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	27 Jun 1968	9 Dec 1974
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights	27 Jun 1968	9 Dec 1974
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights			20 Jul 1993
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty	15 Mar 1990	27 Feb 1991
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			15 Sep 1970
Women's Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women	4 Sep 1980	7 Jan 1982
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women	6 Sep 2000	25 Aug 2003
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	14 Dec 2000	4 Dec 2002
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	14 Dec 2000	4 Dec 2002
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime	14 Dec 2000	4 Dec 2002
Slavery and Slavery-Like Practices	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Slavery Convention		22 Jun 1931
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention		13 Nov 1957 Definitive signature
Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery	7 Sep 1956	13 Nov 1957
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others			15 Feb 1955
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	4 Nov 1993	4 Oct 1994			1 Feb 1995
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	4 Oct 1994			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	4 Nov 1993	4 Oct 1994			1 Mar 2002
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment			18 Dec 1990
Rights of the Child	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Rights of the Child			26 Jan 1993
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts	6 Sep 2000	10 Nov 2001
Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour		13 Dec 2000
Freedom of Association	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention		28 May 1957
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention		26 Nov 1958
Employment and Forced Labour	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour		28 May 1957
Equal Remuneration Convention		28 May 1957
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention		3 Aug 1998
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention		6 Jun 1973
Employment Policy Convention		6 Jun 1973
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			7 Aug 1991
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees			7 Aug 1991
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	17 Apr 1969	15 Sep 1969
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide			2 Nov 1950
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court	7 Jul 1999	11 Apr 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	10 Feb 1950	1 Jun 1954 (rat/access)
Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea	10 Feb 1950	1 Jun 1954 (rat/access)
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War	10 Feb 1950	1 Jun 1954 (rat/access)
Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War	10 Feb 1950	1 Jun 1954 (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)	28 Mar 1978	21 Jun 1990 (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)	28 Mar 1978	21 Jun 1990 (rat/access)
Terrorism and Human Rights	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages			17 May 1990
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing	30 Apr 1998
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism	26 Sep 2000	9 Jan 2003
International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft	13 Oct 1971	10 Jul 1972
International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against International Protected Persons	27 Dec 1974	15 Aug 1978
U.N. Activities and Employees	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations			5 Jul 1956
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	27 Sep 1995	29 Dec 1997
Regional Conventions	Signature	Ratification	Accession	Succession	Entry into Force
[European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 Oct 1993	20 Jun 1994			20 Jun 1994
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 1993	20 Jun 1994			20 Jun 1994
Protocol No.2 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 Oct 1993	20 Jun 1994			20 Jun 1994
Protocol No.3 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 Oct 1993	20 Jun 1994			20 Jun 1994
Protocol No.4 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 1993	20 Jun 1994			20 Jun 1994
Protocol No.5 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 Oct 1993	20 Jun 1994			20 Jun 1994
Protocol No.6 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	15 Dec 1993	20 Jun 1994			1 Jul 1994
Protocol No.7 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 1993	20 Jun 1994			1 Sep 1994
Protocol No. 8 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	7 Oct 1993	20 Jun 1994			20 Jun 1994
Protocol No. 9 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 1993	20 Jun 1994			1 Oct 1994
Protocol No. 10 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	4 Nov 1993	20 Jun 1994
Protocol No. 11 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	11 May 1994	11 Aug 1995			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	7 Apr 2003			1 Aug 2003
Protocol No. 14 to the 1950 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms	13 May 2004
European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	4 Oct 1994			1 Feb 1995
Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	4 Nov 1993	4 Oct 1994			1 Mar 2002
Protocol No. 2 to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment	4 Nov 1993	4 Oct 1994			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.