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	7 Sep 2000	7 Sep 2000
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	7 Sep 2000	7 Sep 2000
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	7 Sep 2000	7 Sep 2000
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	7 Sep 2000	7 Sep 2000
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	8 Sep 1966	8 Sep 1966
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	2 Jan 1986
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	24 Feb 2000	3 Feb 2011
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime			21 Aug 2012
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			21 Jun 2012
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime			21 Aug 2012
Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Slavery Convention				3 Mar 1963
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	24 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	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 Sep 2000	7 Sep 2000
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	29 Jan 1990	5 Feb 1990
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	24 Sep 2003
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour	Not signed	13 Jun 2000
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		2 Jun 1965
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		2 Jul 1959
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		20 May 1957
Equal Remuneration Convention		14 Mar 1968
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		15 Dec 1958
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		4 Apr 1961
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	7 Sep 2000	7 Sep 2000
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			18 Mar 1963
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			30 Oct 1968
Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness			7 Sep 2000
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			24 Dec 1958
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	18 Jul 1998	20 Dec 1999
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		2 Aug 1958 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea		2 Aug 1958 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	Not signed	2 Aug 1958 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War		2 Aug 1958 (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	28 Feb 1978 (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	28 Feb 1978 (rat/acced)
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages			10 Nov 1987
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing			6 Sep 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	12 Nov 2001	6 Sep 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	16 Dec 1970	16 Dec 1973
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons			25 Apr 1975
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			5 Aug 1958
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	Not signed
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
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	Not signed
Protocol No. 14 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
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
African Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights			24 Jan 1989
Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa	10 Sep 1969	19 Jun 1975
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	9 Jun 1998
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child	18 Aug 1997