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Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties - Liberia




International Bill of Human Rights

 Signature

  Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

  Entry into Force

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

18 Apr 1967

22 Sep 2004

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

18 Apr 1967

22 Sep 2004

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

22 Sep 2004 

 

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty

Not signed      

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

5 Nov 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 1984 

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

22 Sep 2004

United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

22 Sep 2004 

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

22 Sep 2004 

Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

 

22 Sep 2004 

Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Slavery Convention

Not signed     

Protocol amending the Slavery Convention

Definitive signature
7 Dec 1953 

Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery

7 Sep 1956

Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others

21 Mar 1950 

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

N/A

Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

N/A

Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment

N/A

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

22 Sep 2004 

Rights of the Child

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Rights of the Child

26 Apr 1990 

4 Jun 1993 

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts

22 Sep 2004

Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour

2 Jun 2003

Freedom of Association

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention

25 May 1962

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention

25 May 1962

Employment and Forced Labour

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour

1 May 1931

Equal Remuneration Convention

Not signed  

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention

25 May 1962

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention

22 Jul 1959

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

22 Sep 2004

Education

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention against Discrimination in Education

17 May 1962

Refugees and Asylum

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

15 Oct 1964

Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

27 Feb 1980

Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens
Signature
Ratification
 Accession
Succession
Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness

22 Sep 2004

Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

11 Sep 1964 

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

11 Dec 1948 

9 Jun 1950 

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

17 Jul 1998

22 Sep 2004

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

29 Mar 1954 (rat/acced)

Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea 

29 Mar 1954 (rat/acced)

Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

29 Mar 1954 (rat/acced)

Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

29 Mar 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)

30 Jun 1988 (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)

30 Jun 1988 (rat/acced)

Terrorism and Human Rights

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages

30 Jan 1980 

5 Mar 2003 

International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing

5 Mar 2003 

International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism

5 Mar 2003 

International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft

1 Feb 1982 

International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons

30 Sep 1975 

U.N. Activities and Employees

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations

 

14 Mar 1947

Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel

22 Sep 2004 

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 *

31 Jan 1983 

4 Aug 1982

Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in
Africa
*

10 Sep 1969 

1 Oct 1971

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the
Rights of Women in Africa
*

16 Dec 2003 

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the
Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
*

9 Jun 1998 

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child *

14 May 1992 

* No ratification information available.

 



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