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	30 Dec 1968	22 Aug 1979
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	30 Dec 1968	22 Aug 1979
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			22 Aug 1979
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	30 Jan 1991	2 Apr 1991
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	14 Nov 1966	13 Mar 1967
Women's Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	24 Jul 1980	18 Jun 1985
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	10 Dec 1999	6 Mar 2001
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	13 Dec 2000	13 May 2010
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	13 Dec 2000	22 June 2010
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	13 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			17 Nov 1965
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 1986	19 Jun 1990			1 Oct 1990
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	8 Sep 1994	29 Jun 1995			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	8 Sep 1994	29 Jun 1995			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Feb 1985	23 Oct 1996
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	26 Jan 1990	28 Oct 1992
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	7 Sep 2000	1 Oct 2001
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		29 May 2000
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		19 Aug 1950
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		15 Jul 1952
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		17 Feb 1958
Equal Remuneration Convention		17 Feb 1958
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		29 Nov 1960
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		29 Jul 1963
Employment Policy Convention		22 Jun 1990
Convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment		21 Jun 1991
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			30 Nov 1955
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			26 Apr 1968
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	Not signed
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide	14 May 1949	29 Aug 1949
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	26 Aug 1998	25 May 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		10 Aug 1965 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea		10 Aug 1965 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War		10 Aug 1965 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War		10 Aug 1965 (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	10 Apr 1987
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	10 Apr 1987
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages			6 Jul 1981
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing	28 Sep 1998	15 Apr 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	1 Oct 2001	15 Apr 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft			29 Jun 1973
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons	10 May 1974	2 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 Mar 1948
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel			10 May 2001
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 1950	29 Jun 1953			3 Sep 1953
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20 Mar 1952	29 Jun 1953			18 May 1954
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	16 Nov 1967	16 Nov 1967			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	16 Nov 1967	16 Nov 1967			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	16 Nov 1967	16 Nov 1967			2 May 1968
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	16 Nov 1967	16 Nov 1967			20 Dec 1971
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	24 Apr 1985	22 May 1987			1 Jun 1987
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	19 Mar 1985	22 May 1987			1 Nov 1988
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	19 Mar 1985	22 May 1987			1 Jan 1990
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	11 May 1994	29 Jun 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	13 May 2004
Protocol No. 14 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	3 May 2002	10 Nov 2004			1 Mar 2005
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	26 Nov 1986	19 Jun 1990			1 Oct 1990
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	8 Sep 1994	29 Jun 1995			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	8 Sep 1994	29 Jun 1995			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.