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Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties - Iraq




International Bill of Human Rights

 Signature

  Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

  Entry into Force

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

  18 Feb 1969

25 Jan 1971
3 Jan 1976

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

  18 Feb 1969
25 Jan 1971

 

23 Mar 1976
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Not signed
 

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

18 Feb 1969
14 Jan 1970

 

Women's Human Rights

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

  13 Aug 1986

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

 Not signed

United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

 

17 Mar 2008

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

 

9 Feb 2009

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

 

 

9 Feb 2009

Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Slavery Convention
18 Jan 1929
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention
23 May 1955

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

7 Sep 1956

30 Sep 1963

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

22Sep 1955

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

7 July 2011

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance     23 Nov 2010    

Rights of the Child

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Rights of the Child

15 July 1994

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

9 Jul 2001

Freedom of Association

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention

Not signed

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention

27 Nov 1962

Employment and Forced Labour

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour

27 Nov 1962

Equal Remuneration Convention

28 Aug 1963

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention

15 Jun 1959

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention

15 Jun 1959

Employment Policy Convention

2 Mar 1970

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

Not signed

Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

Not signed

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

20 Jan 1959

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Not signed

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

14 Feb 1956 Ratif,/Acc.

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

14 Feb 1956 Ratif,/Acc.

Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

14 Feb 1956 Ratif,/Acc.

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

14 Feb 1956 Ratif,/Acc.

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

4 Jan 2010

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

Not signed

Terrorism and Human Rights

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages

14 Oct 1980

26 Aug 2013

International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing

 

30 Jul 2013

International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism

 

16 Nov 2012

International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft

22 Feb 1971

3 Dec 1971

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

28 Feb 1978

U.N. Activities and Employees

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations

 

15 Sep 1949

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

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

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

African Regional Conventions
Signature
Ratification
Accession
Succession
Entry into Force
African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights *          
Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa *          
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa *
         
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights *
         
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child *
         

* No ratification information available.

 



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