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 1968	21 Apr 1983
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	10 Dec 1968	21 Apr 1983
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			17 May 1994
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	12 Jul 1990	8 Dec 1998
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	17 Aug 1967	7 Aug 1975
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	10 Jul 1985
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	10 Dec 1999
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		23 Sep 1927
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention	24 Feb 1954		13 Dec 1962
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery	7 Sep 1956	13 Dec 1962
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others			22 Jun 1965
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	23 Jul 1991			1 Nov 1991
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	12 Sep 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	12 Sep 1996			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Feb 1985	25 Jun 1999
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	26 Jan 1990	16 Dec 1991
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	6 Sep 2000	6 May 2002
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		8 May 2002
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		23 Oct 1951
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		10 Dec 1953
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		20 Jan 1944
Equal Remuneration Convention		23 May 1952
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		23 Jan 1961
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		22 Mar 1977
Employment Policy Convention		8 Jul 1969
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	22 Jul 1953
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			8 Apr 1969
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	28 Sep 1954	27 May 1960
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	12 Dec 1949	5 Sep 1951
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	10 Sep 1998	28 Jun 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	8 Dec 1949	3 Sep 1952 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	8 Dec 1949	3 Sep 1952 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	8 Dec 1949	3 Sep 1952 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	12 Dec 1977	20 May 1986
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	20 May 1986
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	20 May 1986
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages	3 Jan 1980	16 Apr 1999
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing		12 Jan 1998
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	27 Sep 2001
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	16 Dec 1970	24 Aug 1973
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons	Not signed
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			25 Sep 1948
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	21 Dec 1995	19 Feb 2002
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 1950	14 Jun 1955			14 Jun 1955
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20 Mar 1952	14 Jun 1955			14 Jun 1955
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	5 Jun 1963	21 Sep 1970			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	5 Jun 1963	21 Sep 1970			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	16 Sep 1963	21 Sep 1970			21 Sep 1970
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	20 Jan 1966	21 Sep 1970			20 Dec 1971
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Apr 1983	10 Dec 1998			1 Jan 1999
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	19 Mar 1985	8 Nov 1985			1 Jan 1990
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	8 Nov 1990	1 Aug 1995			1 Dec 1995
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	25 Mar 1992	21 Dec 1992
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1994	10 Jan 1997			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	23 Jun 2003			1 Oct 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	4 Feb 1985	25 Jun 1999
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	12 Sep 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	12 Sep 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.