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
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	20 Mar 1968	13 Sep 1972
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	20 Mar 1968	13 Sep 1972
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	13 Feb 1990	5 Sep 1990
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	21 Nov 1966	6 Aug 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	21 May 1981
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	10 Dec 1999	22 may 2002
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	13 Dec 2000	23 Sep 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	13 Dec 2000	23 Sep 2003
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	13 Dec 2000	23 Sep 2003
Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Slavery Convention		10 Sep 1927
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention	24 Feb 1954	11 Apr 1957 (acceptance)
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery	7 Sep 1956	3 May 1960
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others			23 Jan 1952
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	26 Nov 1987	21 Apr 1989			1 Aug 1989
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	9 Jul 1986
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	26 Jan 1990	8 Jan 1991
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	13 Jun 2000	23 Sep 2003
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		21 Dec 2000
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		4 Jul 1949
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		17 Feb 1955
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		1 Jul 1932
Equal Remuneration Convention		24 Sep 1959
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		14 Apr 1958
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		24 Sep 1959
Employment Policy Convention		6 Jun 1966
Convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment		22 Jun 1982
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	28 Jul 1951	23 Mar 1953
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			28 Nov 1967
Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness			11 Aug 1971
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	28 Sep 1954	19 Nov 1956
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	22 Jul 1949
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	28 Aug 1998	16 Feb 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	12 Aug 1949	3 Aug 1951 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	12 Aug 1949	3 Aug 1951 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	12 Aug 1949	3 Aug 1951 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	12 Aug 1949	3 Aug 1951 (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)	12 Dec 1977	14 Dec 1981 (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)	12 Dec 1977	14 Dec 1981 (rat/acced)
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages	18 Dec 1980	2 Jul 1981
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing	31 Jul 1998	20 Sep 1999
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	1 Oct 2001	15 Jul 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	9 Mar 1971	23 Aug 1971
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons	10 May 1974	28 Apr 1980
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			18 Aug 1947
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	15 Dec 1994	3 Jul 1995
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 1950	15 Jan 1952			3 Sep 1953
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20 Mar 1952	18 Dec 1952			18 May 1954
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 May 1963	12 Jun 1964			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 May 1963	12 Jun 1964			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	16 Sep 1963	12 Jun 1964			2 May 1968
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20 Jan 1966	20 Jan 1966			20 Dec 1971
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Apr 1983	25 Oct 1988			1 Nov 1988
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22 Nov 1984	25 Oct 1988			1 Jan 1989
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	19 Mar 1985	25 Oct 1988			1 Jan 1990
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	10 Dec 1990	15 Jan 1992			1 Oct 1994
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	25 Mar 1992	25 Mar 1992
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1994	24 Jul 1995			1 Nov 1998
Protocol No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	15 Jan 2003
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	26 Nov 1987	21 Apr 1989			1 Aug 1989
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
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.