Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties

U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			5 Sep 1947
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
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 *	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

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		4 Feb 1985	1 Apr 1987
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment		Not signed
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		27 Sep 1990	28 Mar 1994
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			7 Apr 2011
Freedom of Association		Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		Not signed
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		Not signed
Employment and Forced Labour		Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		Not signed
Equal Remuneration Convention			22 Aug 1969
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention			16 May 1963
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention			1 Oct 1969
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		Not signed
Persons with Disabilities		Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities		Not signed
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities		Not signed
Refugees and Asylum	Signature		Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees				30 Aug 2005
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees				30 Aug 2005
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				22 Jul 1983
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide				22 Mar 1956
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court				10 Feb 2003
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		26 Sep 1956 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	8 Dec 1949		26 Sep 1956 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	8 Dec 1949		26 Sep 1956 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	8 Dec 1949		26 Sep 1956 (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)			Nov 10 2009
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims on Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II)			Nov 10 2009
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature		Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages				24 Sep 2003
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing				24 Sep 2003
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism				24 Sep 2003
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	16 Dec 1970		29 Aug 1979 (rat/acced)
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons				24 Sep 2003

International Bill of Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights			24 Jan 1983
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			24 Jan 1983
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	Not signed
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			6 Jul 1983
Women's Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	14 Aug 1980	5 Mar 2003
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	Not signed
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	14 Dec 2000	24 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	Not signed
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	Not signed
Slavery and Slavery-like Practices	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Slavery Convention			9 Nov 1935
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention	16 Aug 1954 (definitive signature)
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery			16 Nov 1966
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others			21 May 1985
Protection from Torture, Ill-Treatment and Disappearance	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force