| International Bill of Human Rights | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force | 
     
      | International Covenant 
          on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | Not signed |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | International Covenant 
          on Civil and Political Rights | Not signed   |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | 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 | Not signed  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Women's Human Rights | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force | 
     
      | Convention on the 
          Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |  |  | 1 Sep 2004 |  |  | 
     
      | Optional 
          Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against 
          Women |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | United 
          Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | 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 |  |  |  2 Nov 2011  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol against 
          the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United 
          Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force | 
     
      | Slavery 
        Convention |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol 
        amending the Slavery Convention |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Supplementary Convention 
          on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices 
          Similar to Slavery |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Convention 
          for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation 
          of the Prostitution of Others |  | 2 Jun 2011 |  |  |  | 
     
      | 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 |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No. 1 to the 
          European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading 
          Treatment or Punishment |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No. 2 to the 
          European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading 
          Treatment of Punishment |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Convention against 
          Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Rights of the Child | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force | 
     
      | Convention on the 
          Rights of the Child |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Optional 
          Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement 
          of children in armed conflicts |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Convention concerning 
          the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst 
          Forms of Child Labour |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Freedom of Association | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force | 
     
      | Freedom of Association 
          and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Right to Organise 
          and Collective Bargaining Convention |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Employment and Forced Labour | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force | 
     
      | Convention concerning 
          Forced or Compulsory Labour |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Equal Remuneration 
          Convention |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Abolition of Forced 
          Labour Convention |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Discrimination 
          (Employment and Occupation) Convention |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Employment Policy 
          Convention |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Convention concerning 
          Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Convention 
        on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of 
        Their Families |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Education | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force | 
     
      | Convention against 
          Discrimination in Education |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Refugees and Asylum | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force | 
     
      | Convention relating 
          to the Status of Refugees |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol Relating 
          to the Status of Refugees |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Nationality, 
          Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens | Signature | Ratification |  Accession | Succession | Entry into Force | 
     
      | Convention 
        on the Reduction of Statelessness |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Convention 
        relating to the Status of Stateless Persons |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | 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 |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Convention on the 
          Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Rome 
          Statute of the International Criminal Court |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | 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 |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Geneva Convention 
          for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked 
          Members of Armed Forces at Sea |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Geneva Convention 
          relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Geneva Convention 
          relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol Additional 
          to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection 
          of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol Additional 
          to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection 
          of Victims on Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II) |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Terrorism and Human Rights | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force | 
     
      | International 
          Convention Against the Taking of Hostages |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | International 
          Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | International 
          Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | International 
          Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | International 
          Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International 
          Protected Persons |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | U.N. Activities and Employees | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force | 
     
      | Convention 
          on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations |  |  | 5 Dec 2008 |  |  | 
     
      | Convention 
          on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Regional Conventions | Signature | Ratification | Accession | Succession | Entry into Force | 
     
      | [European] Convention 
          for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol to the 
          Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No.2 to 
          the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and 
          Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No.3 to 
          the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and 
          Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No.4 to 
          the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and 
          Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No.5 to 
          the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and 
          Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No.6 to 
          the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and 
          Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No.7 to 
          the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and 
          Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No. 8 to 
          the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and 
          Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No. 9 to 
          the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and 
          Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No. 10 
          to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and 
          Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No. 11 
          to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and 
          Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No. 12 
          to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and 
          Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol 
        No. 13 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights 
        and Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol 
        No. 14 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights 
        and Fundamental Freedoms |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | European Convention 
          for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or 
          Punishment |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No. 1 to the 
          European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading 
          Treatment or Punishment |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Protocol No. 2 to the 
          European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading 
          Treatment of Punishment |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | African 
          Regional Conventions | Signature | Ratification | Accession  | Succession  | Entry into Force | 
     
      | African 
        [Banjul] Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights * |  |  |  |  |  | 
     
      | Convention 
        Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa *
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      | Protocol 
        to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa *
 
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      | Protocol 
        to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights *
 
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      | African 
        Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child * 
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