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Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties - Rwanda




International Bill of Human Rights

 Signature

  Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

  Entry into Force

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

 

16 Apr 1975 

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

16 Apr 1975 

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

 

15 Dec 2008

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

16 Apr 1975 

Women's Human Rights

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

1 May 1980

2 Mar 1981

 

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

 

15 Dec 2008

United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

14 Dec 2000

26 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

14 Dec 2000

26 Sep 2003

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

Not signed

Protocol amending the Slavery Convention

Not signed

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

Not signed

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

26 Sep 2003

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

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

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Not signed   

Rights of the Child

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Rights of the Child

26 Jan 1990 

24 Jan 1991 

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

23 Apr 2002 

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

23 May 2000

Freedom of Association

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention

8 Nov 1988

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention

8 Nov 1988

Employment and Forced Labour

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour

23 May 2001

Equal Remuneration Convention

2 Dec 1980

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention

18 Sep 1976

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention

2 Feb 1981

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

28 Dec 2000 

Refugees and Asylum

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

3 Jan 1980

Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

3 Jan 1980

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

6 Jan 1969 

22 Apr 1969 

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

16 Apr 1975 

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

5 May 1964

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

5 May 1964

Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

5 May 1964

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

5 May 1964

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

19 Nov 1984

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

19 Nov 1984

Terrorism and Human Rights

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages

13 May 2002

International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing

13 May 2002

International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism

4 Dec 2001 

13 May 2002 

International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft

16 Dec 1970

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

15 Oct 1974 

29 Nov 1977 

U.N. Activities and Employees

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations

 

15 Apr 1964

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 

5 May 2003

6 May 2003

Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa

 10 Sep 1969

19 Nov 1979

4 Feb 1980

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

 19 Dec 2003

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

11 Nov 1981 

15 Jul 1983

 22 Jul 1983

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

2 Oct 1991 

11 May 2001

 17 May 2001

 

 



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