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Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties - Egypt


 


International Bill of Human Rights

 Signature

  Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

  Entry into Force

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

  4 Aug 1967

14 Jan 1982

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

4 Aug 1967
14 Jan 1982

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

28 Sep 1966
1 May 1967

 

Women's Human Rights

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

16 Jul 1980
18 Sep 1981

 

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Not signed

United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

13 Dec 2000

5 Mar 2004

4 Apr 2004

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

1 May 2002

5 Mar 2004

Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

Not signed

 

1 Mar 2005

Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Slavery Convention
25 Jan 1928
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention
15 Jun 1954
29 Sep 1954

Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery

17 Apr 1958
17 Apr 1958

Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others

12 Jun 1959
12 Jun 1959

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

25 Jun 1986

Rights of the Child

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Rights of the Child

5 Feb 1990
6 Jul 1990

2 sep 1990

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts

Not signed

Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour

6 May 2002

Freedom of Association

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention

6 Nov 1957

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention

3 Jul 1954

Employment and Forced Labour

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour

29 Nov 1955

Equal Remuneration Convention

26 Jul 1960

26 Jul 1960

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention

23 Oct 1958

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention

10 May 1960

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
19 Feb 1993

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

22 May 1981

22 May 1981

Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

22 May 1981

22 May 1981

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
3 July 1951
22 May 1981
22 May 1981

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 1948
8 Feb 1952

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

26 Dec 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

10 Nov 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

10 Nov 1952 (rat/acced)

Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

8 Dec 1949

10 Nov 1952 (rat/acced)

Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War

8 Dec 1949

10 Nov 1952 (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

9 Oct 1992

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

9 Oct 1992

9 Apr 1993

Terrorism and Human Rights

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages

18 Dec 1980

2 Oct 1981

International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing

14 Dec 1999

International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism

6 Sep 2000

1 Mar 2005

International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft

28 Feb 1975
28 Feb 1975

International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons

25 Jun 1986

U.N. Activities and Employees

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations

 

17 Sep 1948

Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel

Not signed

Regional Conventions

 Signature

 Ratification

 Accession

 Succession

 Entry into Force

Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Not signed

African Regional Conventions
Signature
Ratification
Accession
Succession
Entry into Force
African [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights *
16 Nov 1981
 20 Mar 1984
 
 
 
Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in
Africa
*
 
 12 Jun 1980
 
 
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
*
17 Feb 1999
 
 
 
 
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child *
30 Jun 1999
 9 May 2001
 
 
 

* No ratification information available.

 



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