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	10 Dec 1973	10 Sep 1978
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	10 Dec 1973	10 Sep 1978
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	10 Dec 1973	10 Dec 1987
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	8 Apr 1991	2 Mar 1993
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	22 Jul 1969	9 May 1972
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	31 Mar 1982
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	10 Dec 1999	6 Sep 2000
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	12 Dec 2000
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		19 Aug 1927
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention	7 Dec 1953		16 Jul 1954
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery			7 Oct 1963
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	6 Jan 1989			1 May 1989
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	30 Apr 1996			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	30 Apr 1996			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	14 Mar 1985	29 Jul 1987
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	26 Aug 1990	6 Aug 1992
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	6 Sep 2000	1 Feb 2002
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		4 Dec 2001
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		18 Oct 1950
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		10 Nov 1951
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		7 Jun 1960
Equal Remuneration Convention		29 Oct 1953
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		5 Mar 1958
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		10 Jan 1973
Employment Policy Convention		27 Jul 1972
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	Not signed
Refugees and Asylum	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees	28 Jul 1951	1 Nov 1954
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			5 Sep 1973
Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness			22 Sep 1972
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			19 Mar 1959
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	7 Oct 1998	28 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	12 Aug 1949	27 Aug 1953 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	12 Aug 1949	27 Aug 1953 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	12 Aug 1949	27 Aug 1953 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	12 Dec 1977	13 Aug 1982 (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	13 Aug 1982 (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	13 Aug 1982 (rat/acced)
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages	3 Oct 1980	22 Aug 1986
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing		6 Sep 2000
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism		15 Apr 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft		11 Feb 1974
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons			3 Aug 1977
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			10 May 1957
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel			6 Sep 2000
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	13 Dec 1957	3 Sep 1958			3 Sep 1958
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	13 Dec 1957	3 Sep 1958			3 Sep 1958
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 May 1963	29 May 1967			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 May 1963	29 May 1967			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	16 Sep 1963	18 Sep 1969			18 Sep 1969
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	25 Jan 1966	9 Oct 1969			20 Dec 1971
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Apr 1983	5 Jan 1984			1 Mar 1985
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	19 Mar 1985	14 May 1986			1 Nov 1988
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	19 Mar 1985	17 Apr 1986			1 Jan 1990
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	27 Apr 1992			1 Oct 1994
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 May 1992	1 Jun 1993
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1994	3 Aug 1995			1 Nov 1998
Protocol No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 2000
Protocol No. 13 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	3 May 2002	12 Jan 2004			1 May 2004
Protocol No. 14 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	10 Nov 2004
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	14 Mar 1985	29 Jul 1987
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	30 Apr 1996			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	30 Apr 1996			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.