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	18 Mar 1968	16 Oct 1973
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	18 Mar 1968	16 Oct 1973
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			1 Oct 1991
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	7 Mar 1966	4 Feb 1969
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
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	8 May 2001
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	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	7 Sept 1956	12 Apr 1957
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others			11 Aug 1954
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	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			1 Sep 1998
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	10 Dec 1985	3 Mar 1987
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	26 Jan 1990	16 Aug 1990
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	15 Feb 2001
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		25 Mar 2003
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		10 Aug 1956
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		10 Aug 1956
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		23 Jun 1956
Equal Remuneration Convention		30 Apr 1956
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		2 Jul 1998
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		4 May 1961
Employment Policy Convention		22 Sep 1967
Convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment		2 Jul 1998
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		Ratified
Refugees and Asylum	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees			2 Feb 1993
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			2 Feb 1993
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	6 Jan 1969	22 Apr 1969
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide	16 Dec 1949	3 May 1954
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	13 Sep 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	12 Dec 1949	10 May 1954 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	12 Dec 1949	10 May 1954 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	12 Dec 1949	10 May 1954 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	12 Dec 1949	10 May 1954 (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	29 Sep 1989 (rat/acced)
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	29 Sep 1989 (rat/acced)
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages			11 Jun 1987
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing		8 May 2001
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	27 Nov 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	24 Sept 1971
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons		15 Jan 1976
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			22 Sep 1953
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	26 Sep 1995	25 Jun 2001
European Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			5 May 1998
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			5 May 1998
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			5 May 1998
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			5 May 1998
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			5 May 1998
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			5 May 1998
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	16 Apr 1997
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			1 Aug 1998
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			5 May 1998
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			1 Sep 1998
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			1 Nov 1998
Protocol No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 2000
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			1 Sep 1998
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	28 Feb 1996	5 May 1998			1 Mar 2002
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 *
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa *
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights *
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child *

* No ratification information available.