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			12 Aug 1982
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			12 Aug 1982
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			12 Aug 1982
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty			12 Jul 2013
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 Jun 1966	22 Sep 1970
Women's Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	30 May 1980	8 Jun 1990
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	10 Dec 1999	27 Sep 2000
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	12 Dec 2000	10 Oct 2005
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	18 May 2006
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	Not signed
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention			6 Oct 1983
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery			6 Oct 1983
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others			6 Oct 1983
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	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
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Feb 1985	12 Apr 1999
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	22 May 2006	23 May 2006
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance	06 Feb 2007
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	8 Mar 1990	26 Jun 1990
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts			22 Dec 2004
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		6 Jun 2003
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		4 Jan 1965
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		15 Nov 1973
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour	Not signed
Equal Remuneration Convention		15 Nov 1973
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		11 Jun 1990
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		31 Jan 1977
Employment Policy Convention		31 Jan 1977
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			16 Oct 2000
Education	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention against Discrimination in Education	Not signed
Persons with Disabilities	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	13 Aug 2007
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	13 Aug 2007
Refugees and Asylum	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees			9 Feb 1982
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			9 Feb 1982
Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness			6 Oct 1983
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons			6 Oct 1983
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			6 Oct 1983
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide	11 Dec 1948	14 Jun 2005
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	17 Jun 1998	27 Jun 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	8 Dec 1949	10 Dec 1976
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	8 Dec 1949	10 Dec 1976
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	8 Dec 1949	10 Dec 1976
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	8 Dec 1949	10 Dec 1976
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I)			8 Dec 1983
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims on Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II)			8 Dec 1983
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages	25 Mar 1980	7 Jan 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing			22 Jan 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	10 Nov 2001	7 Jan 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft			18 Jul 1979
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons			22 Jan 2002
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			23 Dec 1949
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	17 Aug 1995	12 Dec 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 *	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.