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	29 Sep 1967	6 Dec 1971
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	29 Sep 1967	6 Dec 1971
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	29 Sep 1967	6 Dec 1971
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	13 Feb 1990	11 May 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	5 May 1966	6 Dec 1971
Women's Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	7 Mar 1980	2 Jul 1980
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	10 Dec 1999	24 Apr 2003
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	12 Dec 2000	30 Apr 2004
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	1 Jul 2004
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		17 Dec 1927
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention		17 Aug 1954 Definitive signature
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery			28 Oct 1959
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others	Not signed
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 Jun 1988			1 Feb 1989
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	7 Mar 1994	7 Mar 1994			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	7 Mar 1994	7 Mar 1994			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Feb 1985	8 Jan 1986
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	26 Jan 1990	29 Jun 1990
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	8 Jun 2000	20 Feb 2003
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		13 Jun 2001
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		25 Nov 1949
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		18 Jul 1950
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		22 Dec 1931
Equal Remuneration Convention		20 Jun 1962
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		2 Jun 1958
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		20 Jun 1962
Employment Policy Convention		11 Jun 1965
Convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment		11 Aug 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	26 Oct 1954
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			4 Oct 1967
Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness			19 Feb 1969
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons	28 Sep 1954	2 Apr 1965
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	30 Dec 1949	27 May 1952
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	7 Oct 1998	28 Jun 2001
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	28 Dec 1953 (rat/access)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	8 Dec 1949	28 Dec 1953 (rat/access)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	8 Dec 1949	28 Dec 1953 (rat/access)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	8 Dec 1949	28 Dec 1953 (rat/access)
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	31 Aug 1979 (rat/access)
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	31 Aug 1979 (rat/access)
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages	25 Feb 1980	15 Jan 1981
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing	12 Feb 1998	6 Sep 2001
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	15 Oct 2001	6 Jun 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	16 Dec 1970	7 Jul 1971
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons	10 May 1974	1 Jul 1975
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			28 Aug 1947
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	15 Dec 1994	25 Jun 1996
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Nov 1950	4 Feb 1952			3 Sep 1953
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20 Mar 1952	22 Jun 1953			18 May 1954
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 May 1963	13 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	13 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	13 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	27 Sep 1966			20 Dec 1971
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Apr 1983	9 Feb 1984			1 Mar 1985
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22 Nov 1984	8 Nov 1985			1 Nov 1988
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	19 Mar 1985	10 Jan 1986			1 Jan 1990
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	21 Apr 1995			1 Aug 1995
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	9 Apr 1992	19 Oct 1992
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1994	21 Apr 1995			1 Nov 1998
Protocol No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No. 13 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	3 May 2002	22 Apr 2003			1 Aug 2003
Protocol No. 14 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	3 Sep 2004
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	26 Nov 1987	21 Jun 1988			1 Feb 1989
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	7 Mar 1994	7 Mar 1994			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	7 Mar 1994	7 Mar 1994			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.