Feb 1992
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	19 Mar 1985	29 Dec 1988			1 Jan 1990
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	13 Dec 1993			1 Oct 1994
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	25 Mar 1992	7 Feb 1994
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	21 Dec 1994	1 Oct 1997			1 Nov 1998
Protocol No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 2000
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	26 Nov 1987	29 Dec 1988			1 Apr 1989
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	30 Oct 1996	8 Mar 1999			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	30 Oct 1996	8 Mar 1999			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.