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	25 Mar 1969	17 Jan 1974
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	25 Mar 1969	17 Jan 1974
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			7 Sep 1988
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty			24 Feb 1994
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	15 Sep 1966	4 May 1967
Women's Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	6 Jun 1980	22 Dec 1980
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women		22 Dec 2000
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	14 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	14 Dec 2000
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			17 Feb 1933
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention		26 Feb 1958 (Acceptance)
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery	7 Sep 1956	26 Feb 1958
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others			29 Sep 1955
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	9 Feb 1993	4 Nov 1993			1 Mar 1994
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	28 Nov 1986	15 Apr 1987
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment			12 Jan 2012
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance	Not signed
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	14 Mar 1990	7 Oct 1991
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	11 Mar 2002	24 Feb 2010
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		20 Apr 2000
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		6 Jun 1957
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		6 Jun 1957
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		8 Jun 1956
Equal Remuneration Convention		8 Jun 1956
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		4 Jan 1994
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		20 Jun 1961
Employment Policy Convention		18 Jun 1969
Convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment		4 Jan 1994
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			14 Mar 1989
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			14 Mar 1989
Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness			12 May 2009
Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons			21 Nov 2001
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	25 Mar 1969	24 Jun 1969
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide			7 Jan 1952
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	15 Jan 1999	30 Nov 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	3 Aug 1954
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	8 Dec 1949	3 Aug 1954
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	8 Dec 1949	3 Aug 1954
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	8 Dec 1949	3 Aug 1954
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	12 Apr 1989
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	12 Apr 1989
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages			2 Sep 1987
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing	21 Dec 1999	13 Nov 2001
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	30 Nov 2001	14 Oct 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	16 Dec 1970	13 Aug 1971
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons	6 Nov 1974	26 Mar 1975
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			30 Jul 1956
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel			13 Jul 1999
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	5 Nov 1992			5 Nov 1992
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	5 Nov 1992			5 Nov 1992
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	5 Nov 1992			5 Nov 1992
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	5 Nov 1992			5 Nov 1992
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	5 Nov 1992			5 Nov 1992
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	5 Nov 1992			5 Nov 1992
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	5 Nov 1992			1 Dec 1992
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	5 Nov 1992			1 Feb 1993
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	5 Nov 1992			5 Nov 1992
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	6 Nov 1990	5 Nov 1992			1Oct 1994
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	9 Feb 1993
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1994	26 Apr 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	16 Jul 2003			1 Nov 2003
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	9 Feb 1993	4 Nov 1993			1 Mar 1994
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.