Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties

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					23 Sep 1997
Women's Human Rights	Signature		Ratification		Accession			Succession		Entry into Force
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	7 Sep 2000		07 Oct 2000
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	Not signed
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	12 Dec 2000		18 Jan 2005
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	10 Dec 2002		20 Jul 2007
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	10 Dec 2002		20 Jul 2007
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					5 Jul 1973
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others	Not signed
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					23 Sep 1997
Rights of the Child	Signature		Ratification		Accession			Succession		Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child					25 Feb 1996
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts					10 Jun 2011 a
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour			8 Oct 2001
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			15 Jun 1978
Equal Remuneration Convention			15 Jun 1978
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention			15 Jun 1978
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention			15 Jun 1978
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			Ratified
Refugees and Asylum	Signature		Ratification		Accession			Succession		Entry into Force
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees	Not signed
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees	Not signed
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	Not signed
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide					13 Jul 1950
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	Not signed
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			18 May 1963 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea			18 May 1963 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War			18 May 1963 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War			18 May 1963 (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)			21 Aug 1987 Ratif./acc.
Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims on Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II)			28 Nov 2001 Ratif./Acc.
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature		Ratification		Accession			Succession		Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages					8 Jan 1991
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing					31 Oct 2007 a
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	29 Nov 2001				23 Aug 2007
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft			14 Jun 1974 Ratif./Acc.
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons					1 Mar 2004 a
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism	26 Dec 2006		7 Dec 2007
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature		Ratification		Accession			Succession		Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations	Not signed
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel					22 Mar 2010 a
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