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	28 Feb 1967	24 Jan 1978
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	28 Feb 1967	24 Jan 1978
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	19 Mar 1975	17 Jun 1993
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	24 Mar 1966	14 Mar 1977
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	9 Aug 1982
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women			16 Oct 2009
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime			9 Nov 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			9 Nov 2004
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	Not signed
Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Slavery Convention				30 Mar 1962
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention	Not signed
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery	Not signed
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others			26 Apr 1962
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	30 May 1986	10 Oct 1989
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child			13 Jul 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 Jun 2003
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		21 Jan 1959
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		26 Mar 1959
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		21 Jan 1959
Equal Remuneration Convention		11 Aug 1967
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		11 Jul 1961
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		1 Sep 1960
Employment Policy Convention		12 Dec 1966
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			7 Sep 2000
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				28 Dec 1965
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			16 May 1968
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			21 Mar 1962
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			7 Jun 1971
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide			7 Sep 2000
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	7 Sep 2000	14 Jul 2003
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		11 Jul 1984 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea		11 Jul 1984 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War		11 Jul 1984 (rat/acced)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War		11 Jul 1984 (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)		11 Jul 1984 (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)		11 Jul 1984 (rat/acced)
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages			22 Dec 2004
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing			7 Sep 2000
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	16 Nov 2001	14 Jul 2003
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft			2 May 1984
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			10 Jan 1968
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel			7 Sep 2000
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
Protocol No. 13 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	Not signed
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	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	9 Dec 1981	16 Feb 1982
Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa	10 Sep 1969	18 Oct 1972
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	8 Jul 2003
African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child	22 May 1998	27 May 1999