Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade and Institutions and Practices similar to Slavery, Supplementary to the International Convention signed at Geneva on September 25, 1926

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SLAVERY
Signed at
Signed on
7 September 1956
In force on
30 April 1957

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. Antigua
  5. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  6. Antilles
  7. ARGENTINA
  8. Aruba
  9. AUSTRALIA
  10. Australian Territories
  11. AUSTRIA
  12. AZERBAIJAN
  13. BAHAMAS
  14. BAHAMAS
  15. Bahrain
  16. BANGLADESH
  17. BARBADOS
  18. BARBADOS
  19. Basutoland
  20. Bechuanaland
  21. BELGIUM
  22. Bermuda
  23. BOLIVIA
  24. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  25. BRAZIL
  26. British Guiana
  27. British Honduras
  28. British Virgin Islands
  29. Brunei
  30. BULGARIA
  31. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  32. CAMBODIA
  33. CAMEROON
  34. CANADA
  35. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  36. CEYLON
  37. Channel Islands
  38. CHILE
  39. CHINA
  40. CONGO
  41. Cook Islands
  42. CROATIA
  43. CUBA
  44. CYPRUS
  45. CYPRUS
  46. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  47. CZECH REPUBLIC
  48. DENMARK
  49. DJIBOUTI
  50. Dominica
  51. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  52. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  53. ECUADOR
  54. EGYPT
  55. EL SALVADOR
  56. ETHIOPIA
  57. Falkland Islands
  58. Fiji
  59. Fiji
  60. FINLAND
  61. FRANCE
  62. French Overseas Territories
  63. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  64. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  65. GHANA
  66. Gibraltar
  67. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  68. GREECE
  69. GRENADA
  70. GUATEMALA
  71. GUINEA
  72. HAITI
  73. Hong Kong
  74. HONG KONG SAR
  75. HUNGARY
  76. ICELAND
  77. INDIA
  78. IRAN
  79. IRAQ
  80. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  81. Isle Of Man
  82. ISRAEL
  83. ITALY
  84. IVORY COAST
  85. JAMAICA
  86. JAMAICA
  87. JORDAN
  88. KAZAKHSTAN
  89. KENYA
  90. KUWAIT
  91. KUWAIT
  92. KYRGYZSTAN
  93. Land Berlin
  94. LAOS
  95. LATVIA
  96. LESOTHO
  97. LIBERIA
  98. LIBYA
  99. LUXEMBOURG
  100. Macao
  101. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  102. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  103. MALAWI
  104. MALAYA
  105. MALI
  106. MALTA
  107. MALTA
  108. MAURITANIA
  109. MAURITIUS
  110. MAURITIUS
  111. MEXICO
  112. MONGOLIA
  113. Montserrat
  114. MOROCCO
  115. NEPAL
  116. NETHERLANDS THE
  117. Netherlands West Indies
  118. New Guinea
  119. NEW ZEALAND
  120. NICARAGUA
  121. NIGER
  122. NIGERIA
  123. NIGERIA
  124. Niue Island
  125. North Borneo
  126. NORWAY
  127. PAKISTAN
  128. PARAGUAY
  129. PERU
  130. PHILIPPINES
  131. POLAND
  132. PORTUGAL
  133. Qatar
  134. Rhodesia And Nyasaland
  135. ROUMANIA
  136. RWANDA
  137. SAINT LUCIA
  138. SAN MARINO
  139. Sarawak
  140. SAUDI ARABIA
  141. SENEGAL
  142. SEYCHELLES
  143. SEYCHELLES
  144. SIERRA LEONE
  145. SIERRA LEONE
  146. SINGAPORE
  147. SINGAPORE
  148. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  149. SLOVENIA
  150. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  151. Solomon Islands Protectorate
  152. Somaliland
  153. Somaliland Protectorate
  154. SOVIET UNION
  155. SPAIN
  156. St Helena
  157. St Kitts Nevis Anguilla
  158. ST LUCIA
  159. St Vincent
  160. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  161. SUDAN
  162. Surinam
  163. SURINAME
  164. SWAZILAND
  165. SWEDEN
  166. SWITZERLAND
  167. SYRIA
  168. TAIWAN
  169. TANGANYIKA
  170. TANGANYIKA
  171. The Gambia
  172. TOGO
  173. Tokelau Islands
  174. TONGA
  175. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  176. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  177. Trucial States
  178. TUNISIA
  179. TURKEY
  180. TURKMENISTAN
  181. UGANDA
  182. UGANDA
  183. UKRAINE S S R
  184. UNITED KINGDOM
  185. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  186. URUGUAY
  187. VIETNAM
  188. YUGOSLAVIA
  189. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  190. ZAIRE
  191. ZAMBIA
  192. Zanzibar
  193. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Accession 16 November 1966
ALBANIA Accession 6 November 1958
ALGERIA Accession 31 October 1963
Antigua Extension 6 September 1957
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 25 October 1988 1 November 1981
Antilles Extension 3 December 1957
Antilles Application 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
ARGENTINA Accession 13 August 1964
ARGENTINA Objection 3 October 1983
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 7 September 1956
AUSTRALIA Ratification 6 January 1958
Australian Territories Extension 6 January 1958
AUSTRIA Accession 7 October 1963
AZERBAIJAN Accession 16 August 1996 16 August 1996
BAHAMAS Extension 6 September 1957
BAHAMAS Succession 10 June 1976
Bahrain Accession 27 March 1990 27 March 1990
Bahrain Reservation 27 March 1990
BANGLADESH Accession 5 February 1985
BARBADOS Extension 6 September 1957
BARBADOS Succession 9 August 1972
Basutoland Extension 6 September 1957
Bechuanaland Extension 6 September 1957
BELGIUM Signature 7 September 1956
BELGIUM Ratification 13 December 1962
Bermuda Extension 6 September 1957
BOLIVIA Accession 6 October 1983 6 October 1983
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
BRAZIL Accession 6 January 1966
British Guiana Extension 6 September 1957
British Honduras Extension 6 September 1957
British Virgin Islands Extension 6 September 1957
Brunei Extension 6 September 1957
BULGARIA Signature 26 June 1957
BULGARIA Ratification 21 August 1958
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 7 September 1956
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 5 June 1957
CAMBODIA Accession 12 June 1957
CAMEROON Accession 27 June 1984
CANADA Signature 7 September 1956
CANADA Ratification 10 January 1963
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 30 December 1970
CEYLON Signature 5 June 1957
CEYLON Ratification 21 March 1958
Channel Islands Extension 30 April 1957
CHILE Accession 20 June 1995
CHINA Declaration 10 June 1997
CHINA Communication 3 December 1999 20 December 1999
CONGO Accession 25 August 1977
Cook Islands Extension 26 April 1962
CROATIA Succession 12 October 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Signature 10 January 1957
CUBA Ratification 21 August 1963
CYPRUS Extension 6 September 1957
CYPRUS Succession 11 May 1962
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 22 February 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 7 September 1956
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 13 June 1958
DENMARK Signature 27 June 1957
DENMARK Ratification 24 April 1958
DJIBOUTI Accession 21 March 1979
Dominica Extension 18 October 1957
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Succession 17 August 1994 3 November 1978
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 31 October 1962
ECUADOR Accession 29 March 1960
EGYPT Accession 17 April 1958
EL SALVADOR Signature 7 September 1956
ETHIOPIA Accession 21 January 1969
Falkland Islands Extension 6 September 1957
Fiji Extension 6 September 1957
Fiji Succession 12 June 1972
FINLAND Accession 1 April 1959
FRANCE Signature 7 September 1956
FRANCE Ratification 26 May 1964
French Overseas Territories Extension 26 May 1964
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 16 July 1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 7 September 1956
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 14 January 1959
GHANA Accession 3 May 1963
Gibraltar Extension 6 September 1957
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 6 September 1957
GREECE Signature 7 September 1956
GREECE Ratification 13 December 1972
GRENADA Extension 6 September 1957
GUATEMALA Signature 7 September 1956
GUATEMALA Ratification 11 November 1983
GUINEA Accession 14 March 1977
HAITI Signature 7 September 1956
HAITI Ratification 12 February 1958
Hong Kong Extension 6 September 1957
Hong Kong Notification 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
HUNGARY Signature 7 September 1956
HUNGARY Ratification 26 February 1958
ICELAND Accession 17 November 1965
INDIA Signature 7 September 1956
INDIA Ratification 23 June 1960
IRAN Accession 30 December 1959
IRAQ Signature 7 September 1956
IRAQ Ratification 30 September 1963
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 18 September 1961
Isle Of Man Extension 30 April 1957
ISRAEL Signature 7 September 1956
ISRAEL Ratification 23 October 1957
ISRAEL Objection 25 June 1990
ITALY Signature 7 September 1956
ITALY Ratification 12 February 1958
IVORY COAST Accession 10 December 1970
JAMAICA Extension 6 September 1957
JAMAICA Succession 30 July 1964
JAMAICA Declaration 30 July 1964
JORDAN Accession 27 September 1957
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 1 May 2008 1 May 2008
KENYA Extension 6 September 1957
KUWAIT Extension 21 October 1957
KUWAIT Accession 18 January 1963
KYRGYZSTAN Accession 5 September 1997 5 September 1997
Land Berlin Extension 14 January 1959
LAOS Accession 9 September 1957
LATVIA Accession 14 April 1992 14 April 1992
LESOTHO Succession 4 November 1974
LIBERIA Signature 7 September 1956
LIBYA Accession 16 May 1989 16 May 1989
LUXEMBOURG Signature 7 September 1956
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 1 May 1967
Macao Extension 27 April 1999 27 April 1999
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Succession 18 January 1994 17 September 1991
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Accession 29 February 1972
MALAWI Accession 2 August 1965
MALAYA Accession 18 November 1957
MALI Accession 2 February 1973
MALTA Extension 6 September 1957
MALTA Succession 3 January 1966
MALTA Notification 3 January 1966
MAURITANIA Accession 6 June 1986 6 June 1986
MAURITIUS Extension 6 September 1957
MAURITIUS Succession 18 July 1969
MAURITIUS Declaration 18 July 1969 12 March 1968
MEXICO Signature 7 September 1956
MEXICO Ratification 30 June 1959
MONGOLIA Accession 20 December 1968
Montserrat Extension 6 September 1957
MOROCCO Signature 11 May 1959
NEPAL Accession 7 January 1963
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 7 September 1956
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 3 December 1957
Netherlands West Indies Extension 6 September 1957
New Guinea Extension 3 December 1957
NEW ZEALAND Accession 26 April 1962
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 26 April 1962
NICARAGUA Accession 14 January 1986
NIGER Accession 22 July 1963
NIGERIA Extension 1 July 1958
NIGERIA Succession 26 June 1961
NIGERIA Declaration 26 June 1961
Niue Island Extension 26 April 1962
North Borneo Extension 6 September 1957
NORWAY Signature 7 September 1956
NORWAY Ratification 3 May 1960
PAKISTAN Signature 7 September 1956
PAKISTAN Ratification 20 March 1958
PARAGUAY Accession 27 September 2007 27 September 2007
PERU Signature 7 September 1956
PHILIPPINES Accession 17 November 1964
POLAND Signature 7 September 1956
POLAND Ratification 10 January 1963
PORTUGAL Signature 7 September 1956
PORTUGAL Ratification 10 August 1959
PORTUGAL Communication 18 November 1999
Qatar Extension 6 September 1957
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Extension 6 September 1957
ROUMANIA Signature 7 September 1956
ROUMANIA Ratification 13 November 1957
RWANDA Accession 4 October 2006 4 October 2006
SAINT LUCIA Succession 14 February 1990 22 February 1979
SAN MARINO Signature 7 September 1956
SAN MARINO Ratification 29 August 1967
Sarawak Extension 6 September 1957
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 5 July 1973
SENEGAL Accession 19 July 1979
SEYCHELLES Extension 6 September 1957
SEYCHELLES Accession 5 May 1992 5 May 1992
SIERRA LEONE Extension 6 September 1957
SIERRA LEONE Succession 13 March 1962
SIERRA LEONE Declaration 13 March 1962
SINGAPORE Extension 6 September 1957
SINGAPORE Succession 28 March 1972
SINGAPORE Notification 28 March 1972
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 6 July 1992 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 3 September 1981
Solomon Islands Protectorate Extension 6 September 1957
Somaliland Extension 12 February 1958
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 6 September 1957
SOVIET UNION Signature 7 September 1956
SOVIET UNION Ratification 12 April 1957
SPAIN Accession 21 November 1967
St Helena Extension 6 September 1957
St Kitts Nevis Anguilla Extension 6 September 1957
ST LUCIA Extension 6 September 1957
St Vincent Extension 6 September 1957
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 9 November 1981
SUDAN Signature 7 September 1956
SUDAN Ratification 9 September 1957
Surinam Extension 3 December 1957
SURINAME Succession 12 October 1979
SWAZILAND Extension 6 September 1957
SWEDEN Accession 28 October 1959
SWITZERLAND Accession 28 July 1964
SYRIA Accession 17 April 1958
SYRIA Statement 25 September 1962
TAIWAN Communication 1 January 1905
TAIWAN Signature 23 May 1957
TAIWAN Ratification 28 May 1959
TANGANYIKA Extension 6 September 1957
TANGANYIKA Accession 28 November 1962
The Gambia Extension 6 September 1957
TOGO Accession 8 July 1980
Tokelau Islands Extension 26 April 1962
TONGA Extension 18 October 1957
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 14 November 1957
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 11 April 1966 31 August 1962
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Declaration 11 April 1966
Trucial States Extension 6 September 1957
TUNISIA Accession 15 July 1966
TURKEY Signature 28 June 1957
TURKEY Ratification 17 July 1964
TURKMENISTAN Accession 1 May 1997 1 May 1997
UGANDA Extension 30 October 1957
UGANDA Accession 12 August 1964
UKRAINE S S R Signature 7 September 1956
UKRAINE S S R Ratification 3 December 1958
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 7 September 1956
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 30 April 1957
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 28 February 1985
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Accession 6 December 1967
URUGUAY Accession 7 June 2001 7 June 2001
VIETNAM Signature 7 September 1956
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 7 September 1956
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 20 May 1958
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
ZAIRE Accession 28 February 1975
ZAMBIA Succession 26 March 1973
Zanzibar Extension 6 September 1957
ZIMBABWE Succession 1 December 1998 18 April 1980

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/566/0: 0
  2. Miscellaneous Series 012/1956: Cmd 9870
  3. UN Registration ex off/0: 266 40
  4. Treaty Series 059/1957: Cmnd 257||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1957-TS0059.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 032/2007: Cm 7360||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0032.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 016/2008: Cm 7607||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0016.pdf
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UUID: 9fdc4db4-3e27-4aa6-95fc-07cd11c0c932
Treaty ID: 2276
Record ID: 70510