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	11 Oct 1967	19 Aug 1975
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	11 Oct 1967	19 Aug 1975
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	11 Oct 1967	19 Aug 1975
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	13 Feb 1990	4 Apr 1991
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	6 Oct 1966	14 Jul 1970
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	4 Sep 1986
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	10 Dec 1999	29 Dec 2000
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	12 Dec 2000	10 Feb 2003
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		29 Sep 1927
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention		19 Mar 1954 (Acceptance)
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery			1 Apr 1959
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others	27 Feb 1953	8 Jun 1972
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	16 Nov 1989	20 Dec 1990			1 Apr 1991
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	4 Nov 1993			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	4 Nov 1993			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Feb 1985	30 Aug 1989
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	26 Jan 1990	20 Jun 1991
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	7 Sep 2000	10 Apr 2002
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		17 Jan 2000
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		20 Jan 1950
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		22 Dec 1951
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		13 Jan 1936
Equal Remuneration Convention		14 Jan 1963
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		27 May 1960
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		23 Apr 1970
Employment Policy Convention		23 Sep 1968
Convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment		24 Apr 1985
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			10 Oct 1968
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			10 Oct 1968
Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness			7 Aug 2008
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons			10 Oct 1968
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			18 Dec 1959
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	7 Oct 1998	29 Dec 2000
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	22 Feb 1955
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	8 Dec 1949	22 Feb 1955
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	8 Dec 1949	22 Feb 1955
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	8 Dec 1949	22 Feb 1955
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	7 Aug 1980
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	7 Aug 1980
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages	29 Oct 1980	14 Apr 1983
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing	23 Jan 1998	28 May 2002 (acceptance)
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	10 Jan 2000	28 Jun 2002 (acceptance)
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	8 Jan 1971	15 Dec 1971
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons	10 may 1974	31 Oct 1978
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			31 Jul 1958
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	15 Dec 1994	5 Jan 2001
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	5 May 1989	10 May 1990			10 May 1990
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	5 May 1989	10 May 1990			10 May 1990
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	5 May 1989	10 May 1990			10 May 1990
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	5 May 1989	10 May 1990			10 May 1990
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	5 May 1989	10 May 1990			10 May 1990
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	5 May 1989	10 May 1990			10 May 1990
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	5 May 1989	10 May 1990			1 Jun 1990
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	5 May 1989	10 May 1990			1 Aug 1990
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	5 May 1989	10 May 1990			10 May 1990
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	11 Dec 1992			1 Oct 1994
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	25 Mar 1992	21 Jul 1992
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1994	12 Jan 1996			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	16 Nov 1989	20 Dec 1990			1 Apr 1991
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	4 Nov 1993			1 Mar 2000
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	4 Nov 1993	4 Nov 1993			1 Mar 2000
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.