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	7 Oct 1976	31 Jul 1978
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	7 Oct 1976	15 Jun 1978
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	1 Aug 1978	3 May 1983
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	13 Feb 1990	17 Oct 1990
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 Aug 1982
Women's Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	24 Apr 1980	30 Jul 1980
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	16 Feb 2000	26 Apr 2002
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	12 Dec 2000	10 May 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	12 Dec 2000	10 May 2004
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		4 Oct 1927
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 Sep 1956	10 Aug 1959
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others			30 Sep 1992
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	26 Nov 1987	29 Mar 1990			1 Jul 1990
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	3 Jun 1994	20 Mar 1998			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	3 Jun 1994	3 Feb 2000			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Feb 1985	9 Feb 1989
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child	26 Jan 1990	21 Sep 1990
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	6 Sep 2000	19 Aug 2003
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		15 Jun 2000
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		14 Oct 1977
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		1 Jul 1964
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		26 Jun 1956
Equal Remuneration Convention		20 Feb 1967
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		23 Nov 1959
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		19 Nov 1959
Employment Policy Convention		9 Jan 1981
Convention concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment		28 May 1985
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			22 Dec 1960
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			13 Jul 1976
Nationality, Statelessness, and the Rights of Aliens	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness			1 Oct 2012
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			9 Feb 1999
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	7 Oct 1998	5 Feb 2002
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 Feb 1950	14 Mar 1961 (rat/access)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	11 Feb 1950	14 Mar 1961 (rat/access)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	11 Feb 1950	14 Mar 1961 (rat/access)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	11 Feb 1950	14 Mar 1961 (rat/access)
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	27 May 1992 (rat/access)
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	27 May 1992 (rat/access)
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages	16 Jun 1980	6 Jul 1984
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing	30 Dec 1999	10 Nov 2001
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	16 Feb 2000	18 Oct 2002
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	16 Dec 1970	27 Nov 1972
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons			11 Sep 1995
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			14 Oct 1998
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	15 Dec 1994	14 Oct 1998
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22 Sep 1976	9 Nov 1978			9 Nov 1978
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22 Sep 1976	9 Nov 1978			9 Nov 1978
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	27 Jan 1977	9 Nov 1978			9 Nov 1978
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22 Sep 1976	9 Nov 1978			9 Nov 1978
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	27 Apr 1978	9 Nov 1978			9 Nov 1978
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22 Sep 1976	9 Nov 1978			9 Nov 1978
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	28 Apr 1983	2 Oct 1986			1 Nov 1986
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	2 Nov 1984	20 Dec 2004			1 Mar 2005
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	19 Mar 1985	12 Mar 1987			1 Jan 1990
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22 Jan 1991	12 Oct 1995			1 Feb 1996
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	22 Jul 1992	13 Oct 1994
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1994	14 May 1997			1 Nov 1998
Protocol No. 12 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 2000
Protocol No. 13 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	3 May 2002	3 Oct 2003			1 Feb 2004
Protocol No. 14 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	27 May 2004
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	26 Nov 1987	29 Mar 1990			1 Jul 1990
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	3 Jun 1994	20 Mar 1998			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	3 Jun 1994	3 Feb 2000			1 Mar 2002
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

* No ratification information available.