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Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties - The Republic of Congo




International Bill of Human Rights

 Signature

  Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

  Entry into Force

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

 

5 Oct 1983 

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

5 Oct 1983 

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
 

5 Oct 1983 

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

11 Jul 1988 

Women's Human Rights

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

29 Jul 1980 

26 Jul 1982 

 

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

29 Sep 2008

United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

14 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

14 Dec 2000

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

14 Dec 2000

 

Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Slavery Convention

15 Oct 1962 

Protocol amending the Slavery Convention

Not signed

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

25 Aug 1977 

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

25 Aug 1977

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

30 Jul 2003 

Rights of the Child

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Rights of the Child

14 Oct 1993 

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

Not signed 

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

23 Aug 2002

Freedom of Association

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention

10 Nov 1960

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention

26 Nov 1999

Employment and Forced Labour

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour

10 Nov 1960

Equal Remuneration Convention

26 Nov 1999

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention

26 Nov 1999

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention

26 Nov 1999

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

Not signed   

Education

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention against Discrimination in Education

16 Sep 1968 

Refugees and Asylum

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

15 Oct 1962

 

Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

10 Jul 1970

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

Not signed

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

Not signed

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

17 Jul 1998

3 May 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

4 Feb 1967

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

4 Feb 1967

Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

4 Feb 1967

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

4 Feb 1967

Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I)

10 Nov 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)

10 Nov 1983

Terrorism and Human Rights

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages

Not signed

International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing

Not signed

International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism

14 Nov 2001 

International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft

24 Nov 1989 

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

Not signed 

U.N. Activities and Employees

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations

 

15 Oct 1962 

Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel

Not signed

Regional Conventions

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No. 13 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

Protocol No. 14 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

N/A

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

African Regional Conventions
Signature
Ratification
Accession
Succession
Entry into Force
African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

9 Jun 1998 

Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa

10 Sep 1969 

16 Jan 1971

1 Feb 1971 

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

Not signed

 27 Nov 1981 

 9 Dec 1982

17 Jan 1983 

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

28 Feb 1992 

 

 



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